Today I received a call from a parent who has a child who is potty trained. We all wait for this day. We all do the “Happy Potty” dance, if not physically, in our head and in our bank account.
Now for the reason of the call; the parent isn’t bragging, she is stuck, or she thinks her child is. She tells me that he holds it all day, sometimes all night too. Then when it means something, he goes, usually in his underwear. Huh? As we talked I learned that this little 3 year old could hold his poo for 2 days, outlast almost any kind of ‘plan’ that mom and dad had come up with. At only 3 years old! They tried bribing, (I totally believe in that one!), time out (hardly works for potty stuff) and ignoring (another good one). She said none of these worked and they felt they were really committed to each of their “plans” for at least a month or longer and that their daycare went along with it also. Everyone was working on this situation, even Grandma!
After listening, I told her first of all, there are 3 things you can’t MAKE...
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Having Babies.... Wait! Something's Missing...
Let’s face it. Having children, actually birthing them, is the easy part of the family equation. Even if you have no meds, no hospital and no doctors, it’s still the easy part. The hard and ongoing part is trying to keep the children alive, happy and well adjusted. In the beginning, parents, no matter the age, education or status, are just plain scared, baffled. You have this tiny, squirmy, “thing”, looking at you, urging you to do something. Without directions, you dive in; pray for the best, try to ask around, read here and there (when you have time, which you don’t) and then it all hits you. Yikes! YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF THIS!
If you would like to ask me any questions (do my best), you can email me, (subject line: blog) and I would love to chat with you.
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