tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274008603909996948.post8369052734476889187..comments2023-10-25T04:03:19.002-05:00Comments on Bill and Ria - Sharing experiences about life, parenting, and Down syndrome: Potty Tracking System and RewardsRiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06737298798388579270noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274008603909996948.post-66017099136115092892011-02-06T20:20:42.640-06:002011-02-06T20:20:42.640-06:00Hi, re: potty training: My daughter is 4 1/2 and h...Hi, re: potty training: My daughter is 4 1/2 and has DS and we started potty training her at 2 - because we moved to a foreign country and their diapers and wipes were giving her rashes so we thought it would help. She was good at going #1 and 2 (tmi?) after dinner with a m&m reward during that year, reading on the toilet, etc. But she wouldn't initiate - we had to recommend it, and while she would go other times, she still didn't go well enough to not have accidents. When she turned 3 we were back in America and she started going to a daycare that was all typically developing kids and the teacher said confidently to me that no child got through her class without being potty trained. I think Lilly watching the other kids go so well made her really really want to do it as well and the teacher was a stickler for rules/routine so at school she was potty trained by 3 1/2. She still had accidents here and there and at home too, but it wasn't a ton. Also at home she demanded privacy - she'd instigate going in by herself and shut the door without us in there. At almost 4 she got really good at naptime (but still a diaper at night). At 4 she started in a class with kids with special needs and half aren't potty trained and it's actually made her regress - she's still mostly potty trained but since the teachers recommend they go potty every so often, Lilly doesn't have accounability anymore so now at home she'll have an accident once or twice a week, if we're not diligent about taking her more often. (Sorry this is so long!) But anyway my biggest recommendation - for this and for anything Lilly's ever done - is that she was not ready before she was ready. It's like something clicks in their heads when it's time. As much as she tried going potty regularly before 3 1/2, she wasn't there yet. And once she "got it", it was easy - so there's no point (in some ways) in rushing it; although being creative and diligent should help. (So does a potty chart - we have a picture chart of the "6 steps" of going potty, from pulling down her pants to washing hands at the end.) But she still doesn't like taking breaks from playing to go to the bathroom; I have to bribe her with books, etc, but once she's there she goes well. Oh and the more relaxed I am about it, the better it goes - if we're short on time and I'm tense, so is she. Also, we have a little potty and the regular toilet - she gets to pick which one and it depends on the month which she'd rather go on. Again, sorry for a long comment. Luck!Cathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043899235348974106noreply@blogger.com