transition from diapers to underwear

May 11, 2008

my son just turned 7 in april 27. he was wearing pull-ups until he

was almost 6. it's been a little over a year since he started

wearing underwear. he is non-verbal, but he does communicate very

little with words.

anyway, when we decided to start making him wear underwear, i would

let him go in his underwear. it was not easy but it seemed to work.

so i would let him wear underwear during the day and put him in pull-

ups at night, although he never went in his sleep. i started to

teach him to say 'pee pee' and 'poo poo'. everytime he would wet his

underwear, i would take him to the bathroom and make him sit down on

the potty. and same with number 2. when he would have a bm in his

underwear, i would take him to the potty, make him sit down and tell

him 'i want poo poo' and then show him that poo poo goes in the

toilet. i was very skeptical about because i wasn't even sure if he

understood what i was saying. but i kept trying. and one day, he

just got it! he has always been like that about learning new

things. he just gets it in seconds. so he would say 'poo poo in the

toilet'. and also, when he went in his underwear, i would let him

walk around wet of bm in his underwear to see if he would be

uncomfortable since underwears are not designed to hold anything. at

first, he was fine with it. he didn't even care about the discomfort

or the smell. but later on, he started to notice the difference

between pull-ups and underwear. he would start walking funny. i

can't remember the exact detail but gradually, sure enough he started

to go in the potty. success! now, he lets me know everytime he needs

to go. he is specific about it too. he does use the words 'pee pee'

and 'poo poo' correctly. he knows which one is for which. he is

still non-verbal but he has come a long way. he understands a lot

more than before.

i know there are parents out there still dealing with this problem.

i might have left out some details but if you have any questions, pls

feel free to ask.

naresh

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