Comments on: Infant Potty Training: Elimination Communication

By: Nga

Nga — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:05:32 +0000

Love the article! I’d love to get your thoughts on our IPT blog and shop!
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Cheers!

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:44:48 +0000

Interesting points but surely small treats (of good food not chocolate) are an excellent motivation and have no backfire consequences. Kids have to be taught that there are rewards in life for success. They’re not just there to take orders from the parents. Parents needs to be peers for their children as well as being adult figures. We only have them on loan remember!

By: Derek Markham

Derek Markham — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:37:17 +0000

We’ve never needed any rewards to potty train our son, who has been out of diapers since before he was two years old. We’re also very careful to never set our kids up with expectations of specific rewards for behavior, as that can backfire on you.

By: michelle

michelle — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:45:28 +0000

good advice however Learning to do the right thing by means of motivation and reward is the most effective way to potty train boys. When children associate a certain behaviour with a reward they tend to want to repeat the act more often. A good way to practice the reward system is by giving your child a reward like a favorite toy or a treat when he actually uses the potty. If your child resists or has an accident, it is best to give positive reinforcement to them rather than getting angry. Positive reinforcement is a great way to motivate children.

By: Potty Training

Potty Training — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:16:00 +0000

I’m a big fan of potty training before 2. I find when children hit the age of 2 and higher they are much more likely to face serious regression and can make things much, much more difficult.

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By: Charndra from Part Time Diaper Free!

Charndra from Part Time Diaper Free! — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:40:47 +0000

Hi Derek,
you might like to see what my hubby wrote about EC:

http://www.tribalbaby.org/ECdadspov.html

Charndra

By: Shanyne

Shanyne — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:49:07 +0000

Cool concept. I was unaware of this method of training when my kids were infants. So, for those whose children are already walking, the thing that worked best for me was to just let them be naked… they feel the urge, see the result, make the connection & voila… no more diapers. There were a few clean-ups on aisle 3, but I always did it in the summer when we spent a lot of time outdoors & it worked like a charm for each of my 4!!

By: meredith

meredith — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:07:56 +0000

So where were you, with this great advice, when it took 2 and a half years to potty train my little one? Thanks so much I will twitter this too!

By: Keith Wilcox

Keith Wilcox — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:18:58 +0000

You are the second person I’ve known of to do this with their kids. It seems rather Pavlovian, and that’s not a bad thing. It’s just a matter of training your kid. It certainly would save money on diapers (we spent a small fortune), but I’d be scared to try it for fear of getting it wrong and having messes all over the place. But, like you say, cultures that do practice it have interwoven it into their lives so it would just be an adjustment for us, nothing more. Educational, thanks.
.-= Keith Wilcox´s last blog ..Reading Progress: 5 year old Alan =-.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:05:57 +0000

Very sensible thoughts. We used infant potty training with our third boy and enjoyed it very much, were delighted to start and finish sooner than we had with traditional delayed toilet learning. And now I’m using it with my first grandchild.

Here are a few links in case anyone wants to read more on this topic:
http://www.pottywhisperer.com
http://www.TimL.com/ipt

Cheers!