Potty Training parent "guidelines"

[kindertime]

I don't have specific guidelines, but I don't initiate, I wait until the parents have started at home too. Last summer, dcb was trained when he came back after my 2 week vacation. Yah.

I tell parents I don't do pull-ups as they don't hold nearly as much and if there is any #2 then the #1 overflows and you have the same mess. Undies all the way.

I have had parents want to start too early, before the child is 2 and is not even close to being ready. This is always a disaster and I think it actually has lead to the child taking longer to train in the long run.

The biggest issue is always the spare clothes. Some parents will bring 2 spare pants and 2 underwear and 4 extra shirts. Huh? How does that make sense? And bringing clean clothes after dirty ones have gone home. A constant headache. I have some spare clothes here for this reason. On a couple of occasions, I have sent boys home in bright pink pants with my daycare name written up the legs in marker. No forgetting whose they are...those come back. lol

Nap time is different, I don't expect them to be able to sleep through in underwear at the beginning. Diapers are ok while they are getting used to the whole process.

[Lee-Bee]

I love the thick woven gerber training pants. With those, a pair of leggings and socks its rare for pee to hit the floor. The panties absorb lots, the leggings and socks absorb the rest. My daughter is now the point of yelling pee and starting to run but not making it to the potty in time, aside from laundry there us no puddle clean up.

For nap I put a diaper under the panties, just in case. And when we play outside or leave the house I put a diaper over the panties (this means she stays wet if she pees but no mess).

Anyways, the training underwear are 2 pairs for $6 so a lot less than pull ups would cost (they would need a handfull though) I'd also insist parents send 8 pairs of pants, 8 pairs of socks and 2 shirts each morning. Sounds like a lot but more is better and those first days can be full of missed timed runs!

[kindertime]

I love the thick woven gerber training pants.

I like these two but have only had a couple of kids with them. Be careful, though, I was in the habit of swishing poopy undies in the toilet before sending them home (long time ago) but then one day forgot and flush! Luckily they got stuck in the toilet and I didn't need a plumber, but I did have to get my dad to come, take the toilet off the floor to fish them out. I don't do that anymore. lol

[Lee-Bee]

I like these two but have only had a couple of kids with them. Be careful, though, I was in the habit of swishing poopy undies in the toilet before sending them home (long time ago) but then one day forgot and flush! Luckily they got stuck in the toilet and I didn't need a plumber, but I did have to get my dad to come, take the toilet off the floor to fish them out. I don't do that anymore. lol

Hahahaha...I can totally see this happening! Well, the forgetting it and flushing part, not the removing the toilet to fish it out lol. I haven't had to swish any. I just plop. We used cloth diapers on my daughter until about a month ago (she out grew them - she is 95th percentile for height and weight). SO I have the whole rinsing poop step mastered if I need to!