Danielle S
My son will be 3 in mid July. He knows all his colors (black,brown,white,pink,red,purple,green,yellow,blue,orange,silver,gold and rainbow) He knows all these shapes (oval,heart,star,rectangle,triangle,circle,square pretty much everything but octogon) and can count to 10 not just repeat the number 1-10 but actually count things. and identifies the letters A,E,H,M,D,and O. He knows M is for mommy D is for daddy and so on. But he HATES when I try to sing him the ABC's and make him learn the song and all his letters? why? I know at this age he is so into play and boy things but is that ok? Also he knows exactly what the potty is and will sometimes tell me when he has to go pee and poo and he will sit in the potty by himself and take his diaper and bottoms off but never goes in the potty! Everytime I say do you want to go pee pee or poo poo in the potty he says "No mommy" is that ok too? I don't want to push him I figure when he is ready he will go, is it ok to go about it like that? Thanks!
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Perfectly normal and probably too smart for your own good.
Does he attend daycare? They can be a big help.
There are lots of alphabet books out there you can use instead of singing the song. My son likes the Curious George alphabet board book, but we have others.
We have 3 different children's books about using the potty; each takes a different approach. One describes the mechanics of it in a very non-offensive but honest way, One talks about the child's feelings toward the potty (from scared to proud) and one talks about what it is like to be a child that has just learned to potty (When I was little...but now I do these steps). Go to a big bookstore and read all the options and pick 2 or 3.
Each child is different, so the approach must be different. You are right not to push him. At least he sits, which was more than mine would do.
My child's personality is prone to liking the status quo and liking people to do things for him. He took an interest in the potty at 18 months, but then decided he was happy with people changing him. I could tell he knew when he was about to potty in his diaper because his body language and behavior would change.
Techniques: Throw Cheerios in the toilet and tell him to try and sink them. Encourage him to pee off the back deck for fun, if you have one. Sticker incentives are a popular way to go. Sing, dance, clap, say how proud you are, tell all your relatives every time he succeeds. Take him to the store and let him pick out his own big boy underwear.
What worked for me: 1) a piece of poster board, small stickers and medium stickers. Earn a small sticker for sitting, and another small sticker if child asks to sit instead of you suggesting it. Earn a large sticker for either pee pee or poo poo, and two if he does both at once. Tape poster board up where he can reach and let him put stickers wherever he wants to. Get a selection of stickers from the dollar store and let him pick each time. 2) When at home, I had mine run around naked from the waist down as much as possible. I knew he was ready for training because whenever he had to go, he would ask to put a diaper on, even though he tantrumed when we suggested potty instead. After this went on for a while, we moved to phase 3, potty training weekend (about a month ago). Starting after work Friday night, we ate and hung out only at our home or Nana's home. We told him he could have a cake if he learned to potty during the weekend. On Sunday, after he had started using the potty well, we took him to the grocery store, let him pick out his flavor, and he got to help make the cake (from a box mix). We kept him naked from the waist down the whole weekend (so he didn't mistake underwear for a diaper), sang, danced, clapped and stickered a lot. We came up with new fun do at home amusements to make it extra fun, such as painting, new books, etc. Books are great bribes for big landmarks, like first day without an accident.
Result: success! He left school Friday in diapers, and returned Monday in underwear, with no accidents all day.
You will know when he is ready. Keep reading to him. Good luck!
Perfectly normal and probably too smart for your own good.
Does he attend daycare? They can be a big help.
There are lots of alphabet books out there you can use instead of singing the song. My son likes the Curious George alphabet board book, but we have others.
We have 3 different children's books about using the potty; each takes a different approach. One describes the mechanics of it in a very non-offensive but honest way, One talks about the child's feelings toward the potty (from scared to proud) and one talks about what it is like to be a child that has just learned to potty (When I was little...but now I do these steps). Go to a big bookstore and read all the options and pick 2 or 3.
Each child is different, so the approach must be different. You are right not to push him. At least he sits, which was more than mine would do.
My child's personality is prone to liking the status quo and liking people to do things for him. He took an interest in the potty at 18 months, but then decided he was happy with people changing him. I could tell he knew when he was about to potty in his diaper because his body language and behavior would change.
Techniques: Throw Cheerios in the toilet and tell him to try and sink them. Encourage him to pee off the back deck for fun, if you have one. Sticker incentives are a popular way to go. Sing, dance, clap, say how proud you are, tell all your relatives every time he succeeds. Take him to the store and let him pick out his own big boy underwear.
What worked for me: 1) a piece of poster board, small stickers and medium stickers. Earn a small sticker for sitting, and another small sticker if child asks to sit instead of you suggesting it. Earn a large sticker for either pee pee or poo poo, and two if he does both at once. Tape poster board up where he can reach and let him put stickers wherever he wants to. Get a selection of stickers from the dollar store and let him pick each time. 2) When at home, I had mine run around naked from the waist down as much as possible. I knew he was ready for training because whenever he had to go, he would ask to put a diaper on, even though he tantrumed when we suggested potty instead. After this went on for a while, we moved to phase 3, potty training weekend (about a month ago). Starting after work Friday night, we ate and hung out only at our home or Nana's home. We told him he could have a cake if he learned to potty during the weekend. On Sunday, after he had started using the potty well, we took him to the grocery store, let him pick out his flavor, and he got to help make the cake (from a box mix). We kept him naked from the waist down the whole weekend (so he didn't mistake underwear for a diaper), sang, danced, clapped and stickered a lot. We came up with new fun do at home amusements to make it extra fun, such as painting, new books, etc. Books are great bribes for big landmarks, like first day without an accident.
Result: success! He left school Friday in diapers, and returned Monday in underwear, with no accidents all day.
You will know when he is ready. Keep reading to him. Good luck!
Babysitting a 3 year old boy?
I'm 14 and I got a summer job babysitting a 3 year old boy for a few hours a night, what are some fun activites to do to keep him entertained?
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My 3 year old at playschool does crafts that are pretty much almost done for him, but he just decides where things will be placed (like cut out a sheep w/ construction paper and then have him glue the cotton balls on, or cut out cars and draw a street on paper for him to glue the cars on. Beware though, that you should prob do that somewhere where mom doesn't mind the mess b/c they really squeeze that glue.
They sing songs that have a theme for what they learn that wee, with hand motions (ie, itsy bitsy spider, and then read a spider book, and maybe create a spider out of pipe cleaner).
It doesn't have to be much, just one special thing each night will make it fun for him. Otherwise, he's going to decide what you're playing ;)
My 3 year old at playschool does crafts that are pretty much almost done for him, but he just decides where things will be placed (like cut out a sheep w/ construction paper and then have him glue the cotton balls on, or cut out cars and draw a street on paper for him to glue the cars on. Beware though, that you should prob do that somewhere where mom doesn't mind the mess b/c they really squeeze that glue.
They sing songs that have a theme for what they learn that wee, with hand motions (ie, itsy bitsy spider, and then read a spider book, and maybe create a spider out of pipe cleaner).
It doesn't have to be much, just one special thing each night will make it fun for him. Otherwise, he's going to decide what you're playing ;)
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