Comments on: My Parenting Book Deal Should Be Coming Any Day Now http://izzymom.com/2008/04/14/my-parenting-book-deal-should-be-coming-any-day-now/ Where it's always amateur night... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:36:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janeen http://izzymom.com/2008/04/14/my-parenting-book-deal-should-be-coming-any-day-now/#comment-163796 Janeen Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:15:08 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=643#comment-163796 Out of frustration, I typed I Hate Potty Training in my Yahoo search engine and came up with your blog. I needed a bit of comic relief, and I just might try some of the suggestions mentioned here. We've been "training" our 3yr 4mo son all week. Meaning we haven't done a thing all week, just rush him to the potty. He *knows* when he needs to go, asks to go 100x a day, and still pees in his underwear. Good times! We're using the Gerber training pants with a Gerber rubber pant. I also love the Imse Vimse trainers. You have to order them online, but they are like underwear and actually hold a pee in - to save your couch and sanity. As for chocolate milk, I'd give it to my son if he'd drink it, but when we suggested he try it, it was like we were punishing him. Water is his drink of choice, but we've been plying him with juice all week to get him to go potty. Good luck! Out of frustration, I typed I Hate Potty Training in my Yahoo search engine and came up with your blog. I needed a bit of comic relief, and I just might try some of the suggestions mentioned here.

We’ve been “training” our 3yr 4mo son all week. Meaning we haven’t done a thing all week, just rush him to the potty. He *knows* when he needs to go, asks to go 100x a day, and still pees in his underwear. Good times!

We’re using the Gerber training pants with a Gerber rubber pant. I also love the Imse Vimse trainers. You have to order them online, but they are like underwear and actually hold a pee in – to save your couch and sanity.

As for chocolate milk, I’d give it to my son if he’d drink it, but when we suggested he try it, it was like we were punishing him. Water is his drink of choice, but we’ve been plying him with juice all week to get him to go potty.

Good luck!

]]> By: Amy http://izzymom.com/2008/04/14/my-parenting-book-deal-should-be-coming-any-day-now/#comment-163795 Amy Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:56:42 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=643#comment-163795 Another vote for the Gerber cloth underwear. My son will be 4 in June and we've just gotten the potty thing down in the last month and a half. I used candy, stickers, and toy cars as bribes. We're out of pull-ups now except for naps and bedtime, but, he only wears the Gerber training pants, they feel like underwear, but, the extra absorbent part will keep an accident from leaking all over your couch, hardwood, etc. Also, my son has yet to poop in the potty, so, I'm rinsing poop out of them once a day and bleaching like crazy, they've held up great and saved us a fortune on pull-ups. I'm resorted to holding up the cool Thomas and Lightning McQueen underwear and informing him that he must poop in the potty if he's ever going to get to wear them. I hope it works soon. ;) Another vote for the Gerber cloth underwear. My son will be 4 in June and we’ve just gotten the potty thing down in the last month and a half. I used candy, stickers, and toy cars as bribes. We’re out of pull-ups now except for naps and bedtime, but, he only wears the Gerber training pants, they feel like underwear, but, the extra absorbent part will keep an accident from leaking all over your couch, hardwood, etc. Also, my son has yet to poop in the potty, so, I’m rinsing poop out of them once a day and bleaching like crazy, they’ve held up great and saved us a fortune on pull-ups. I’m resorted to holding up the cool Thomas and Lightning McQueen underwear and informing him that he must poop in the potty if he’s ever going to get to wear them. I hope it works soon. ;)

]]> By: Shannon http://izzymom.com/2008/04/14/my-parenting-book-deal-should-be-coming-any-day-now/#comment-163794 Shannon Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:48:33 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=643#comment-163794 Bribery with sugar? Check. Laziness? Check. My kids don't like milk much (me either), but OJ spiked with Sprite works pretty well. I think you'd have many, many co-authors for your book. Bribery with sugar? Check.
Laziness? Check.
My kids don’t like milk much (me either), but OJ spiked with Sprite works pretty well.

I think you’d have many, many co-authors for your book.

]]> By: mod*mom http://izzymom.com/2008/04/14/my-parenting-book-deal-should-be-coming-any-day-now/#comment-163793 mod*mom Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:36:08 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=643#comment-163793 you're definitely getting a book deal! congratulations on your wall street journal props!!! love your new site look too :) you’re definitely getting a book deal!
congratulations on your wall street journal props!!!

love your new site look too :)

]]> By: Jerri Ann http://izzymom.com/2008/04/14/my-parenting-book-deal-should-be-coming-any-day-now/#comment-163792 Jerri Ann Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:21:17 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=643#comment-163792 My 3 year old was 3 last November and not only does he refused to use the potty, that kid won't pull his pants off and no amount of candy is the world has worked. I'm just about ready to strangle him! My 3 year old was 3 last November and not only does he refused to use the potty, that kid won’t pull his pants off and no amount of candy is the world has worked. I’m just about ready to strangle him!

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