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Potty Trained At Daycare But Not At Home
October 22, 2007 |
My daughter will be 2 on Nov. 1. We have started introducing her to the potty, letting her sit on a little potty chair while mommy goes and letting her sit on the big potty before bath time and when she wakes up.
She has just recently, over the past 2 weeks,been going all day at daycare on the potty. I have her in a great daycare that helps with potty training since she is there most of the day. She is very successful at daycare going both potty and having bowel movements. They do a rotation of the children about every two hours.
However, when she gets home she seems to go potty much more often and I can’t set any kind of ‘timer’ for her to go because it seems she is pottying all the time. We don’t have too much of a problem when she has a bm, she knows when she needs to go and can tell me, but the pottying is an issue. I have let her pick out her own ‘big girl’ panties to try and help, cut out on so many drinks but nothing seems to work. She seems very preoccupied. What do you suggest?
Great Question!
Congratulations on having your little one almost potty trained. Getting her to go before she’s even 2 is a big deal. She’s taken the first major step and getting her to potty at home as well will soon follow.
The reason she is doing so well in daycare is because her day is very well structured there (it has to be when one or two people watch over that many children). Kids thrive on structure…For example, a child will be much happier and more relaxed with a set bed time and bedtime ritual.
The same goes for potty training. The daycare has her in a routine where she pees every two hours. At home, you say she pees all the time, so apparently she just hasn’t gotten into a good routine at home yet.
Start by mimicking what the daycare is doing and put her on the potty every two hours or so. When possible structure the rest of the day as well. Have a set routine for making and eating dinner, bath time and getting her to bed.
Given a little bit of time and patience, she’ll be fully potty trained in no time.
Susanne
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