[Freddie'sMum]

*nods head in agreement*

Oh - and Kylie - 4 months of poo-ing in undies ??

I will swap that for my DD#1 who I have taken to doctors / paed / specialists / medications - offered every single treat in the world, have cried, sworn (yes, sworn), bribed, cajoled, pleaded and BEGGED to use the toilet to do a poo.

She currently has a star chart that she puts a tick on when she does a poo in the loo. She's 6-and-a-half.

[mibi]

My first DS was like yours Kylie - got the wee sorted quite quickly - poos were another story. He was a 2 poo a day kid and it took him NINE MONTHS to get that sorted - 2 poos in undies a day for 9 bl**dy months! It was with trepidation that I started TT DS#2. He was probably ready a good 6 months before I was, but it was all over and done with within in a week or so. DD is still a bit little. I'm told that girls are easier.....I'm not holding my breath.....well maybe I am.

[Familymatters]

Long time reader first time blogger. I've always used this site as a great source of helpful information in raising my three children. Not sure if this blog is still current as I only just came across it when looking up some information to help my sister with her little boy and toilet training. Although her little boy aged 3 needed help with peeing as well not just poo.

He was keen to stand up on a stool and pee straight into the toilet as he didn't want to have to sit (to quote "Pee like a girl")

When searching on the net i found this cool Australian product called the widdleman.

Here's a link http://widdleman.com/


You stick it onto the back toilet wall. It has a target and when your child pees onto the target it gives him a score on the little LCD screen and offers words of encouragement.

It's really cute. Just bought one for my little man. I can highly recommend it.

And one thing I really liked is that it told him to remember to put the seat down. Teach them while there young i say.

Come to think of it, my husband has be retrained. What do they say about old dog and new tricks:)

[littlemiss*nat]

Oh i couldnt stand the toilet training..

I must say i was very lucky that is was summer for both kids around the time it started.

Warm Weather ? ... Awesome! Outside we go ! All day ! No pants or nappies on the kids.. It didnt matter

whether it was wee or poo .... it was outside ! They could see it too, so it was understood what it was and

where it came from. It didnt take long for them to go to the toilet... Night time though? A lot longer

A great idea for parents with boys? Buy a lemon tree and teach them its fun to wee on it .Youll get great

lemons!

[Mrs Mummy]

My DD is 2 yrs and 4 months, she is great with doing wees on in the toilet and tells me when she needs to go. Number 2s however are a different story, she will hide and tell me she doesn't need to go.

Last week we went to our friends house for a BBQ where there were about 20 other parents and children. I saw my DD doing the push face and and successfully got her to the toilet in time. Great I thought, I could relax. She'll be fine now as she does one poo a day. All is clear. So I put her back in training pants. Oh dear no, as we were calling the toddlers to dinner. DD runs up to me and says " MUMMY I HAVE POO ON MY KNEE!" and to my horror she had pooed again and it was everywhere! I carried her to the toilet and I honestly did not know where to start. It was like trainspotting scene in there! I'm talking a thousand wipes and most of the loo roll!!

I started toilet training when she turned 2 and I am just going to keep going, I am not going to give up and put her back in nappies as it will be too confusing for her. I think consistancy is the way to go even with all the emabarrassing dramas along the way. Just got to remember the change of knickers and pants!