Camp Flush-A-Lot
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[/media-credit]I have decided someone should really, really, REALLY start a potty training camp for toddlers. There are so many ways that people try to potty train their children it’s ridiculous and no one method works for all children. (Because children are individuals.) So to find something that works for my particular child I must spend weeks trying each method, doing laundry and running to the potty every half hour (or less when she starts going and we’re not in there). And if none of that works? Then I have to start all over again because the first time around she may not have been ready yet. It can take months. Or (God forbid) YEARS.
With that in mind, I would pay very good, very large sums of money to send her to potty camp for a week where she would be assigned two personal potty consultants who would be with her around the clock (in 12 hour shifts), take her potty every 30 minutes, watch her drink intake, be happy and encouraging and unfailingly supportive (I’m paying them, so they should be loving and happy 24/7). She’ll attend group potty rallies to boost her morale, enjoy praise and prizes for her hits, and love and one-on-one pep talks for her misses.
In between potty runs (ew…no pun intended. At all. Ick.) she’ll participate in crafts like making headdresses out of potty paper and various “what can we make from cardboard potty paper tubes” projects. She’ll enjoy activities including the Toilet Paper Roll Along (first baby to unroll a roll of potty paper wins), sing-a-longs (“It’s My Potty and I’ll Cry If I Want To”, “Potty In the USA”, and “Where the Potty”) and DVD’s (“Once Upon A Potty”, “Let’s Go Potty” and “Elmo’s Potty Time”).
At the end of the week she’ll be returned home happy, smiling, proud, accomplished and sporting brand new teeny tiny Dora the Explorer panties.
Now, who wants to set up the first ever Potty Camp?
Camp Flush-A-Lot,
Elisa writes a personal blog (ElisaAshley.com) in return for Ho-ho's and Banana Colada Fuze, ghostwrites for her daughter Abigail at The Abby Gales (www.abbyrory.blogspot.com) and also played the part of Ginger on Whisk-ers In Kitchens (www.whiskersinkitchens.wordpress.com). She resides in Alabama with her invisible friends and an unending supply of sunscreen and nail polish.
Tags: diapers, Elisa Ashley, milestones, potty training, pull-ups, sleep away camp, todders
Hmmmm sounds like a dirty job to me. No pun intended. lol I was lucky I guess potty training with my son was a snap. I can however see the need for such a thing, but I am not sure a week would do it. Sighs.. in empathy…:)
Thanks Dani. Some kids definitely just get the hang of it and move on (also no pun intended. ick, lol). Others…sigh. I know my oldest didn’t start using the potty until his little brother caught up and started going.
I just realized that we started the potty thing with Abigail just over a year ago.
ACK. But, she’s not three yet, so…I think we were just early hopers.
Reminds me, in a good way, of a book that a US friend of mine wrote -- Mommies’ Priceless Moments. It’s packed with tales of toddlers and their…ahem….ways. It’s funny and endearing and poopy.
Thanks for reading Derek. I’ll have to look for the book!