blow-by-blow I want to give her.
“How are his stools?” She’s looking for solid vs. mushy, gray vs.
brown, not the minutiae I’d like to give her.
“He likes kindergarten?” She’s looking for me to tell her that
everything is normal, not every frigging cute thing he tells me every
day.
So, when the pediatrician asks if your child is potty training, she
means it should be on your radar. She doesn’t want to see a poop log.
It’s just not a pediatrician’s area of expertise, nor do they want it to
be. The average pediatrician hasn’t actually potty trained a variety of
kids. Don’t get me wrong—if you think there’s a medical reason for
your child’s potty training troubles, ask!!! But don’t expect solutions
to nonmedical problems. Bottom line: your pediatrician is busy with
the job of keeping your child healthy and well. You can’t expect him
to know everything about everything.
Penises and Potty Training (or Is It Peni?)
The title says it all. I get a fair number of inquiries about the penis, as
it relates to potty training.
Standing to Pee
When do boys start to stand up to pee? The best time to start is when
he’s actually tall enough for his penis to clear the toilet bowl. When
they’re first potty trained, this isn’t usually the case. You don’t want