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we’re in the midst of potty training right now. 3yo boy in April. so far he has success with peeing at home when naked. once the underwear goes on there’s been a few accidents but he’s learning to recognize what’s happening i think. POOPING is a whole other story. oy. he holds it in! and will even ask to go for a nap or bedtime because he knows it means i’ll put a pullup on. then he’ll run and hide somewhere and the next thing i know he’s walking up to me saying “i pooped. new pull up please.” so that’s been interesting. sigh. i think the advice here is to keep plugging away at it. that’s what i hear from fellow parents as well. they all come to it in their own time we just need to keep encouraging. good luck!
Thank you all for the advice and tips! I can’t wait to try them out and looking forward to seeing his affection grow.
Hey Melissa,
Our boys are two and ten months (21 months apart). When we first brought little brother home we would often all crawl into our big bed for snuggles, stories, and prayer time. Often I would nurse our little one while Daddy read the stories. Sometimes big brother would start hitting me or his little brother. We found it helpful to give him words to say instead: “I need Mommy snuggles now please”. This has been huge for us still in helping him to communicate. We also had him practice gentle touches (and still do each time he is overly aggressive).
For us too it has been helpful to let the older hold his little brother and calling him brother instead of baby.My husband loves to ask our 2 year old, “What’s your name?” Followed by, “What’s your brother’s name?” He loves to shout them both out.
If anything else comes to mind, I will let you know. 😊
Hi Melissa! Definitely not an expert here but we have a 3.5 year old who is VERY protective and loving towards her 1 year old brother. One of the things we did early on was say “I think he likes it best when you hold him!” “Look, you always know how to make him smile.” “He always perks up whenever you’re in the room- he must love you so much!” “How come nobody else can get him to laugh but you?! It’s clear he’s crazy about you!” We just consistently made remarks about how much the little one liked the big one and she started to take ownership of that. So then, when it was time for him to learn how to sit, crawl, walk etc we would always comment “Oh gosh, you taught him that! He wants to be just like you!” Slowly but surely she has become completely obsessed with him AND the thought that she taught him everything he knows! hehe
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We live in a micro town, only 500 people, and there aren’t any of the usual “date night” options. After the kids are asleep we’ll break out some fun snacks and watch a movie together, or we’ll invite friends over for a double date board game night. In the summer we’ll bring the monitor to the back yard and sit by a campfire together and chat.
