I am a 28 year old first time Mommy.My husband and i first started potty training our triplets when they were 15months. Since they are my only kids, everything with me is new and a learning experience with only references from relatives with no experience in the triplet department. Nonetheless, i was always told not to rush your children to potty train but with so many kids learning earlier nowadays and the fact that we go through 2boxes of diapers weekly, i figured we could introduce them to it and see how it goes. At 15months old we did just that and it went ok. We would put them on it in the morning when i knew they had to use it and wait...and wait...and wait. After about two months they each would use it at least once a day so i was impressed and decided to start full time in the winter (we started in the spring of last year). However, my husband got a better job offer in a different state by the end off the summer and we decided to move. I stayed with my mother for two months until my husband found us a place and because i had to finish closing our current home in the state. During that time everything was so hectic between packing and moving that i didn't even attempt to continue the potty training routine for about a month and didn't really try to start again until we moved to the new state....thinking that we'd just pick up where we left off. That was a mistake! (Never slack off or stop training once you start). Once settled into our new home,i tried to begin the potty training process again and they weren't having it. They wouldn't even pee and they would hold their poop for So long that they'd get constipated so we purchased all new potties (2nd mistake). Although getting new potties is a great motivational tool for many kids, it was horrible for us with ours for the simple fact that we found their overall refusal to use their potties was simply because they were going through too many changes at once. We moved twice since their potty training began,moved away from family, bought them into a new town with a new house, and now we were getting them new potties. They were holding onto the diapers because that's what was familar to them and represented security and not change. So we held off potty training again and focused on getting them comfortable with their new home. They've adjusted really well here after 4months and turned 2 recently. They've started showing signs of independence since January of feeding themselves and helping clean up,etc. They copy everything on tv so i figured a dvd about potty training should be a piece of cake but with my triplets it has to keep their attention while motivating and teaching. I purchased this DVD along with Elmo's and after only watching this dvd only once,i ended up giving the Elmo dvd away lol(i watched half of the Elmo one so i won't do a negative review. I really didn't give it a chance once i looked at this one). This dvd has songs to keep them locked in,vibrant colors,kid interaction, and it teaches better than any other dvd I've seen. My babies love it. They dance along and sing and clap while they're sitting on their potties and my son (baby B) has both pee'd and pooped in his potty everyday since. He'll clap and yell "potty power!!!" with his fist in the air like the kids in the dvd. Mind you, he was always the most stubborn to go since day one of potty training last year. My other two pee on the potty but it's better than nothing so we reward them all with claps and a high five and stickers! It's only been day 3 of using this dvd but i am overly impressed at what it's done thus far. At this rate,they'll be potty trained in no time. The dvd is really corny to adults but it's not made for us,it's for kids and its made perfectly for them. They also have a section at the end where they talk to parents. It's awesome!
I should also add that it teaches the basics which, for boys, doesnt involve peeing while standing just yet but i don't see a problem with this either because kids need one lesson at a time. My husband plans to show my 2boys "how to pee like a man" Once they've mastered the basics!! Good luck
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best potty video, ever
My oldest son loved this movie so many years ago. He's now 8 and remembers watching it. Now my little guy is loving it!! Keeps his attention! He's not quite 2, but does like to sit on the big potty.
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