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.
Monday, 29 August 2011
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Thursday, 25 August 2011
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.
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.
Monday, 22 August 2011
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.
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.
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Easy, Cheap crafty ideas for a lazy Sunday
Some crafty things for a lazy Sunday. I love this assortment of stuff posted at picklebums.com that you can print off and do with the kids.
Here are a couple more that I use too. It's so easy and the kids have a real sense of achievement when they finish something.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/
http://www.coloring.ws/coloring.html
Enjoy!
Here are a couple more that I use too. It's so easy and the kids have a real sense of achievement when they finish something.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/
http://www.coloring.ws/coloring.html
Enjoy!
Thursday, 18 August 2011
The Laundry Monolith
I don't know about you, but I pretty much have a pile of clean laundry at the back of my lounge-room all the time. Every morning as I'm digging through the pile to find clothes for the kids I think 'this is so inefficient, I really must fold and put away this laundry'. Of course this really only happens when we have visitors coming over or funnily enough if I have sick kids and can't get out of the house. I really will do anything to get out of folding this washing.
And you know what - I think this is OK. People put so much pressure on themselves to have the immaculate house - to please who? Ask yourself the question. If the answer is to please someone else (including other immediate family members who live with you), then give yourself a break and play with the kids instead! Set yourself free from such a chore. It will still be there tomorrow. I have learnt to live with and embrace my pile of laundry as a bit of a monolith of honour.
By the way, I don't iron either. The only time the ironing board comes out is when my husband irons his shirts for work, and if we are going to a wedding (and even then it would have to be one where we are involved somehow).
A friend of mine said to me once, when I was apologising for the state of my house 'I've come to see you and the kids, not the house'. I now take this saying with me and use it all the time. People, especially mothers feel the need to apologise all the time for not doing a job that we all know we hate doing. Don't apologise, embrace it as part of your life and lose the guilt I say!
After all this, if you really can't stand it for yourself, and you want to do something about it, then have a look a this post from The Organised Housewife.
As for me - it's nice when it's put away, but I'm not going to stress or feel guilty about it when it's not.
Ash.
And you know what - I think this is OK. People put so much pressure on themselves to have the immaculate house - to please who? Ask yourself the question. If the answer is to please someone else (including other immediate family members who live with you), then give yourself a break and play with the kids instead! Set yourself free from such a chore. It will still be there tomorrow. I have learnt to live with and embrace my pile of laundry as a bit of a monolith of honour.
By the way, I don't iron either. The only time the ironing board comes out is when my husband irons his shirts for work, and if we are going to a wedding (and even then it would have to be one where we are involved somehow).
A friend of mine said to me once, when I was apologising for the state of my house 'I've come to see you and the kids, not the house'. I now take this saying with me and use it all the time. People, especially mothers feel the need to apologise all the time for not doing a job that we all know we hate doing. Don't apologise, embrace it as part of your life and lose the guilt I say!
After all this, if you really can't stand it for yourself, and you want to do something about it, then have a look a this post from The Organised Housewife.
As for me - it's nice when it's put away, but I'm not going to stress or feel guilty about it when it's not.
Ash.
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
tattoomummy post
Check out this post over at tattoomummy - this is exactly what I am talking about - people expect themselves to be able to achieve too much.
http://tattoomummy.com/2011/08/14/whered-the-time-go/
http://tattoomummy.com/2011/08/14/whered-the-time-go/
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