Comments on BenJoe and Delena Markland's Family Blog: Potty training!

I am not going to give my two cents worth - first ...

2009-02-18T19:18:00.000-07:00

I am not going to give my two cents worth - first of all I only had daughters and they are much easier to train than boys. Secondly it has been 26 years since my youngest so that puts me out of the running. I just wanted to say hi to my favorite 'son' and tell him how tickled I was to hear from him. Give me your address on my blog and I will delete it after I record it. I want to keep in

Oh, by the way, Kaitlin was not even 2 she was lik...

2009-02-08T10:24:00.000-07:00

Oh, by the way, Kaitlin was not even 2 she was like 18 months when we started and it only took a couple weeks before she was in big girl panties and a month or so after before there where no more accidents or wetting the bed and she didn't even ask us for help anymore. Find something they like and reward them for a job well done. When they feel like they are doing things just like mommy and daddy

Hey sis! We printed a Dora the explorer potty char...

2009-02-08T10:14:00.000-07:00

Hey sis! We printed a Dora the explorer potty chart off the internet and Kaitlin ate it up. She had no interest in the potty before this, however, when she got to put a Dora sticker on the board and then a potty treat, we made it a big deal and it was only a matter of days before her diapers where out the door. she loved her chart. She would go and sit on the potty and try when she didn't need to

Delena, I ran into your blog the other day. Congr...

2009-01-20T09:27:00.000-07:00

Delena, I ran into your blog the other day. Congrats on number two. It was fun to see your little family and hear how things are going. Good luck with potty training. My second one is at that stage but she only goes when she feels like it. We have just added number three so we now have two in diapers. Yeah. Hope all is going well for you.
Tara

Delena, first of all, wait until he is ready. I ...

2009-01-12T17:36:00.000-07:00

Delena, first of all, wait until he is ready. I tried to train my oldest boy too early and it was a mess. I tried putting a timer on and taking him to sit on the potty every hour but it got to the point where he hated using the toilet and would kick and scream. I gave up and realized that he wasn't ready yet. Finally, when he was almost 3 he was ready. We did a potty chart. He got to put a

Great Post, I say go for it! I think Marcie and A...

2009-01-11T20:48:00.000-07:00

Great Post, I say go for it! I think Marcie and April are right on. Lets just keep suggesting it and helping him. He will get it!

This is my opinion, but I am with Marcie, do it wh...

2009-01-11T17:30:00.000-07:00

This is my opinion, but I am with Marcie, do it when he is ready. If you force it, it makes it longer and harder. Hudson was trained early for a boy, 2 1/2 years. He too showed signs around 2but I think its becaues they start to become aware and more vocal. I tried before Roo was born but ended up stoping because it just was not working. But 2 months after Ruby was born he started to say he

Hi Delena my name is Marcie. I was friends with B...

2009-01-11T16:47:00.000-07:00

Hi Delena my name is Marcie. I was friends with Ben in high school. My oldest is a boy and he was let's say.....so hard to potty train. He showed all the signs of being ready at just before age 2. I too was expecting baby #2 so I was so excited to have him be done with diapers. I think I pushed him too much. He didn't do it until after he turned 3. My suggestion would be go slow with him.