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From: jeanette@randvax.UUCP (Jeanette Haritan)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: How do I get my kid off the bottle?!
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Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 09:32:56 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  7 09:32:56 1986
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In article <32700038@hpfcla.UUCP> ajs@hpfcla.UUCP writes:
>> "Say, I just turned three, perhaps I should give the bottle the ol'heave
>> ho!"  This is similar to potty training.  A child does not wake up one
>> morning and say "Perhaps I shall try the toilet for a change".  He has
>> to be trained.
>
>While I agree in general, I must take exception to your example.  Our
>daughter, now 2 years, 9 months old, is toilet training herself nicely
>with very little effort.  She DID, one day, just sort of say "perhaps
>I'll start to use it most of the time".
>
You're so lucky.  My son is will soon be your daughter's age, and I hope
it will go as nicely.  In my first comment, I used what I consider a
reliable source (my pediatrician), however, kids are different!  I do
think you are going about it the right way.  From what I understand,
FORCING a child will most likely turn him/her off.  When I say a child
has to be TRAINED, I try to put all FORCE aside.  Perhaps I should say
"strongly encourage".