Please Define Potty Trained :)

[wahmof3]

I need your definition of potty trained because I am pretty sure I will need to address it pretty soon.

DCF has 2 kids: DCK2 and DCK 15 months.

DCM says DCK2 is potty trained. Mind you he has never had an accident at my house but he does not go by himself. I have to walk him up to the bathroom, and put him on the toilet. He doesn't even attempt to pull his pants down or pull them up when finished. We have been doing this for 6 months now. IMO he is not completely potty trained.

DCM is apparently PTing the 15 month old now. I do not have the time with 5 other kids here to be running her up to the potty all the time like her brother. I am not totally sure how to handle this. I wish she would wait until summer when she is out of school to do this. I just know she will bring her here in the next week without any diapers/pull ups and just say here you go........

[mac60]

There is no way I would even work with a 15 mo old to potty train. If you have been helping a 2 yr old go potty for 6 mo, then no, he still is not potty trained IMO.

This is my policy.

When you feel your child is ready for potty training, please initiate the training at home before asking me to start it at childcare. When your child can verbally tell me they have to go potty, understands the basics of going potty, and can, on their own, pull down and pull up their clothing, I will begin the potty training process here. Please remember that the activity level here can distract your child from realizing they need to use the potty, more so than at your home. Extra outfits, including socks, will be needed during the training period. Please, PULL UPS ONLY during the training process, NO CLOTH TRAINING PANTS. During the potty training process please dress your child in clothes that make it easy for them to go use the potty. When your child has gone potty with no accidents for a period of 2 weeks, cloth panties can then be used at daycare. During these 2 weeks, the child must verbally tell me each time they need to potty, or just go on their own. If accidents occur, the child will need to go back into pull ups while here and start the 2 week accident free process again.

[JenNJ]

Sounds like you are trained, not the kid.

Potty trained means a child can verbalize or sign that they need to go, get to the bathroom, pull down pants alone or with minimal help, get onto the toilet, go, wipe, and get dressed. They must flush the potty and alert me to any accidental.mess. wash ahmds, dry hands, and shut the door. Anything less than that and they are still learning.

[Countrygal]

I have been wondering the exact same thing! Thank you for asking this question!

I have a 3 1/2 yo who is not potty trained. Parents are working on it, but he does not verbalize when he has to go. It is very hard in daycare. I have him go at the regular times, but his #2 is invariably in his pull-up. He is fighting potty training horribly, and imo just is not ready, although seems old enough to understand.

What have others done, along the same lines as the OP - what exactly IS potty trained and how much effort do you put into doing it? It's really hard with all of the other kids to watch as well.

[mac60]

I have always had the belief that a child is "potty trained" when they can do what is stated above, and it should only take a few days. If they don't get it in a few days, then it should be dropped and tried again at a latter date. Potty trained to me does not mean wearing pull ups and working on it for months on end. That is way too frustrating for both child and provider.

[Breezy]

I have a 15 month old son and I can not imagine even attempting potty training with him! No way!

[wahmof3]

So I changed DCG, 15 months, this morning & she peed on me!!!!

Yep she is ready to start potty training!!!!

[momma2girls]

This is what I have written in my contract-
I will assist with potty training, but this needs to be started at home. The child needs to be making good progress and totally understands the concept of it, before I will assist with it here. Pullups are required at all times, until totally potty trained( this means goes on their own, without assitance or reminders from myself), and be accident free for quite some time.

[momma2girls]

I added the above to my contract after a parent wanted me to potty train at 15 months old, and wanted me to do all of it. lol!!!

[temom]

Originally Posted by momma2girls

This is what I have written in my contract-
I will assist with potty training, but this needs to be started at home. The child needs to be making good progress and totally understands the concept of it, before I will assist with it here. Pullups are required at all times, until totally potty trained( this means goes on their own, without assitance or reminders from myself), and be accident free for quite some time.

what do you do about parents that send pull ups way too big for the kid and they leak everywhere, n the refuse to believe the size is wrong n that maybe DC isn't changing them as often.

[momma2girls]

I would definately tell them to bring along the correct size.