On Potty Training
I Hear Parents ALL the Time
Talk about how HARD it is to
Potty Train.
For ME,
I Have Found it To be
-Dare I Say It?-
EASY
All Three Times.
{Our Newest Potty Going Guy}
I Have Found a Few Keys to My
Potty Training Happiness
that I Share Freely with ANYONE
1. WAIT - Wait, Wait, WAIT. All My Boys have been Dang Close to Being 3 yrs. Old, or Beyond the 3 yr. Mark. Something Magical Happens about that Age, and they "Get It". Their Bodies Are READY and they Can Tell When "Things" are Needing to Come Out. I KNOW, The Pressure from Everyone is Mounting As they Collectively Hold Their Breath and Ask "When Are YOU Going to Potty Train that Child?" But? THEY Aren't the Ones who have to clean up the messes, YOU are. Do Yourself a Favor- Wait.
2. Make that Switch to Underwear, and Stay There. I think it Becomes Quite Confusing to the Youngster when constantly changing between Pull-Ups and Underwears. I Muster Up My Courage and Just tell Myself that I Have to be willing to clean up messes, and go places, with a "Mess Clean Up Kit" handy in My Purse. I DO use a Pull-Up at Night- I Use a Specific Kind and by the time My Kids were DAY trained, they were Night Trained As Well. (If You want to know more about that- Lemme Know)
3. Use the Potty that is standard. I Don't use Potty Chairs or Anything, because chances are Most Likely that if we are at a store or a restaurant, they won't have potty chairs either, and I don't want anybody freaking out about using the REAL Toilet. We Use it from the Get Go.
4. Praise, Enthusiasm, Stickers and Prizes are a Potty Trainer's BEST Friend!
5. Never Punish, or Get Negative. Be Glad that Your Hands are Washable, and if You Can't Hack cleaning the Underwears One More Time- Throw It Out! It's Okay to give Yourself a Break!
My Experience with Potty Training
has Been Short Lived, each Time.
They're Ready for It,
They Understand It,
and, to be Honest, We've Enjoyed it!
[Watch. If I have another, they will be the hardest, stinker-est thing to Potty Train!]
If You Want to Know More Particulars about
My Potty Training
Give Me a Holler,
I'll Yak Yer Ear Off.
[Oh, and YOU are SOooo Welcome]
