Mom wants her potty trained... she does NOT want to!

[Lee-Bee]

I always told my parents I DON'T FORCE kids to do what they don't want to do and if toilet training is so important to them, to take a week off work and do it at home, otherwise, nope.

Also, remind her that you forcing her child to sit on a potty can be inferred as child abuse and the law expressly prohibits you from using any form of physical force with a child and that INCLUDES making them sit on a potty when they don't want to. Centers don't do it for that EXACT reason.

If she insists you train her daughter, tell her that you will offer her daughter an opportunity to sit on the potty and if she says no, it's no so don't forget to send pull ups.

They are doing it only because they don't want to spend money on diapers after the age of two, not what's best for their child. Kinda eats into their wine budget.

How do you get through a day then? I force kids to do what they don't want to do all day long. They don't want a diaper change but they get one...even if I have to hold them down. They don't want to nap but they have too. They don't want to share, wait their turn, put the toy away, put their shoes on.

I think there is a huge difference between using physical force and forcing a child to do something. I hold kids down to change their diapers (put shoes on etc)...it's not child abuse. Children's Aid would have a bigger issue with my NOT changing the child's diaper all day (because they wanted to play) then making them lie down so I can. I am meeting the child's need by making them allow me to change them. They are kids they just want to play and get their way/ They should not to be in control of such decisions.

I'm not supporting forcing a child under age 2 to toilet train when they clearly aren't ready...but I see nothing wrong with making a child use the potty when I tell them too.