Question for the masses:

[phinnia]

Is it actually more difficult to potty train boys vs. girls, or is that a rumor? You always hear 'boys are harder to potty train, boys take longer to potty train' but I've never got a reason as to WHY.

Cleaning out the Schnecken's room. Going to put the Evil Giant Green Armchair he seems so enamored of in there. He can climb up and down from it safely, so that's fine. And it's practically indestructable.

Feeling fidgety and restless today. Don't know why.

Started 'Coraline' yesterday. It reminds me of the things I liked about Roald Dahl books, except spooky enough that I can't read it at night. *shiver* It's good though, very well written. shadesong? Has Miss Kid read this? She might enjoy it, it's kind of aimed at that age level, but it's still good. (And don't take my recommendations re: spookiness too seriously, I'm a card carrying wuss. Check it out yourself.)

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[buffalogal.livejournal.com]

I heard that boys take longer because they develop the ability to feel the need later than girls (that feeling can be developed as early as 18 months). That is the key to potty training, waiting until they can learn to recognize that feeling. If someone has a child that is potty trained before they really recognize that feeling, I think it's really the parents that are potty trained and are taking the child to the bathroom on a set schedule. ;)

We tried potty training at 2. Got nowhere quick. We stopped when we realized he wasn't ready. You don't want to traumatize a kid. My nephew is in 1st grade and is still pooing in his pants due to some past trauma from his mom about the whole potty training issue as well as some other issues. That's a whole other topic.
Then we tried again at 3 (all these tries were nearly exactly a year apart). That too was a no go. He had no clue he needed to go. We realized this because he's be playing and just pee. He wouldn't even stop like "oh hey, I'm peeing" He didn't even acknowledge it. Then this year at 4, he was ready.

There are lots of methods and many theories. Just take it one day at a time and keep trying until you find something that works for you and Sean!

Good luck!

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

We're probably going to wait at least awhile - he's only 2 1/2, and with the speech delay we're running into some interesting ... things ... there. :-) I think he has the /knowledge/ at least part of the time - he'll come and get us when he has a poopy diaper and that - but I'm kind of reluctant to start just yet.

[buffalogal.livejournal.com]

oh good that he's doing that!

Hang in there. My mom gave me the best advice, "He's not going to be in diapers when he goes to high school. It'll happen, don't worry!"

Well, I had HOPED he wouldn't be going to high school in diapers but at the beginning of the year, I wasn't so sure. ;)

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

*laughs* They wouldn't go with the jeans down past the butt. He won't ... I'm pretty sure.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

He's also not a "typically developing" child. The speech delay does matter (you're a smart mom, you are), and I'm not sure how much blindness matters in early toileting. Of course, it wouldn't make a kid less likely to be able to use a toilet, but the training process might be a little different as far as incentives and familiarity with household plumbing go. Sighted kids can get weird about those big scary toilet things, and seeing poop just vanish. I'm not sure how it'd work with blind kids. His OT has info, I'm sure.