10 Things ala Potty Training
1. Waiting until the child is three has advantages and disadvantages. Obvious disadvantage is you are changing diapers longer. Advantage is they pretty much know exactly what to do. Now getting them to do it is a different story.
2. Day One: 1 accident at 7pm.
Day Two: 2 accidents at 3pm and 7pm.
Day 3: 3 accidents at noon, 6pm and 7pm.
Hmmmm....Are we seeing a pattern here? Day Ten is going to be a long day.
3. If you are going to go straight to the heart of the process and put the child in panties you should have lots of panties. Or you should love doing laundry.
4. Dressing during potty training is a little more difficult. You need to pick one shirt that matches numerous pairs of pants. Jeans work well. Have lots of them on hand. Or decide that this week is crazy outfit day. Join the fun and do the same.
5. You may also want to have extra socks if your child is a big drinker. A drinker of juice. Come on!
6. You will spend lots of time in the bathroom. It will get really clean while you are in there. You may find that the sink is leaking and that the towels stored underneath are completely wet. Great! Just what you need, more laundry!
7. Remember to add treats to your grocery list. M&M's work well, so I've heard. I'm now adding them to my grocery list.
8. At some point if the child is jumping on the bed (which she shouldn't be doing) and stops to take off her panties and tells you that it will make her jump higher you should text it to your girlfriends. If your girlfriends are funny the text you receive in return will be something like this...Well, of course it does. It also makes you run faster and driver safer.
9. Be thankful that when you are visiting one of those girlfriends and you run out of extra clothes she happens to have some that her daughters have outgrown so your daughter is not pantless. Remember to bring her a grown up goodie next time you go up.
10. Praise that little girl when she goes in the potty. It is a big deal and she is real proud of herself. Let her enjoy that moment. Celebrate this rite of passage. Epic Win!
3 comments:
ha! #5 is the best.
#7 sounds familiar - i used bribery as well :)
u know how i feel about #8 - she is right, those things weigh you down.
It will happen. It always does. And it seems like she is doing really well already.
How about not having her wear pants or underpants at home. It's a TON more obvious to them when they do have an "accident". I think they may have worked for one of my kids or grand kids. Hard to remember but I think it worked. Good Luck.
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