Who here has ever had their potty training efforts thwarted by the sudden, unexpected and unneccessarily loud flush of an automatic toilet? (Meeeeeeee!) There my kid was balanced carefully atop what appeared to be a six-foot-high bowl of porcelein when, out of nowhere, the earth shook, water gushed, all so forcefully it created an draft that no doubt made her feel she was about to be sucked in. Screams! Tears! Even her big sister was moving in to save her from the fate of the toilet monsters.
Annnnd, we we were back in diapers.
Things worked out eventually (so to speak), but apparently we were some of the lucky ones. An automatic flushing incident launched a two-year battle for another mom and her daughter, who, only after attending "poop school" in Boston, was finally able to live the carefree life of a girl in all-cotton Dora briefs.
Poop school was a six-week program that has helped at least 450 kids to finally go on the potty. Most kids are holding back (and many are holding in! Most wind up at the school due to constipation) because they've become afraid -- either from a scary incident or parental control or whatever.
From CNN.com
[The nurse] uses books, music and art to help the students overcome their fear
of using the toilet. She helps them set small, realistic goals. For
instance, she said, week one involved just sitting on the toilet for
five minutes. She encourages positive reinforcement and simple rewards
such as extra playtime with Mom or Dad.
One mom said it was like going to Betty Ford, as she finally had the chance to talk about her own potty training issues (anger, etc.).
Anybody try poop school for their kids? Did it work? Is it true: no one ever goes to Kindergarten in diapers? I feel like someone's got a story out there that dashes that received wisdom.
