Comments on: FEED YOUR STASH FRIDAY: Potty Training?

By: Liz Tidwell

Liz Tidwell — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:41:05 +0000

I have not potty trained any children yet. I haven’t even thought about how I am going to go about it. I figured I would just put my daughter on the potty and encourage her to go. I am hoping the cloth diapers let her know when she wets etc. I didn’t even know products like this existed!

By: Sharon Heisler

Sharon Heisler — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:37:29 +0000

I’m a home daycare mom, I’ve probably training 40 kids.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:58:31 +0000

I’ve potty trained one so far. She was cloth diapered, and was pretty vocal from infancy about not liking wet diapers. When I knew she was about to pee (right at waking up or just after eating) I started sitting her on the potty briefly – we were often successful with catches. Not really EC, but it worked for us. Shortly after she was able to walk, she would go and sit on her own little potty to pee at home (she needed lots of help with the diaper to get it off.) She pretty much potty learned for pee on her own, but we really had to encourage & praise her for poops to sit on the potty (she preferred to hide in a quiet spot.) We read “Everyone Poops” pretty often and some other books until she got it. I’m hoping my second child will be just as easy when she’s ready!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:26:04 +0000

I’ve potty trained 5 kids. the only system we used was sticker charts, lots of praise and encouragement! Also, we learned not to push anything until they are ready. It’s a lost cause with total frustration, to start before they are ready. All it’s done for us is cause them to train much later then they normally would have.

I’ve been interested in this system for a while now!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:42:46 +0000

I potty trained my son and am about to train my daughter. I introduced the potty early with both kids and used it for fun (Whenever they wanted to sit on it, before a bath, etc.) My son didn’t start making it to the potty until we took off his pants and underwear, during the day. Something about the pee pee coming out where he could see it helped him to run to the bathroom. We used pullups at night, but he would use them like a diaper. They were just a place to go to the bathroom. I’ll be interested to see how potty training is for my daughter. Unfortunately she keeps standing in front of the toilet like her 4 year old brother!

By: Megan Schultz

Megan Schultz — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:03:42 +0000

I posted a link on my blog, and a note on FaceBook…you can find the facebook link on my blog also!

By: Megan Schultz

Megan Schultz — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:03:05 +0000

I have a little boy…I have been cloth diapering since he was about 1.5 months old. I use softbums and love them, but I will be needing to potty train before I know it so this is a great opportunity to load up on this system! I have a friend who did potty scotty with her first baby and using it now for her second and loves it….crossing fingers!

By: VeggieMomma

VeggieMomma — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:41:29 +0000

I’ve potty trained one child and will be on my second within a year. I also will be providing care for 3 other toddlers so I’ll have a lot of messy potty training on my hands! I used reward charts with stickers and at the end, a reward such as a toy car, a book, extra park time, later bedtime, etc. It worked like magic!

By: stacey phillips

stacey phillips — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:35:32 +0000

I haven’t potty trained my son yet but I have been looking at different methods that I might try and the Potty Scotty sounds like a great idea.

By: Kathleen B.

Kathleen B. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:29:52 +0000

I haven’t potty trained yet and am not looking forward to it! This set looks like it will really help.