Toilet training - Day 4 (or is it 5?)

Well, Day 4 or 5 is here and, I am beginning to wonder what I was worried about! The good news is that after having multiple (expected) 'accidents' on day 1 and 2, we are without accidents for at least a day and a half now and I am convinced that waiting until after they are three is the way to go!
I have piled all of his undies on a little table in his room for now and he can choose which ones he would like to wear. I have been really relaxed about the whole thing and sometimes used his older brothers to encourage him, but apart from that, he has really done a lot for himself.
Looks like I will be saving some considerable money by not buying nappies for the first time in 6 years, Hurrah! Let's face it, we could all use the extra dollars in our pockets.
Today is his first day at child care since we started toilet training, so we'll see how that goes.
Have a great day everyone.
Ash.

No More Nappies is in sight!

Well, finally it's here.  My 3 year old has finally taken to undies. I'm sure I could have trained him earlier given some effort, but third time round I decided that there was no hurry and it would work itself out - so hopefully this is it.  Unlike most Mum's that have done this before, I don't really have any toilet training advice - I'm not sure that I'm even very good at it.  It seemed to take sons one and two forever to stop having accidents.  I am hoping that my no rush, lets all relax attitude this time will produce a better result.

There is some good advice on the Better Health Channel website, which incidently is a site I have used a lot over the years for illness etc in the kids.  I find it gives good, no nonsense, no hype advice. Another good site in a similar vain is the Parenting and Child Health website.  Both are good reference points.

I'm thinking that if he doesn't take to it, I will have to provide the motivation in the form of a bucket of cheap matchbox cars.  If he goes, he gets one.  We'll see.  Will keep you posted.

Ash.

Head lice - arrgghh!

On inspection of my middle son this morning, I was a bit shocked to find head lice.  Shocked, not because I was horrified or anything, but shocked because this is the first time we have been inflicted.  With three kids, you'd think that it would have happened before now, but this was the first time.

When I SMS'd my husband and told him, he said (and I quote), 'oh, I thought that only happened to clean people'.  hmmmmm.  Apparently though, a lot of people think this, that it's people who wash their kids hair too much are the ones that get it. 

Anyway, I duly went and got some 'stuff' from the chemist and treated the little man, and his brothers later in the day.  The thing that I am really surprised about is the ridiculous amount of misleading information I read in the information that came with said 'stuff'.  Having scanned the Victorian Government guidelines, I was well informed that I didn't have to go mad and wash everything in the whole house, I could just wash perhaps his bedding, and that once treated he could go to kinder this afternoon as planned.

If I was relying on the brochure, I would have been madly washing everything he'd worn lately along with all bedding, towels in the whole house in super hot water.  I also would have had to keep him home from kinder for the day and would have had a nervous breakdown worrying about the 'extremely contagious' nature of the little beasts.

I hear a few things from people about head lice that are nothing if not alarmist.  Heard any ridiculously overstated stories lately about something that is really just part of the deal?  Please share.