Hi,
My son is 2 yrs & 8 mths. I decided to start potty training him on Sat as DF was going to be away for the w/e, so we could stay at home (DF would go stir crazy staying in all w/e) & because he goes to nursery Wed-Fri 8.30-16.30(I wanted to allow as much time potty training at home as poss).
The manageress of creche he's been going to for 2 hrs a few times a week for more than 2 yrs said that she thought he was ready for potty training a few mths ago & that they'd be happy to potty train him there, but I wasn't sure, so had decided to wait until now. He went there for 2 hrs yesterday, they made a little potty training chart for him, he did 2 pees & had a little accident, but they were cool about it.
I took him to the nursery this am & told 1 of the ladies he was potty training, gave her the bag of change of clothes (4 changes) & asked her if that was enough. She replied by asking me if I'd be happy to put him into nappies if need be. I was surprised & worried by her response (I'd checked before enrolling him & the manageress said that they'd be happy to help with potty training him). I said that putting him in nappies would probably confuse him, & that I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to potty train him if they were going to put him in nappies. She said that it was just that there may not be enough time for them to always take him to the toilet when he needs to go & that I may want to have him in nappies in case of a poo accident. I said that it would be no problem for me to go home to get more clothes if need be (I live on the same street), but she said she didn't wnat me to have to do that & would phone if they need more.
I feel quite uncomfortable about this, it's making me wonder if he should be going there. He's been going there for 3 mths & always says he doesn't want to go & clings on to us when we drop him off, but I put this down to being away from us for 8 hrs, being with older kids, & lots of them & not many staff - in comparison to creche I mean.
Am I over reacting do you think? is this fairly normal? I'm considering seeing if I can take 2 wks off work so I can potty train him.
Many thanks for any advice!!
Sam
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pestcontrol · 19/05/2010 09:23
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