Nice Article on Toilet Training

http://radiochildcare.org/EssaysOnChildCare/ToiletTraining.html

For today's parents who find it "easier" to delay toilet training and keep their 4, 5, 6 and up year old kids in diapers.

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That leads me to the "older

That leads me to the "older children being pushed around or given rides in shopping carts by their so called parents"

What's up with THAT?

Even GG noticed that this kid who was probably about 11 years old being pushed around in an umbrella stroller with his legs folded up so that he could barely fit in. And of course there was nothing wrong with the kid physically. He just felt like having dear old dad push him around.

I remember Endora's posts about Zippy who was at the time 11 or 12 sucking his thumb in a shopping cart being pushed around by daddykins!!

WOW...FSD still rides in

WOW...FSD still rides in grocery cart at nearly 11. I am so embarrassed that I don't walk with them so people don't associate me with them.

It just dumbfounds me why

It just dumbfounds me why someone would not want their child to be potty trained. Bs 3 1/2 will be 4 in July. He has been fully trained since right before his 3rd birthday. He started right before his 2nd b day. It took almost a year, which was surprising. Once he got it, he got it and doesn,t even do pull ups at night. Some people don,t get what a disservice they do their children.

SS is 7 and still refuses to

SS is 7 and still refuses to wipe his butt after going to the bathroom. I really don't get why BF would keep allowing this either. ?????? The kid has enough dexterity to ride a bike, play sports, play video games, etc. I'm also dumbfounded.

Geema...tell your hubby he

Geema...tell your hubby he needs to stop wiping his 7 year olds ass. After I found diaper rash cream on the bathroom counter and asked my FDH if he put it on FSD7s behind (he said he didnt, not sure if I believe him) I researched some and found information written by a doctor that stated Parents should not be bathing, wiping, applying medicine, etc to childrens genitals past age 4-5. Although not intentional, doing those things at that age is crossing a childs sexual boundaries and can actually be considered sexual abuse.

I totally agree!!! The 7 yea

I totally agree!!! The 7 yea old's BM still sleeps with him too. She is bipolar and you can't reason with her. That's why I want to bring a family counselor into it to stop both their nonsense. I think when the biological parents or any authority figure of a child starts crossing boundaries of neglect and abuse then anyone has the right to intervene because often children can't speak up for themselves. I try to disengage a lot as far as the discipline as that is his bio parents responsibility at this point. This skid is at a precipice. He is still young enough to "unlearn" some of this behavior, but I don't know if his parents care enough to "fix" what they've done. Parents have to be responsible for their actions and kids have to learn to be responsible for their behavior too. The parents are wrong but not like the skid is an infant and he manipulates everything to his advantage. If he's smart enough to play these head games, he's smart enough to know what is right and wrong. If his parents don't care, then why should he? It is sooooo frustrating. I think DH is afraid of a counselor. Afraid both of them could lose custody. Sadly sometimes I think that would be for the best.

My own bio son was potty trained right at 2 years old. It was quite easy. My grandson is only 16 months and his parents are gearing him up for potty training already as he is showing signs of being ready to begin. All it takes is example and encouragement by the family.

And that is all the dumbass early twenties parents gave him. "He doesn't WANT anything else!!!"

The caseworker had to shake them by the ears and say "WHO'S the PARENT HERE??!!"

GAWD!! I was a 21 yr old parent (just barely turned) and I knew that you don't let your kid do anything he/she wants! Your job as a parent is to teach, guide, correct and protect!!