Comments on: Mama, I like pants AND diapers! http://blissfule.me/index.php/2009/04/mama-i-like-pants-and-diapers/ parenting peacefully since 2006 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:39:14 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kassy http://blissfule.me/index.php/2009/04/mama-i-like-pants-and-diapers/comment-page-1/#comment-2955 Kassy Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:12:50 +0000 http://blissfule.me/?p=1779#comment-2955 Wow! I had no idea how big of an ordeal this toilet training would be. In my opinion prior to working with Kaden it was all about the parent doing the training the "right way." Come to find out, there really is no one "right way." Every child is different. If I can just remember that it will help. Kaden is now two and we are on yet another potty training break wondering when is the right time to try again. Wow! I had no idea how big of an ordeal this toilet training would be. In my opinion prior to working with Kaden it was all about the parent doing the training the “right way.” Come to find out, there really is no one “right way.” Every child is different. If I can just remember that it will help. Kaden is now two and we are on yet another potty training break wondering when is the right time to try again.

]]> By: Jen http://blissfule.me/index.php/2009/04/mama-i-like-pants-and-diapers/comment-page-1/#comment-2914 Jen Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:27:08 +0000 http://blissfule.me/?p=1779#comment-2914 Ahhh, toilet training. I did the same with Joshua. I just put it all away for several months and came back to it. He did much better the second time around. My sister-in-law is having similar struggles with her daughter, my niece. She does so well for a while and then just wets several times a day. She will get it! Hopefully before baby number 3! Ahhh, toilet training. I did the same with Joshua. I just put it all away for several months and came back to it. He did much better the second time around. My sister-in-law is having similar struggles with her daughter, my niece. She does so well for a while and then just wets several times a day. She will get it! Hopefully before baby number 3!

]]> By: blissfule http://blissfule.me/index.php/2009/04/mama-i-like-pants-and-diapers/comment-page-1/#comment-2913 blissfule Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:26:24 +0000 http://blissfule.me/?p=1779#comment-2913 My dad was the one who put me on to Thomas Sowell's theory when we realised that Nikki had a speech delay. I've been back and forth about it - especially since it seemed like Nikki toilet trained on time. However, I'm becoming more and more convinced. This morning Nikki brought four books upstairs, then started subtracting with them. She laid them out in a row. Then she pushed one away and said, "I take one away, now I have, 1, 2, 3!" She continued this until she took away all four. Then she said, "Now there isn't any left." Michael and I were still eating breakfast - I certainly hadn't been drilling her on basic mathematics! My dad was the one who put me on to Thomas Sowell’s theory when we realised that Nikki had a speech delay. I’ve been back and forth about it – especially since it seemed like Nikki toilet trained on time. However, I’m becoming more and more convinced. This morning Nikki brought four books upstairs, then started subtracting with them. She laid them out in a row. Then she pushed one away and said, “I take one away, now I have, 1, 2, 3!” She continued this until she took away all four. Then she said, “Now there isn’t any left.” Michael and I were still eating breakfast – I certainly hadn’t been drilling her on basic mathematics!

]]> By: Megan http://blissfule.me/index.php/2009/04/mama-i-like-pants-and-diapers/comment-page-1/#comment-2912 Megan Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:54:53 +0000 http://blissfule.me/?p=1779#comment-2912 You may remember Katie was like this, too. She did much better in public and at daycare than she ever did at home when it came to staying dry. Now that she's (finally) an ace at the potty, we just can't seem to get her to do it at nighttime. But the pediatrician says that's still OK to wear pull-ups at night, even at her age, so we go with it. He quoted that roughly 20% of kids still wet at night at age 5, so I'm not terribly concerned. We'll get there, and you guys will, too. :) <abbr><em>Megan: last blog post...<a href="http://littledailyescape.blogspot.com/2009/04/chivalry-isnt-dead.html" rel="nofollow">Chivalry Isn't Dead</a></em></abbr> You may remember Katie was like this, too. She did much better in public and at daycare than she ever did at home when it came to staying dry. Now that she’s (finally) an ace at the potty, we just can’t seem to get her to do it at nighttime. But the pediatrician says that’s still OK to wear pull-ups at night, even at her age, so we go with it. He quoted that roughly 20% of kids still wet at night at age 5, so I’m not terribly concerned. We’ll get there, and you guys will, too. :)

Megan: last blog post…Chivalry Isn’t Dead

]]> By: Aileen http://blissfule.me/index.php/2009/04/mama-i-like-pants-and-diapers/comment-page-1/#comment-2911 Aileen Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:27:19 +0000 http://blissfule.me/?p=1779#comment-2911 A very interesting and thought provoking post, Elisa. I have never heard of the Einstein Syndrome and so I looked up your link. My son ticks every one of the boxes you mentioned and is a member of Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth too. He was a late talker and was potty trained around aged 2 1/2. His musical ability has always been outstanding. I never regarded him to be advanced until he learned to read fluently within 6 weeks of starting school. I am often sceptical about such labels and studies but have to admit, there seems to be something here. A very interesting and thought provoking post, Elisa. I have never heard of the Einstein Syndrome and so I looked up your link. My son ticks every one of the boxes you mentioned and is a member of Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth too. He was a late talker and was potty trained around aged 2 1/2. His musical ability has always been outstanding. I never regarded him to be advanced until he learned to read fluently within 6 weeks of starting school. I am often sceptical about such labels and studies but have to admit, there seems to be something here.

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