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    Quote Originally Posted by 5 Little Monkeys View Post
    Side note...I like to put their underwear on than the pull up. I have found this helps them train and feel the mess but the pull up contains it and saves my carpet/couch etc
    I was going to suggest exactly this. Underwear under a pull up. They still have the feeling of clothing and not a diaper, but the pull up holds any messes. Curious, is this child going poop at daycare? Or accidents with that as well?

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    I have the exact same policy. I would also suggest pull-up over underwear. You also allow training pants so I don't see her issue.

    That all being said I am struggling right now with one boy. We have been in pull-ups FOREVER!! His 2 older sisters trained using pull-ups but he just doesn't get it. He will poop in the potty but he will never tell me he is wet. They don't use underwear at home at all. He is 3 soon and I really think if we just did the switch he would get it. Unfortunately I am not prepared to be cleaning up pee all over my floor. I guess we just keep at it and eventually he will get it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mickyc View Post
    I have the exact same policy. I would also suggest pull-up over underwear. You also allow training pants so I don't see her issue.

    That all being said I am struggling right now with one boy. We have been in pull-ups FOREVER!! His 2 older sisters trained using pull-ups but he just doesn't get it. He will poop in the potty but he will never tell me he is wet. They don't use underwear at home at all. He is 3 soon and I really think if we just did the switch he would get it. Unfortunately I am not prepared to be cleaning up pee all over my floor. I guess we just keep at it and eventually he will get it.
    This would be a case by case situation that I'd look at differently. I'd take a week and go all in! I'd let all the parents know we will be staying in more often and it would be more free play so that I'm available to potty train. Hopefully a week is all that he'd need. The parents would need to be on board too and going full force at home too though !

    This would be a good week to stay in! Lol

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    5LM - I don't think the family is working very hard on it at home. He is the youngest of 3, parents have 2 very demanding professions, no family close plus extracurricular activities for the 2 older girls. Things look chaotic.

    I guess we have half the battle done (poops in the potty). I have been sending him to the bathroom by himself lately to get things started, I then go and switch the wet pull-up for a dry one and then let him dress himself. It will come but they aren't pushing it at home so I am not going to worry to much about it. I do wish they would try underwear at home but whatever.

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    That's too bad. Everyone has chaotic lives but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. It's the child that looses out...if he's ready to train it's sad that the parents aren't on board IMO.

    One of my dcb's was ready to train well before Xmas but mom wasn't ready. Grandma and I were on board and tried to encourage her to do so too but she didn't want to lose her "baby". He will be 3 end of May and now shows no interest in the potty here but I think he is still using the potty to poop at home which is good! I'm hoping by summer he is out of diapers and than I'll be a diaper free daycare!! (Not likely though as chances are I'll have a young one if one if my others leaves on moms mat leave ...it's never ending lol)

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    I've been hesitant to post because I was worried about the response that I might get back. But here goes. I can't help but completely understand where the mother is coming from. When my daughter was 2.5 years old, she was at a daycare that had the same policy around wearing pull-ups. When we first learned of this policy, we were completely ok with it. That was until it was time to actually potty-train our daughter. My husband and I would get so frustrated because on weekends when we were at home with our daughter, she wore underwear and was accident free. But at her daycare, in pull-ups, she was not. We too believed that it was because she couldn't distinguish between diapers and pull-ups and almost felt like she had "permission" to pee in her pull-ups but was very conscious about not doing so when she had underwear on. We couldn't take two weeks off from work just to potty-train. We really did need the help and support of our daycare provider, but were on separate pages when it came to how to train her. We ended up having a heart-to-heart with our provider and she agreed to a 3-day trial where our daughter could wear underwear except for naps. It worked!! She was accident free and was allowed to continue wearing underwear. That experience has made me realize that every child is different and what might work for the majority of children, might not work for all. Anyway, I guess I just feel that occasionally we need to entertain the idea of making exceptions. But this is just my personal opinion.

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    Potty Training Update

    I wanted to state (specifically for the post above) that this parent was presented with multiple options by me and she came up with an excuse to shut down every single one. I didn't suggest that pull-ups were the only option, I suggested training pants which are invented for the purpose of potty training, cloth training pants (a little different and used a lot by parents who use cloth) and I also suggested wearing underwear and then the pull up over. According to this parent none of those options worked for her. Regardless of the policy or what the decision was made regarding pull ups, training pants, underwear etc. the fact that this child doesn't communicate to me that he needs to use the bathroom is a big no no for me. If he was able to communicate then maybe I would have only had the policy for 3-7 days but he can't. She wants to to ask him numerous times if he needs to go to the bathroom. I have 2 other girls that are currently in the process of potty training so please let me know how I am able to potty train 3 children underwear without turning the daycare into out house. If she needs that kind of attention then she needs a nanny, this is group care and one on one training. Expecting your provider to do at daycare what you do at home is unrealistic and shows me she has no concern for the other children in my care, which I already know she doesn't.


    Anyway I sent her a text message later that night asking if she going to stay or leave as I have another family who has been on my wait list and really needs car. She sent me a text stating they dont have any intention of leaving they just need to figure out if they will use diapers or pull ups.

    The next day I get an email stating they are terminating care and that it wasn't due to the potty training it was because the mom wont get another job contract for a few months so it doesn't make sense to hold a spot. This wasn't a lie so I was aware of the contract prior to the holidays, the part that gets me is I ASKED her 4 weeks ago if she wants her spot even though she wont be working she said "oh god yes we dont want to give out some away". Wasting my time once again.

    Dad drops off money and asked me if DCB had any possessions left. I said I sent everything home to be washed before the holidays but he might have an outfit, he asked me to go get it now, I said umm no I have a child in the parking lot and I dont have time to be running around the daycare you should have asked me last night to have it ready, again wasting my time.

    All that I can say is buh-byeI am so happy they are gone!

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    Wow, so they just up and left without even a goodbye for the child?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MommaL View Post
    I've been hesitant to post because I was worried about the response that I might get back. But here goes. I can't help but completely understand where the mother is coming from. When my daughter was 2.5 years old, she was at a daycare that had the same policy around wearing pull-ups. When we first learned of this policy, we were completely ok with it. That was until it was time to actually potty-train our daughter. My husband and I would get so frustrated because on weekends when we were at home with our daughter, she wore underwear and was accident free. But at her daycare, in pull-ups, she was not. We too believed that it was because she couldn't distinguish between diapers and pull-ups and almost felt like she had "permission" to pee in her pull-ups but was very conscious about not doing so when she had underwear on. We couldn't take two weeks off from work just to potty-train. We really did need the help and support of our daycare provider, but were on separate pages when it came to how to train her. We ended up having a heart-to-heart with our provider and she agreed to a 3-day trial where our daughter could wear underwear except for naps. It worked!! She was accident free and was allowed to continue wearing underwear. That experience has made me realize that every child is different and what might work for the majority of children, might not work for all. Anyway, I guess I just feel that occasionally we need to entertain the idea of making exceptions. But this is just my personal opinion.
    Never feel hesitant to post. We may not always agree with each other but for the most part, we all respect each other

    I completely see your point and I'm glad you had an understanding and flexible provider!! My most recent child to train was somewhat the same. She pretty much skipped the pull-ups though and because she did so well at home, I allowed her to go with just underwear before the 2 weeks was up. She was pretty much trained in 3 days and by the start of the next week she was napping with no diapers. She had a couple accidents that week but nothing major and I think has only had one since than! Definitely one of the more easier ones I've had...she's a bit of a handful in other areas so I'm glad she went easy on me in this area lol

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    That is crazy that they left so suddenly!! It's hard to feel that it's not due to the potty training issue.

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