Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Potty Backsliding
I might have mentioned that chibiguri was pretty much toilet-trained by the time he turned three. However, of late he has displayed the distressing tendency to have 'accidents' of the solid variety in his pants. What is interesting is that these accidents are confined to the solid variety- he almost never has accidents of the liquid variety- except when he is sleeping and just can't quite wake up in time (which is to be expected).
However, after coming home from daycare on successive days with replacement pants, the lovely Amaguri and I discussed this new behavioral pattern. Her theory was that it arose from pure laziness, since it takes much more effort to actually exude solid waste into the toilet than it does to produce waste of the liquid variety. Thus she suspected that chibiguri was simply allowing nature to take its course, as opposed to making the effort to go to the bathroom and push out the necessary product.
Thus her solution was very simply; chibiguri loves to be considered a 'big boy'. He has (mostly) graduated to 'big boy' pants, which are simply smaller and more colorful versions of the underwear worn by adults. However, she pronounced that if chibiguri had any mroe 'accidents', the pants would be replaced by diapers- something that aused chibiguri intense unhappiness. he promised that there would be no more accidents and was duly allowed to wear 'big-boy' pants this morning. Of course, there was an accident- not a large one but nevertheless and accident, and so chibiguri went to japanese pre-school today in diapers. he was VERY unhappy.
However, the true test comes tomorrow. he goes to his regular pre-school tomorrow, and if he has an accident, then he will be going in diapers, not in 'big-boy' pants. We shall see. The hope is that in the long run, this will cure him of his propensity for having such accidents. We shall see....
However, after coming home from daycare on successive days with replacement pants, the lovely Amaguri and I discussed this new behavioral pattern. Her theory was that it arose from pure laziness, since it takes much more effort to actually exude solid waste into the toilet than it does to produce waste of the liquid variety. Thus she suspected that chibiguri was simply allowing nature to take its course, as opposed to making the effort to go to the bathroom and push out the necessary product.
Thus her solution was very simply; chibiguri loves to be considered a 'big boy'. He has (mostly) graduated to 'big boy' pants, which are simply smaller and more colorful versions of the underwear worn by adults. However, she pronounced that if chibiguri had any mroe 'accidents', the pants would be replaced by diapers- something that aused chibiguri intense unhappiness. he promised that there would be no more accidents and was duly allowed to wear 'big-boy' pants this morning. Of course, there was an accident- not a large one but nevertheless and accident, and so chibiguri went to japanese pre-school today in diapers. he was VERY unhappy.
However, the true test comes tomorrow. he goes to his regular pre-school tomorrow, and if he has an accident, then he will be going in diapers, not in 'big-boy' pants. We shall see. The hope is that in the long run, this will cure him of his propensity for having such accidents. We shall see....
Labels: toilet-training
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Poopy Problems
One would think that when one is two-and-a-half, toilet trqaining would be nearly complete. In the case of chibiguri, one would be stunningly incorrect. So far, we have not been able to teach chibiguri that it is necessary to inform us BEFORE he needs to go. This occasionally leads to some interesting interludes.
Yesterday, I was picking up chibiguri from daycare when he made his usual request to go to his favorite store to play with trains. Since it was fairly early, I acquiesced, and we proceeded to go there. Naturally, chibiguri pooped. As I took him to the restroom for changing, I realized I only had one more diaper, and so informed him, stating that if he went again, we would have to go home. chibiguri listened carefully and asid 'yes' when i asked him if he understood.
After some more time, chibiguri pooped again. He didn't tell me before, but afterwards, he told me that he had pooped and his rear was painful. I told him I had no more spare diapers, then asked him if he was ready to go home. Previously, he had answered in the negative, but this time he answered in the affirmative. This gives me encouragement that maybe one day soon, he will actually begin telling us in advance of his little accidents thus enabling us to retire the diaper once and for all.
chibiguri is also not too fond of the diaper, as he really seems to want to wear 'big-boy' pants- no diaper. However, both amaguri and I continue to tell chibiguri that only when he begins to notify us regularly when he needs to visit the facilities will he be able to wear 'big-boy' pants sans diaper. We all hope that day comes sooner rather than later....
Yesterday, I was picking up chibiguri from daycare when he made his usual request to go to his favorite store to play with trains. Since it was fairly early, I acquiesced, and we proceeded to go there. Naturally, chibiguri pooped. As I took him to the restroom for changing, I realized I only had one more diaper, and so informed him, stating that if he went again, we would have to go home. chibiguri listened carefully and asid 'yes' when i asked him if he understood.
After some more time, chibiguri pooped again. He didn't tell me before, but afterwards, he told me that he had pooped and his rear was painful. I told him I had no more spare diapers, then asked him if he was ready to go home. Previously, he had answered in the negative, but this time he answered in the affirmative. This gives me encouragement that maybe one day soon, he will actually begin telling us in advance of his little accidents thus enabling us to retire the diaper once and for all.
chibiguri is also not too fond of the diaper, as he really seems to want to wear 'big-boy' pants- no diaper. However, both amaguri and I continue to tell chibiguri that only when he begins to notify us regularly when he needs to visit the facilities will he be able to wear 'big-boy' pants sans diaper. We all hope that day comes sooner rather than later....
Labels: diapers, toilet-training
