Re: Going Overboard?

This is a great thread. Like the other posters I have tried almost everything to get my son to use the bathroom without having to prompt him. He is non-verbal like Vanessa's son. I thought that she was incredibly accurate in her assessment that this is a invisible disorder (not to us that live with it everday) in that people just have no CLUE that my son has a disability. I also agree with her that our kids are just good looking. My son always gets complemented on his looks and my hubbie always says that he get his good looks from him.

Our success came very similar to Vanessa's in that our son was on the potty holding it in (BM)when suddenly our front door slammed shut. It startled him so much that he relaxed and went to the bathroom. He got so much praise that you would have thought he had won the Olympic gold, and in our eyes he definitely had!!

It is a relief now to not have to fight to change diapers and clothes which was especially difficult in Public. I almost never ever used a public bathroom as I was just so afraid of taking my son into the ladies room because I was so conscious of his age (he was almost 9 before he was potty trained). It really was stupid to think like that when I look back, but you want so desperately for your family to fit in, that you forget sometimes that your job as a mom is to teach and help, not just fit in.

My advice to all the moms out there is be persistent and TRY everything. You just never know what the trigger will be that starts the process.

Jessica