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This morning I ran across this article: The Top Five Tips to Survive Potty Training a Boy.
I loved the third tip: Never Let that Mom get Under Your Skin
stay sane while potty training by just ignoring negative people who just talk down on you or your child.
You never know what the motivations are when somebody insults you and your child. It might be that they have low self-esteem and the only way they can think of to improve their perception of themselves is to make others feel bad. Or they could have poor social skills and not understand that what they are saying comes across as insulting or as if they are trying to one-up the other person. It gets even trickier when you take into account cultural differences and different levels of sensitivity among individuals.
I’ve found that when it comes to potty training (and other developmental milestones), I am better able to focus on what’s right for myself and my children if I don’t waste time thinking about what others say and why. Instead I say something noncommittal like “that’s interesting” or “oh really” and change the subject.
Potty training is enough of a challenge without internalizing other people’s criticism. Life is too short to let other people bring you down.
