Recognized as an expert in his field of neurosurgical medicine, Dr. Blaise Baxter recently gave me a memorable and explainable tip on potty training that I will give back to you in layman’s terms. As we discussed the trial and error of potty training, Dr. Baxter explained that kids don’t wet their beds or themselves out of spite, anger, or disrespect. It turns out potty training is less about bladder control and more about mind control.
There are four nerves that complete the “your bladder is full and it’s time to go” loop and the final sensory nerve is the last one to develop. In other words, kids make the transition from not having to go at all to “pull the car over now or suffer the consequences” in a relatively short period time. Kids literally don’t know they need to go because their brain hasn’t told them yet. The bladder knows but the brain is not yet working in cooperation with the bladder. So before you or your wife accuse a child of bladder disobedience, know that there is a logical reason why this keeps happening. All you need to do is wait, encourage and love until that sensory nerve grows up.
