Potty Training Day 1
So we are about 10 hours into Dillan's first day of potty training. So far we have a success rate of about 50%. Because I've had a few other moms say they are about to start potty training, here are my thoughts on today.
1. We used the Potty Boot Camp method. Its a hybrid of the naked method, reward method, interval method and just plain common sense. YOu can buy a copy here. http://www.thepottybootcamp.com/buy-now.html
2. Pre-potty training was essential! we did about 2 months of just having a ring in the house and letting him sit on it from time to time. For the last 12 days or so, he's sat on it bare bottomed 2 or 3 times a day. Such a big help not having to teach him how to sit still on the potty today and that its ok to relax while on it. We rewarded him with M&Ms for sitting on the potty all during this time. He got extra if he actually went.
3. So glad luke and i both had the day off today. this is exhausting work! its nice being able to tag out every couple of hours or have one of us cleaning accidents while the other supervises potty time. I can't imagine doing this on my own.
4. POTTY WATCH = BRILLIANT!!! we tried to get him to go to the potty a few times without one and had some melt downs. But once he started to hear the fun little BEEP BEEP BEEP, he started getting all excited about potty time.
All and all, a good first day. I'm thinking this is going to be possible but its going to take a lot of patience.
I laughed at this! I feel like such a slacker mom compared to you! In fact, when I had Morgan, my mom sent me a book called The Slacker Mom. After potty training FOUR, I have to say that they do it when they're ready, whether or not you try anything to initiate it. With William and Emily I used stickers and charts and they both potty trained simultaneously at ages 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 but W, like most boys, had infrequent accidents during the night until about six. Morgan fought me tooth and nail so that when I entered her in preschool, I lied and said she was fully potty trained then crossed my fingers. She took until about 3 years 3-4 months. With Vivian, the fourth, I wanted her to stay in diapers forever because by then I'd realized that diapers are so much easier than stopping everywhere you go and trying to talk them into using the potty. But she insisted and had herself fully potty trained, underwear to sleep in, by about 2 yrs, 4-5 months. If I have another one, Lisa, I'm doing it like with Viv, ignoring his/her pleas until one day I notice their diaper is always dry.
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