tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post5354872709245778855..comments2024-01-30T19:29:34.430+01:00Comments on Brits in Bosnia - toddlers, dog and all: Potty Training..it all depends on the definitionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-60191577667634266112009-05-19T15:16:00.000+02:002009-05-19T15:16:00.000+02:00I too have made two attempts with child number thr...I too have made two attempts with child number three, with no success as yet. After the last attempt which lasted a week and involved many pairs of trousers and pants, I asked him whether he would like to start wearing nappies again. He said "that would be nice". Child one took 2 days and child 2 nine months. Hoping child 3 will be more like his sister than his brother, but not holding out hope. Good luck with yours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-84135528917182024962009-04-24T09:38:00.000+02:002009-04-24T09:38:00.000+02:00PM - we are loud and proud. Usually inthe bottom a...PM - we are loud and proud. Usually inthe bottom area.<br /><br />Iota - training Adam was the worst 2 weeks of my life. I've decided not to care too much this time and it is a much more serene experience. So far. We are someway off being finished, so situation may well change shortly.Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-83486092896522687822009-04-23T23:07:00.000+02:002009-04-23T23:07:00.000+02:00I hated potty training with a rare vengeance, and ...I hated potty training with a rare vengeance, and wasn't very good at it (if the time taken was anything to go by). The only possible advice I can give is, the more relaxed you can stay, the better. Advice I failed miserably to follow myself, I hasten to add.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-27390632163186423292009-04-23T12:15:00.000+02:002009-04-23T12:15:00.000+02:00Say it loud and proud: Boy #2 was 3 years 3 month...Say it loud and proud: Boy #2 was 3 years 3 months before we reached the true definition of potty trained - and we still have the odd accident. You are not alone...Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-312506786392582772009-04-23T10:09:00.000+02:002009-04-23T10:09:00.000+02:00MT - your Edie sounds exactly the same age as my L...MT - your Edie sounds exactly the same age as my Luke. I'm going to take the it'll happen attitude and quit worrying. It won't go on their CVs.<br /><br />TM - they do say we are nations divided by a common language. There are so many traps to fall into. But a Just Pants shop. That is genius. Especially for those of us who watched the British version of the Apprentice last night.Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-26545442320993848502009-04-22T13:53:00.000+02:002009-04-22T13:53:00.000+02:00It took FOREVER to train DramaBoy (now 3+) and I'm...It took FOREVER to train DramaBoy (now 3+) and I'm trying very hard to forget that The Widget is now 2 and I really should be getting on that potty train. Choo choo and all that.<br /><br />I was momentarily confused by your reference to "pants" and then remembered (from my many-long-years-ago sojourn in Merry Old England) that you Brits use that word for what we Yankees call "underwear." Which brings to mind that back in the day when we were fumbling through learning those vocabulary differences, a friend of my mother's told her about an American company that sold men's trousers and tried to set up shop in England. They were very confused by the reaction people were having to their store until someone pointed out a wee problem with their name: Just Pants.<br /><br />It's amazing how we can supposedly speak the same language and yet not understand each other at all sometimes.Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215145025563985398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-90225773618360004072009-04-22T12:59:00.000+02:002009-04-22T12:59:00.000+02:00Oh I'm so with you. My poor little Edie (who's al...Oh I'm so with you. My poor little Edie (who's almost 2 and a half) is so far from being potty trained it's ridiculous. And I thought girls were quicker and easier than boys? There's so much pressure from other people/gradparents, etc. A friend came over with her two the other day and her 18-month-old who just so happens to be TINY was using the potty and wearing pants. Edie, on the other hand, is massive so looks older than she, so it's even more embarrassing. I thought I'd try again yesterday but she just doesn't seem to get it. I put pants on her and she said 'Mummy poo poo' and then stood there and did a wee. She can't even feel the difference between the two! Anyway, I know it will happen sooner rather than later, but I forgot quite how horrible this period is... Good luck with yours xMaternal Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075679022964297682noreply@blogger.com