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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: CLKD on January 08, 2025, 08:07:59 PM

Title: Potty Training
Post by: CLKD on January 08, 2025, 08:07:59 PM
At what age were you into dry pants? 

I remember the younger children being put on the potty B4 they were able to crawl: meant that they had to sit until 'done'  ;D.  It was cotton liners and nappies, none of these 'pampers' - they hadn't been designed yet.  Also nappies are greener.   ;)

Mum and aunt would carry the potty where ever the younger kids happened to be playing: if they didn't use it when they required every half hour she would pop them on until 'done'.  One was in the car and another in the cycle wicker basket - kids travelled on the back then as Dad had the car.

Reading in the News that children are going into school not house trained beggars belief  :o >:(.  No wonder some parents think that they are 'hard up', if they are spending monies on Pampers etc..  Also do U think that teachers should be asked to clean up children, this may well lead to abuse accusations later down the line - which also takes teachers and assistants away from what they are being paid to do  :-\
Title: Re: Potty Training
Post by: jaypo on January 09, 2025, 10:54:18 AM
My daughter was almost trained by age 2 ,she would have the occasional accident but they HAD to be trained by nursery age or they simply wouldn't get in. Pampers were fantastic though,especially at night,very rarely had I bedding to wash
Title: Re: Potty Training
Post by: CLKD on January 09, 2025, 12:32:15 PM
I can't imagine why any school would take children that aren't trained  :-\
Title: Re: Potty Training
Post by: jaypo on January 09, 2025, 02:12:58 PM
They deal with the occasional accident but it's definitely not a teachers job to be changing soiled kids.
Title: Re: Potty Training
Post by: CLKD on January 09, 2025, 03:04:29 PM
Mum had a drawer of spare knickers on an 'in case' basis, they were 5-6 year olds.  Head wouldn't have any child in School that wasn't clean.

I didn't walk until I was nearly 2, there are pictures of me on the pink potty sitting in the garden reading a comic in my birthday album  :-[
Title: Re: Potty Training
Post by: jaypo on January 09, 2025, 03:34:29 PM
Taken just last year?  ;D
Title: Re: Potty Training
Post by: CLKD on January 09, 2025, 03:45:58 PM
 :rofl: :cheer: :lol:  U know me so well  :D
Title: Re: Potty Training
Post by: getting_old on January 09, 2025, 08:08:41 PM
Fairly sure our school wouldn't have taken children who weren't trained. Obviously accidents happen, but that's different to children who aren't trained at all. I wonder how much full time nurseries impact this? Is is easier for them to have all children in pampers?
Title: Re: Potty Training
Post by: CLKD on January 09, 2025, 08:13:54 PM
Hi getting_old - how U doing?  Good point!  Why can't parents house train their children ........  :-\. Going out to work is no excuse.