Be One With The Onesie

What the hell are people thinking? I mean really, how is a potty-training child supposed to get through a onesie? Uh, hello, anyone in there???

All kids need to potty train at some point. Our job as parents and providers is to make the transition from diaper to potty as stress-free and as positive as possible. The learning curve in potty training is huge. We do not need to add obstacles. Why it is then that parents will often send a potty training child in a onesie? I realize that it's -30 degrees Celsius outside in the dead of winter but we DO have heat in my home. I hardly think their two year old is going to be a frozen kiddie pop without wearing a onesie.

Oh, and my other personal favourite is overalls. Whoever invented overalls did not have a child - I'm sure of it. And that Osh-Gosh guy needs to do some better market research. Why does he constantly come out with cutie-patootie overalls with two hundred leg buttons for children? Is he on some kind of crusade to officially piss-off or drive every parent to the brink of insanity? And, I understand that he wants to produce a quality item. But crimping the damned fastener on so tight that it doesn't fall off also means I have to pry it open with a fork while some two year old does the potty dance and eventually floods my kitchen floor. What, oh what, is he thinking?

I have sent out countless self-made pamphlets on potty training success measures for all parent to implement. After all, for many parents this in new territory. We can hardly fault them for being a little uneducated in all the tricks of the trade. Even then, some common sense and five minutes of reading the hand out I gave them could save us all alot of clean up, the self-esteem of the child as well as send a monetary messages to Mr. OshGosh.

There is an old provider's secret that is used when a potty training child shows up in overalls or onesies. The onsies are easy - we take them off and stuff them in your bag. The overalls? Why do you think I stock pile old pajama bottoms my kids have outgrown? Pajama bottoms are great for the potty training toddler. Loose fitting, somewhat absorbent and most importantly - easy to get down in a hurry.

So, if you are a parent reading this I have this advice. Onesies are for babies. If your child is off the bottle then they need to be off the onesie. And if you have a two year old still on the bottle then I'll write a whole other post for you on that topic. And next time you are shopping pass right by the sales rack of Osh Gosh overalls. Your provider will thank you for it and so will your child.


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