Comments on: I’m THAT Mom

By: Vacuous Vulgarities

Vacuous Vulgarities — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:10:47 +0000

Sam wasn’t even allowed to go to the school that we had picked out because he’s still in pull ups. He REFUSES under any circumstance to sit on the potty. No bribe has worked. So now he’s at a daycare, where even though he turned 3 in late June, we’re paying the two year old rate for him until he’s potty trained.

Maybe superglue would work?

By: QofS

QofS — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:00:34 +0000

Aaron poops at work and Hala pees on my carpet. Its great fun around these parts.

By: House frau

House frau — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:46:59 +0000

Don’t feel bad. I am THAT mom too at our preschool. My daughter who is 4, been potty trained for over a year, did not make it to the potty at school when she had to poop. She got caught up in playing, and apparently was “mortified” according to the school staff. The same day, my 3 year old who has been potty trained since the Spring would not pee at school, after being there 6 hours. I walked in on the director and a teacher at the school talking about them in the office when I went in to pay my tuition. Lovely.

By: Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass)

Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:49:11 +0000

Maybe he was just making a statement to The Man (or WoooMan as it were) about how he feels about The Establishment. You might just have an activist on your hands. Stand tall in that PullUp, my brotha!

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:28:41 +0000

I think I’ve “talked” to you about this before, but I’m really laid back about the whole potty training thing. Or at least I was before school started back this year. My kids are still in the “nursery” side of the daycare (which I LOVE), but will be going to the preschool side next year when they are three. One of my coworkers’ kids just started the preschool side this year. Apparently, if you have 6 accidents over there, you are “expelled” from the preschool. 6 accidents! Seriously!!! I’m starting to get a little more worried.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:46:40 +0000

Fully 50% of all three year olds are NOT potty trained, so this “rule” by the teacher/director/school is a bit arbitrary and not developmentally grounded. I did away with it as a Director of a preschool.

BUT the kids who entered the three year old room? Started to CRAVE being potty trained, cause their friends were showing off their cool big kid underwear, doing their potty thing..

And, while I am up on my Early Childhood Expert High Horse, Change makes young kids regress for a couple of weeks. Emily went back into diapers for two weeks when she transitioned to the three year old room - then was all done with them.

Let me know if you want me to write a fancy manifesto with lots of Early Childhood words that will scare the shit out of the school.

By: the kaiser

the kaiser — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:28:31 +0000

Erin can totally feel you pain. She was so embarrassed when my boss told her to send me to work in diapers after I shit myself for a week straight. It was really tough on everyone.

By: ~JJ!

~JJ! — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:05:41 +0000

Don’t sweat it.

Change is hard. It effects all of their moods…pottying too.

By: Chris Cactus

Chris Cactus — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:57:46 +0000

Just laugh. Sometimes its all you can do.

By: Lisse

Lisse — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:44:17 +0000

Don’t be surprised if this isn’t Ian’s response to the new situation of preschool. Toileting is all about controlling the situation - especially with boys. I agree with Devra that positive comparisons with his classmates will influence him. Soft peer prerssure of seeing where the other kids are will hlep too.