You live on a farm, let him pee outside. :) I potty trained my son by letting him pee on the "pee pee tree" of his choice. We passed TWO bathrooms every time he had to go, but at least he was getting the hang of it! And he was learning to hold it so he could pee where he wanted. I, for the record, did NOT live on a farm :)
11 May 15 by member: NikkiJP
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I'll leave this one to others and be thankful that I had girls who did not have a "pee pee tree." However, when I was a first grade teacher I had to take my little boys into their bathroom and talk about using a urinal. Obviously, I had had no training and told them what my hubby said how to use. After my speech on using it correctly, I asked if there were any questions and little David with the biggest, most innocent eyes said, "Mrs. Behrens, I have just one question....how do you know?"
11 May 15 by member: 2227Gwen
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My son was not the least bit interested in using the potty, and was probably the last of his friends to be "trained". Each kid is different. Now, if Peanut is trained before Little Man you may have a problem!!
11 May 15 by member: Bethlauren8
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i used cheerios to train my boys.. thru a few in the john and have em point and shoot. All though I love the peepee tree idea.. I taught em to sit and do #2 1st then the #1 was easy after that.. And its helps if they dont have any bottles or sippy cups. Have em use regular cups til they are trained and it cuts back their urge to go all the time with makes for less need of a pamper. I will add that i would put regular underwears on my boys during the day and if they peed in them i let em sit for a few so they would feel uncomfortable.. but only for a few minutes.. Good luck // I know its alot of work.
11 May 15 by member: redgirl1974
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I say log the whole omelet, otherwise you might tell yourself those ___ are ok to eat because you didn't finish your omelet. Or log half of it. I do that.
11 May 15 by member: msbuggirl
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I don't think training him how to go is so much the issue as convincing him to go. By sunday afternoon the kid put his own diaper on because I kept trying to convincing him big boy undies were the way to go. Oh and the run around naked approach? He held it... for HOURS. Because he didn't want to go potty. It's some strange stubborn "I'm still a baby too momma" thing. I just have to figure out a way to get the kid excited about going. I have yet to find that thing.
11 May 15 by member: Ms Elizabeth
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Have you considered keeping a blog for your non-diet related commentary? This is not Wordpress or Facebook. I'm sorry but the last thing I want to see when I am eating and logging my food is talk about diapers and potty. Just a thought.
11 May 15 by member: Battlecat
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Or you could just not read her posts Battle at. Stick to just your buddies.
11 May 15 by member: msbuggirl
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He may just not quite be ready yet. unless you HAVE to for some reason maybe you should hold off a couple months. One of mine just plain refused until he started a daycare where all his friends used the potty.
11 May 15 by member: nicholaix
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I agree with msbug, some of us like to talk to our buddies and get to know them better outside of dieting. Helps us to give sound advice if we know what their going thru bc life's challenges effect alot of our eating habit for some people. Just dont read it if it bothers you so much. No where in the rules does it say you cant comment about your personal life here....
11 May 15 by member: redgirl1974
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Oh I feel you. I had one very literal child - I won't go into the potty stories, he's 28 now and does use the toilet like a big boy. ;) lol.
Mindful eating is wonderful, and hard. I catch myself mindlessly eating whatever DH sets in front of me while we're watching TV at night. I need to catch that a lot quicker (before the first bite).
What's this no bacon thing? I don't know that Mr. Chopra knows what he's missing...
11 May 15 by member: MixItUpBaby
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All of your life affects your progress toward a healthier you, not just your diet and exercised but all the stresses including children that are part of your everyday. They affect what you eat, how you exercise, your mental outlook. This site is not just about diet and exercise it's about total health. I tried everything with one of mine. My youngest daughter would tell me she wanted to keep her diapers, she liked being the baby, and absolutely did not want to wear her pretty big girl pants! One morning she told me she wanted to wear her big girl pants now and she didn't need her diapers anymore. That was it.. My triplet Mom daughter with one bathroom at the time, also partially potty trained her boys outside. Also a whole lot less cleaning the missed pee puddles in the bathroom!! LOL
11 May 15 by member: wholefoodnut
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My son didn't potty train until he was over 3. We had everything. Even got my mom to sew tractor iron-ons to his undies. We read a potty book every night for over 6 months. Asked everyday if he wanted to use the potty etc. Nothing!!! And then one day in July, we came home from daycare and of chance I asked the question 'wanna use the potty today' and got a 'ya'. I didn't hesitate...it happened and within a week, it was all good. No more diapers or pull ups. Some kids are just stubborn and need to do it on their own time!! Good job on the mindful eating...I hope it works for you!! Keep letting us know how it goes... PS, never give up on bacon!! Give Canadian bacon a try too!
12 May 15 by member: aggie95
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Potty training is a rough time. My daughter was easy, but my son was stubborn. Eventually he got it, and I think for him a big thing was wanting to go potty like the kids at daycare did. I remember him running under the table or hiding under his bed so I couldn't get him to the bathroom, the stubborn cuss. I hope he gets it for you soon, that will be one less thing to have on your mind. I also hope the mindful eating works well for you, sounds like you're off to a good start.
12 May 15 by member: mars2kids
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