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In a message dated 8/19/01 6:19:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:


> This is great news. I also have been reading about women standing to pee.
> It is called the finger assist method. I am not good at it yet so will not
> try the toilet yet. I bet Zoe could do it though. I would consider teaching
> a
> girl child this esp. for public rest rooms. I am a germaphobe when it comes
> to these.:o) <A HREF="http://www.restrooms.org/device-free.html">
> Finger-Assist Method</A>
>
> I would think it would help w/ your dd too b/c you open the labia.
>
>

Never heard of it...interesting. I think it might be helpful.
Thanks.

BTW, on the issue of potty learning--DS is 2-1/2 and can use the potty when
he wants to, but usually his answer when asked is "No, I don't want to." He
wants his diaper on to go. Wish I'd known all of this when he was an infant.
Any suggestions? I am starting to let him run around w/o a diaper. Yesterday
he started to poop in the living room, then told me what he was doing. So I
took him into the potty and he did use it, but hasn't touched it again since
then.
Renee

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Tanya Barrera

When my son was 2 ,I found that if he had diapers or training pants on he would go in them. If he was naked he would go potty. We had a couple of months that I let just him run around bottomless. I think they are more aware of it naked. It's worth a try.

Tanya
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From: bach2yoga@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 9:22 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: potty methods


In a message dated 8/19/01 6:19:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:


> This is great news. I also have been reading about women standing to pee.
> It is called the finger assist method. I am not good at it yet so will not
> try the toilet yet. I bet Zoe could do it though. I would consider teaching
> a
> girl child this esp. for public rest rooms. I am a germaphobe when it comes
> to these.:o) <A HREF="http://www.restrooms.org/device-free.html">
> Finger-Assist Method</A>
>
> I would think it would help w/ your dd too b/c you open the labia.
>
>

Never heard of it...interesting. I think it might be helpful.
Thanks.

BTW, on the issue of potty learning--DS is 2-1/2 and can use the potty when
he wants to, but usually his answer when asked is "No, I don't want to." He
wants his diaper on to go. Wish I'd known all of this when he was an infant.
Any suggestions? I am starting to let him run around w/o a diaper. Yesterday
he started to poop in the living room, then told me what he was doing. So I
took him into the potty and he did use it, but hasn't touched it again since
then.
Renee

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Julie Stauffer

It has been my experience that 2 1/2 is on the youngish side for boys to
toilet themselves. That 3 1/2 is more the average. Just my experience.

Julie

Elizabeth Sterling Wall

My two year old also goes in the potty if he is naked. The problem
is that he is not terribly fond of being naked. He likes to be all covered
up -- shirt and shorts at a minimum. Sometimes he'll sit on his potty if
someone else is going to the bathroom, and most of the time if we are out
someplace and a big person has to use the restroom he will use the toilet
without any problem. All I'm doing now is asking him throughout the day if
he wants to go potty. The answer is almost invariably "no," but I just keep
asking. Sooner or later he'll decide that the potty is the way to go.

- elizabeth


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In a message dated 8/19/01 9:23:21 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
bach2yoga@... writes:


> DS is 2-1/2 and can use the potty when
> he wants to, but usually his answer when asked is "No, I don't want to." He
> wants his diaper on to go. Wish I'd known all of this when he was an
> infant.
> Any suggestions? I am starting to let him run around w/o a diaper.
> Yesterday
> he started to poop in the living room, then told me what he was doing. So I
> took him into the potty and he did use it, but hasn't touched it again
> since
> then.
> Renee
>

ds is 3 1/2 and is only fully on the potty in this last two months, and is
still weaning off night time accidents, we're down to one every week or two.
he didn't even take an interest in the potty until about 3-4 months ago. when
he started really showing an interest, it seemed nudity was the best thing
for us.

brenda



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