When Did Your Kid...?

[alias]

E is going to be 2 in a couple weeks.  I'm wondering if it's time to ditch the pacifier, start potty training, and whether he's ready for a tricycle.  E is very attached to his pacifiers, but he has been using them less and less.  He usually tells me when he poops, but not when he pees, he likes to pretend he's going potty with me whenever I go, likes to help wipe, will sit on the potty w/ clothes on, but I'm not sure whether he's ready to actually potty train or how to start.  And, I'm thinking about getting a tricycle for his birthday, but not sure if it's too soon, or if I'll regret it b/c I'll be constantly pushing him around (plan to get one w/ a handle).

1. If your kid used a pacifier, when did you get rid of it?  How did you decide when?  What did you do?  Any tips?

2. When did your kid start potty training?  Any tips?

3. When did your kid start riding a tricycle?  Or did you start w/ something else?  Any tips?

[jennlin]

1) both kids barely used a pacifier, even though we tried to get them to take it! they preferred boob instead, and we've never cut them of that..so....

2) bjl started early...maybe about 13ish months she really started, and it was sort of a loose training...if she told us she wanted to go, we'd take her..if she didn't, we didn't take her. except my MIL took her every 30 mins, and i guess she peed every time...but....nobody got time for that. she got the hang of it pretty good by 18 months..but then almost fully regressed by the time boy was born at 20 months. she then did it pretty quickly, shortly after 2 became diaper free. she still wears night time diapers, and it's hit or miss. she went for maybe a full month without peeing in her diaper, and then the day we don't wear a diaper she pees in the bed. i would say this last month, she has peed once a week in her diaper over night.

boy has been asking to go..but he hadn't...for a long time..maybe a few months...he says he needs to go..we sit him on the toilet pantsless and the only thing he wants to do is shove entire rolls of toilet paper in the toilet, 15 sheets at a time. for several months (sorry...2nd child..never kept track of time!), we'd ask him if he pooped..and he'd answer either yes or no...but he never told us beforehand and we never asked for pee bc...who cares about pee. about a week ago (he's almost 21 months), he started telling us after he pooped without us asking him first. on monday just two days ago..he said poopoo..and when i checked his diaper and it was empty...i teased him for lying to me..he laughed..but then i decided to run him to the toilet..and he peed! and then same thing yesterday...so two days in a row....i know that i've said it "out loud", it won't happen again today...but we'll see.

#kidspeeinglifestory

3. they have both never ridden a trike. when bjl was just about 2, and our neighbor boy was just about 3..he had a trike (they've since traded up), and she was able to move it..although very slowly. she got a bike (with training wheels) for her 2nd birthday..and has been riding it fine since about 2.5. boy cannot reach the pedals of his sister's beautiful pink princess bike, but he still likes to sit on it and have us push him...he can sit and hang on just fine.

[alias]

@lauralynne: how did you transition to pacifier at night only? That's what I've been thinking of doing.

I live in Avery residential area. Lots of kids, but the neighbors are a lot older. I have a friend with younger kids a couple blocks away. Good sidewalks to ride on and there are parks with trails. It's just a question of if I want to be out doing that everyday. I'm wondering if I should do a balance bike or a trike??? Decisions, decisions.

I've also been thinking I need a long weekend at home to try out potty training, but I'm so busy there's never a good time.

[theoriginalbean]

1. We were mean parents and took the pacifier away from both kids right around 1. It was NBD, really, for either of them, but I could see how it would be a bigger challenge if they were older.

2. Charlie was potty trained by 2. Emeline is more stubborn, and we finally got her going a few weeks ago (around 14 months), but then she had a rough transition to daycare and she wouldn't tell them when she had to go, so they put her back in diapers. She gets undies at home. No good tips, other than to just plan out a weekend to hang at home, stay close to the potty, and let them run around naked and put them on the seat every 15-20 minutes. If they have an accident, put them on the potty.

3. Charlie was pedaling a trike and big wheel by 2, Em isn't there, yet. He was also riding a bike with training wheels at 3 and we had them off before he turned 4. We got Em a balance bike for her birthday, and she just doesn't have the coordination for it.

[alias]

Maybe I should take him to a store and try out some bikes and see how he does...

[dana86]

1 the bink was weaned off around 18 months for both girls. We are actually in the middle of it with J now. Started with only letting them have it in bed, then took away at nap time then once that was calm and they don't Ask for it at nap we work on taking it away at bed time.

2 potty training is different for all kids and when they are ready. All I recommend is that if you try and notice he just doesn't have interest or isn't getting it then stop and wait a bit to try again. I have seen too many parents struggle even harder because they try to force it on the kids and then it takes the kid even longer to get it because it has become stressful and dreaded to them.

3. As for a trike I think he is perfect age and trikes are easy enough that it will be stable and fun. Not to mention the coordinating skills of pedaling and all that goes with it motor skills wise it should be right up his alley

[karebear219]

1. If your kid used a pacifier, when did you get rid of it? How did you decide when? What did you do? Any tips?


We got rid of it shortly after two. We decided to because we were getting pressure from her dentist. She only used it at night anyway. We told her she was a big girl now and big girls don't use binkies at night. It was actually surprisingly easy. I did hear the tip of cutting the end off and giving it to them. That worked for one mom. We still let her have it back for those moments when she needed to feel comforted, but by 2 and 3/4 she never used it.


2. When did your kid start potty training? Any tips?
3 years and 3 months. BKB was starting to hold her pee so much that she would let go at sleep times and wet herself all over. I just needed time to be home with her so we could do it. It was surprisingly easy as well. I say wait until they are truly ready and don't force it. She also told me when she was pooping but never pee. We did some practice wearing undies after nap time, but things just didn't really click until that day when I decided it was all or nothing. I warned her ahead of time after Friday no more diapers and that morning I talked to her to. Be really positive and realize accidents happen.


3. When did your kid start riding a tricycle? Or did you start w/ something else? Any tips? Tricycle around two. She also has a balance bike and she got a regular bike at three. She has trouble with steering and seems to only want to push her dolls in it rather than ride it herself. She still gives other kids a longing look when she sees them with their bikes, so IDK.

[ilovebed]

1. If your kid used a pacifier, when did you get rid of it? How did you decide when? What did you do? Any tips? E uses hers for naps (at home) and night time only. At daycare she hasn't used one for napping in over a year. Over memorial day weekend we weaned her off the pacifier. This last 3 weeks and then we gave it back for sleep. She just could not settle herself down and it was taking hours to get her to sleep. I was at my wit's end and just couldn't take it anymore. A long time ago we took it away for just hanging around the house. Then we took it away for car rides. Then daycare took it away for daycare naps. Now she just uses it for sleeping at home. And I'm okay with that. 

2. When did your kid start potty training? Any tips? We starting potty training around 2..25? She started talking about it and then we started talking about it more. We got one of those toilet seats that has a smaller inside seat that's easier for them to sit on. I started offering it. Daycare offered multiple times a day. Eventually around 2.5 I started getting really serious and offered potty treats like stickers, new underwear or candy for going potty. She's 3 now and has maybe 3 accidents a week still. Never a poop accident though, thank God!

3. When did your kid start riding a tricycle? Or did you start w/ something else? Any tips?  We got E a little radio flyer trike around age 2. She had already learned how to ride it at school unbknownst to me so I went right out and bought one for her. She's almost outgrown it now and I'm thinking of getting her a glier.

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