I'm pretty sure I'm an epic potty teaching failure. But really, I don't know. My daughter *finally* got it when she was 4. At the time, I thought I was just really bad as a mom, I know now she has Aspergers and was very rigid and 'normal' approaches don't always work as intended. She did finally make the leap- but on her own terms.
Fast forward several years. My 27 month old has taken to taking his wet/soiled diaper off himself. He also has incredibly sensitive skin, and really needs to be out of diapers asap. When I put him in undies, he will wait to go until he is back in diapers (when we are going out somewhere, when he goes to take a nap or go to bed.) So- at some level, I suspect he is ready. However, he doesn't 'get' the potty as anything more than a really nifty stepstool/seat or whatever serves his purpose at any given moment. Sitting him on it results in Much Screaming.
Complicating this- while I can explain things, he is non-verbal. His receptive language is vastly improving by leaps and bounds, his expressive language is very delayed. A conversation isn't likely to have any impact as he doesn't really use words as tools to experience the world yet.
Help?
Fast forward several years. My 27 month old has taken to taking his wet/soiled diaper off himself. He also has incredibly sensitive skin, and really needs to be out of diapers asap. When I put him in undies, he will wait to go until he is back in diapers (when we are going out somewhere, when he goes to take a nap or go to bed.) So- at some level, I suspect he is ready. However, he doesn't 'get' the potty as anything more than a really nifty stepstool/seat or whatever serves his purpose at any given moment. Sitting him on it results in Much Screaming.
Complicating this- while I can explain things, he is non-verbal. His receptive language is vastly improving by leaps and bounds, his expressive language is very delayed. A conversation isn't likely to have any impact as he doesn't really use words as tools to experience the world yet.
Help?
