Potty Training: Week Two

I have learned that with anything in life there will be obstacles that we all will have to face. During this potty training journey with my child I have faced many obstacles and have sought not only advice from my peers but also educated ways to face those issues. This week the obstacles remain. How do we get a child who does not speak his needs successfully potty trained? I believe all of the things that we have implemented in this journey is working. The pictures, touching the wetness of the underwear, consequences and rewards. The occupational therapist did say to celebrate like never before when he does actually go. this isn’t our first go with potty training we tried twice before. The first time we stopped because he fell very ill to the point where he lost 10 lbs and suffered regression. So he has actually used the potty before you just see us completely starting over because of the regression. The second time I was feeling discouraged. mainly because, how do you potty train someone when you work a full time job. night shift and he goes to school during the day. So I decided to wait until he showed some interest in the toilet. Then I would teach him how to use it. He started to show interest by sitting on the toilet, trying to flush it, and putting things inside the toilet. You know when you got to go real bad, and start to squirm around all crazy? Yea, one day he was doing that. so, naturally I asked if he had to pee and showed him the picture. I took him to the restroom yall and he went ! I am so excited for him! One thing I know for sure I want for my child is for him to be independent and able to take care of himself. This is a major step in achieving that goal. We celebrated that achievement then and there. Yes SIR! I can’t wait to see how he will communicate he needs to go. I wonder if he will just go. Now that I know his body language for pee, how do I know he has to poop? I saw similar questions in the mom groups w no answers. So, this should be a very interesting part of the journey. I believe my baby uses more of his left brain in his everyday life. So, logic would be the best way to go about this. That means being consistent and staying the course. I need to be sure I am using the correct and same language with him daily so he understands exactly what I expect. it has been another beautiful week learning with this beautiful little soul. I pray he is this understanding his entire life. Amen.

Peace and Love,

Keekee Baxstrum