But am I ready to do it? That is the question. Any advice, tips, condolences, or sympathy will be gladly accepted.
Sunday, July 20
It begins
Our little girl is two and a half. She speaks well. She follows directions. She can sit still for periods of time. She likes her diaper changed quickly after she goes #2. Since it's summer, we're inside most of the time. She is ready to be potty trained.
But am I ready to do it? That is the question. Any advice, tips, condolences, or sympathy will be gladly accepted.
But am I ready to do it? That is the question. Any advice, tips, condolences, or sympathy will be gladly accepted.
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Some sympathy is in order from this corner, especially regarding the inevitable "accident" that is guaranteed to occur. In any event, it will be great to have her "trained up in the way that she should go," to coin a phrase.
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Have fun! i'm sure she'll do great. I wish I had good advice, but I don't.
I am also not a person that knows a lot about potty training or anything for that matter since I have no kids, but good luck! I've heard it's not that bad....
I think i've told you in person all that I have...good luck! Eden saw your family picture on the screen and was so happy! She pointed right to you and started to babble and then Lauren and then "baby" and then Jake. Even though it was babble she was clearly saying, "oh, those are my special friends!"
I don't envy you the task! Just keep reminding yourself how nice it will be to stop changing diapers.
I wish potty training on no one! It inevitably has to be done, but it is so not fun! I read a chapter of Toddlerwise called Pottywise that I found helpful. I didn't follow their steps exactly, but it gave me some good ideas. I just went to the bookstore and read the chapter ;) Also, peer pressure is awesome. If there is someone that Lauren just idolizes you should have them show Lauren just how cool it is to go on the potty. That seemed to work pretty well. Mostly, clear your schedule and plan on being nowhere but home cleaning up messes for a couple days. It is awful, but worth it. Her messes are only going to get bigger! ;)
Good luck! You guys can do it!!
I had to come up with the perfect reward for Emma, every kid is different. For E it's her daily dinosour vitamin, for her friend it's watching Dora. So see what makes L tick. Then I realized that I started the process before she was mentally ready and before I was emotionally ready. So I just had it be a casual thing. I put her on the potty if she was willing, and I also bought Bear in the Big Blue house the potty training dvd, I think that really helped. Anyway, I just kept it pretty relaxed and then one day she was just ready and everything clicked. Since then it's been a breaze. Brace yourself for the accidents, and the public pottys. The most frustrating part is that I know Emma is smart, but if she's so smart how come all the accidents? And the answer was that she just wasn't ready. Good luck to you!! Keep us posted.
Every ten minutes send her to the potty, practice practice practice and just know the first week is H***! good luck and DON"T give up whatever you do. Oh and I would put her in panties only, and then for naps and night pull ups.
I've done four now, and it really isn't that bad. A trick I learned with Spencer was to have him go without underwear for 3 days or so, until he got the hang of it. He was less likely to have an accident down his leg, then in his undies. Fun underwear helps. I would ask him "Where do we go potty?" And then I would say stuff like, "Because Diego doesn't want you to go potty on him!" I would say never punish or scold for accidents in these early stages. I would just happily say, "Accidents happen. Let's get you cleaned up." After they've got it down, if they are having an accident because they won't take the time to come in and go, that's a little different.
Sympathy is all I can give. I was the WORST mother ever when I was potty training. I think I started a little too early (for a boy, so they say) but it was not fun, but once it was done it was the greatest feeling/relief ever!!
My only advice, I have heard over and over, once you start you have to finish, otherwise they get confused and it takes longer, so no quitting! Good Luck!
OK, so it's been a week. Is it over? How did it go? Is he is princess panties now? Inquiring minds want to know.
Oops, that's SHE, not he in princess panties...scary otherwise.
have fun! I am starting with Spencer and man he is a lot harder than max!! I just put max in underwear and after a few accidents he was trained by age two... Spencer doesn't care at all if his underwear is wet and I am beyond done adding $50 bucks to my costco shopping list by getting a box of diapers!
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