How I was potty trained

I recently learned from my aunt, Cecelia, that my siblings and I was “lofty” toilet trained.  She described the process in an email. Her email provides a good idea of how the Lofty method works.

“When I was taking care of all of you, I remember we started getting you to sit on the potty as soon as you could sit up. I used to put the potty on my laps and hold you while you sat on the potty. I would then entertain you with stories or sing nice songs to ensure you enjoyed the position. On occasions when you had to “Poop”, we would both push and when it came out, it was victory . We would both shout “Hurray” , clap and laugh. We made Potty use fun.

When my daughters were born, I started using potty as soon as they could sit at around seven months. I placed baby on the potty and held her and played with her. It was so smooth because we made it natural. Since I was working full-time, I asked the nanny to get the baby to sit on the potty every 3 hours, always before feeding.

When baby was one year, I encouraged her to accompany me to the bathroom . I sat on the toilet and baby sat on the potty (at1year).When baby managed to pee or poop, I clapped and said “very vey vey good, that’s a present for mom, mom loves poop”.  Isaac participated fully.

By the time my children were 2 years they would run to potty themselves and they never peed on clothes when awake. Use of potty prevents constipation in children. the siting position helps in healthy emptying of the waste.”

I guess if a cat can learn - so could I :-)