Post by clementine on Sept 25, 2019 9:08:47 GMT -6
Hello! I have a 19 month old DS who recently transitioned to the toddler room at daycare, which is kids age 18 months-3 years. A few of the 10 kids in his class are fully potty trained, a few of the younger kids are not at all, but most of the kids are in the process. The teachers have started putting DS on the potty usually once a day when all the kids take a bathroom break. They said he cried at first. He had never sat on the potty before and I’m sure he was a little scared. It’s been a little over 2 weeks and he still is very hesitant about it, but I don’t think he’s crying anymore. I was initially okay with this because they weren’t expecting him to actually go on the potty, just wanted to start getting him used to it I guess.
Yesterday, one teacher told me he woke up early from his nap because he pooped. It sounded like maybe he had just started and she put him on the potty really quickly to finish. Does that seem weird? Like he’s so young, I feel bad if they interrupted him. They said he didn’t go at all in the potty and actually laid his head down on the chair they set in front for him to hold onto. To me, this instance seemed a little more than just exposure, like they were trying to get him to actually go.
I wasn’t even thinking about PT yet. It’s too early right? Do you think it’s okay that they’re introducing it at his age? I feel like I’m cool with exposure, but since he’s not at all ready, I don’t want him to start having negative/scary potty associations if they’re expecting him to do more than he’s ready to do. Maybe I should just let them KOKO... they’ve clearly done it with a bunch of toddlers. He’s my first so I still have all the questions.
Yesterday, one teacher told me he woke up early from his nap because he pooped. It sounded like maybe he had just started and she put him on the potty really quickly to finish. Does that seem weird? Like he’s so young, I feel bad if they interrupted him. They said he didn’t go at all in the potty and actually laid his head down on the chair they set in front for him to hold onto. To me, this instance seemed a little more than just exposure, like they were trying to get him to actually go.
I wasn’t even thinking about PT yet. It’s too early right? Do you think it’s okay that they’re introducing it at his age? I feel like I’m cool with exposure, but since he’s not at all ready, I don’t want him to start having negative/scary potty associations if they’re expecting him to do more than he’s ready to do. Maybe I should just let them KOKO... they’ve clearly done it with a bunch of toddlers. He’s my first so I still have all the questions.