Saturday, May 1, 2010
Potty Training . . .
So I had it all figured out . . . with help from my potty training manual, potty training should be easy and doable. I read the book, made the charts to chronicle the "events" of the day, bought a timer, made sure potties were strategically placed, found goodies to make going potty entertaining, and so I began my day with high, but "realistic expectations." As the day winds down and we are batting 0-4, I am realizing that even the best books, the best procedures in place, the pep talks . . . just don't necessarily equal success. Today's accomplishments were learning to pull underwear and pants up and down, sitting on the potty every 20 minutes (although the accidents seem to happen right before and right after those 20 minutes), and that's about it. A bit discouraging to say the least. Katie does not seem to want to actually use the potty, although she does talk about the stickers and little chocolates that are part of our incentive plan. I'm not sure where to go from here, but tomorrow is a new day, right?
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3 comments:
hang in there. I think it's wise to focus on the pulling pants and underwear off and on. We did that and when he was actually ready to use the potty he is basically independent, except for the wiping of course. But, if I am feeding Owen and he has to go I don't have to help with the undressing, etc. I also found that for a while I tried to be so positive so as not to make it a "negative experience" and then make him aversive. I eventually found if I could see he was purposely avoiding the potty and didn't mind accidents I had to show him I was upset because he had no reason not to have accidents if he thought it was no big deal!
Kristen
Potty training... I have no words of wisdom. But I would LOVE to talk with you soon anyways. Shall we make a date? All I can say is that I feel your pain, and this too shall pass... even if it feels like forever. Love you
Erin
sarah, i feel your pain. i just started potty training with abigail and though she's willing, she does more sitting and using up of toilet paper than anything else. yes, tomorrow is a new day! just keep at it and one day, you'll look back and wonder back at the time when she was in diapers (though for now it seems like progress is so slow- you're doing all the right things- kids learn at their own pace, though we wish it were at ours!)
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