Today, according to daycare, my son is behind in his potty training curriculum because we are not "celebrating his natural bodily functions" enough. He turned 2 a week ago, and he peed on our bed last night because we're trying to meet this demand. FML
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Today, my two year-old is being potty trained. He got the gist of it and actually did #1 and #2 in the potty and after our little celebratory dance, I went to get him a cookie (which took me two seconds). I come back to see him covered in shit and pee because he tried to go empty the potty himself. FML
Today, my 2-year-old son figured out that if he takes his pull-up off and DOESN'T go on the potty, he can pee all over things. FML
Today, my 2-year-old daughter started showing signs of understanding the potty training concept. She announced to my mother-in-law that she needed to go potty, only to be flatly told, "No, you don't." So she crapped herself. Now it's going to take forever to train her. FML
Today, my son learned how to use the toilet for the first time. He was so excited he started peeing on the floor. FML
Today, I discovered that my 8-year old is not fully toilet trained when a turd fell out of his pants, shortly after introducing him to his new babysitter. FML
Today, in an attempt to potty train my step-son, my boyfriend and I put underwear on him, hoping that when he peed himself, he would realize using the potty is the way to go. Instead, he peed while sitting on the couch, got up, took off the underwear, and then switched seats. FML
Today, my 3-year-old missed the toilet. In the time it took me to get paper towel to clean it up, my one-year-old decided it was the perfect puddle to play in. FML
Today, I woke up to my two year old crawling in bed with me and saying, "I poop". Normally this would be ok, but this morning she decided she didn't need a diaper. FML
Today, it's 3:42 a.m. and my son is crying because I won't let him play with his dirty diaper. FML
Today, while working at a daycare, I had to change a kid's diaper. This may seem normal for a daycare worker, but not when it's a 7-year-old kid who is still not potty-trained and shat their pants. FML
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AC98 19
Tell him to celebrate his bodily functions all over his teacher
sturschaedel 27
According to pediatrician Emmi Pikler 95% of all children manage to successfully use the toilet during the day by the time they turn three without forcing it onto them. The daycare needs to chill.
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Comments (84)
netty126 12
Wow. Parents at the daycare I work at demand to know why their kid isn't potty trained a week after they turn two. It's weird to see it on the other end...
Calingaladha 21
I don't expect them to be fully potty trained at 2, but I do think it should be something that is worked on.
megs925 16
That's a bs statement for them to make as educated professionals. Most kids aren't potty trained fully until they're closer to three and even then, they'll progress at their own individual rate.
mdavis0529 14
Tell them he'll be potty trained when he's ready! I have 5 kids & 5 grandkids; all were different. My oldest son for instance, REFUSED to even try till he was a little more than 3 yrs old., while my middle daughter was 18mos.
Ilovelife93 9
I'm so sorry about that, OP!!! This daycare sounds like it's run by Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb!!! And working for them are the 3 Stooges!!! Children learn differently and at their own pace, no matter what the topic may be ( potty training, math, baseball, etc.) Keep being the great parent that you are, OP!!
mandyn333 10
Every child is different & takes things at a different pace. & people who work at day cares should know this. Although I've tried to get my son interested in using the potty chair he just doesn't care & he turned 2 a couple months ago. I'm not all too concerned because children will let you know when their ready for something. Don't worry about what the day care has to say op. If it becomes a big problem put him in a new daycare. & best of luck. :)
Rox22_fml 13
Don't they realise that boys do not start to understand toilet training until 2 years 8 months on average? And a potty training curriculum, what is this world coming to?!
DoomSkuller 28
Don't try to meet that demand. My advice, should only give him praise if he does it correctly - on the toilet - and scold him if he doesn't. Proper discipline, like many things, is about balance.
Knoro 6
#38 you don't scold a young child for incorrectly going to the toilet!
pink_raindrops 26
You would scold a 2 yr old for not going on the toilet? Every kid has accidents when learning, they need encouragement not a scolding and discipline when it comes to that stuff. You don't clap and cheer when they pee the bed but you don't scold or punish them for it either.
vikky538 29
Do they have potty graduation too
Etweens96 25
Look if your son isn't ready he isn't ready. Don't be stressed out by some daycare lady. Your son will show he's ready when the time's right
bad_boyfriend 10
so they don't just scream "FILTHY CHILD" at them anymore