potty train

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i dun remember exactly when i started aisyah on her potty training
but it was when a fren told me she'l dragged her doter, about same age as aisyah, to the toilet every nite and how she became diaperless both night and day at the age of 2, daku terasa tercabar haha
i started quite slow.
i waited til aisyah be able to tell me when she actually wanted (or already) shee shee
its easy, sebab she can 'speak' when she's 1+. and we can always tell when she went.. her expression tells all.
what not easy was.. how to train her to go at the toilet
i bought her own potty.. kemain lagi siap ada tempat sandar bagai.. cuma takde lagu je
yet, she refused
ciss...kalau tau ku beli je potty yg lima hengget tuu..
pastu beli toilet seat utk budak.. jenuh gak le nk pujuk dia duduk..
during weekends, i'l let her diaperless, at first i'l put her on training pants
its not easy but, the she 'helps' since she'l let me know everytime she leaks
jenuh gak ler mendobi
tapi ku tahannnn jebat!!
actually by letting them go, we'l be able to time their timing. like aisyah i got to know her routine is every hour or two. so cukup jam je ku heret ke toilet
tp cam biasa.. she wont go.. berejam ku tunggu/paksa  sampai berbuih mulut dok 'shhhhh... shhhhhh...
siap ajak main2 air bagai.. tak jalannnnn...
elok kuar je, terburaiii... geram tak? geram tak? geram tak??
tell you, potty training mmg menuntut kesabaran yg amat tinggi la
and as i dun follow strictly the timing schedule (wic, if i folo, its expected to succeed in 2 week - 1 month time ajek) i dun expect much from her
after a while, she can go diaperless and be able to tell me when she need to go
and before her 3rd birthday, i can be confident enough to travel with her diaperless.
cuma bila nk poo poo she still ask for her diaper, tak reti agaknya
but after sometimes she can finally use the potty.. YIHAAAAA!!!!
satu pencapaian buat ibunya..

some tips on potty training:

1. wait at least until your child can tell you when he/she want to go, nevertheless, by word or action. it means they'r ready and you'l save a lot of time. however some old maid will start training right from baby's first week. even my mom will go 'sshhhh... shhh..' everytime she bathe babies.

2. timing and establish routine - baby is easy to develop routine. so once you established one, try as much as you can to stick with it. bukan senang nk get hold of the routine, so dont blew it! remember once its broken.. you had to start all over again.
first, get to know the timing. so bring the child to potty/toilet when the time is up. let them get used to it at least for 2 weeks.
for my case, i dont have time to wait for 2 weeks, my time is limited to weekend only. so i took longer time to train her. maybe if you can afford it, take long leave to attend to this specifically.

3. use training pants - or normal pants/underwear if you sanggup take the risk.
these pants will help them to feel the wetness, make them uneasy and thus, will encourage them to go to toilet, rather than stay in the comfort of diaper.
during this time, consider take off all your carpets and furnishing.. ban the sofa if you must hehe.
keep close watch on your kid, as there's possibility they'l pass around anywhere

4. encourage them by praising them or reward - jenuh la ku dok tepuk tangan and shout 'yeeaaa.. pandaiii...!' everytime she did.. jenuh gak nk pujuk.. crack/making up stories etc.. just that she like the idea..
but sometimes.. you need to go harsh, once, and they'l remember it forever! hehe especially if they'd 'passed' the first stage but suddenly refuse to.. haa ni mmg nk kena la ni.. sekali cubit ingat selamanyaa..

5. show them how - if you must!
i did show her how to sit on the seat.. make my doter see how i go.. (but of course kena make sure i didnt expose too much! haha) it make them see how the 'adults' do it.
it always work because kids really want to imitate us adults.. but it may be easier for mummy-doter, but for boy.. daddy.. can you take over please....?

6. be patient.. be really really patient..
ni mmg kena ada la.. and paling penting juga secubit ketabahan dan disirami dgn sifat kerajinan yg tinggi. espesyelli kalau semua kena buat sendiri... just remember - bersusah2 ke hulu, berenang2 ke tepian, susah utk sementara je, when your child is finally free.. its priceless..

btw.. there's lots of info on the net. everything is at your fingertip nowadays..rajin2kan lah diri mencari.
for eg
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/potty-training/cc00060
http://www.babycenter.com/toddler-potty-training-advice

best, check out the discussion forums to get the hands-on experience of the the tried-and-been there moms.
what you read may not work for you, so dont limit  yourself and your kids.
just remember not all the kids are the same, they move on different rate, dont be sad/frustrated if yours wont be what you want them to be. maybe its not the time yet.. give them some time, they're learning too..!

*personal note : Aisyah is totally completely diaper-free day and night by May 2010, right after her 4th birthday