Sunday we attempted potty training. Phew! This training thing is tough. We have 3 cats and there was no training involved, somehow they just knew to go in the litter box. Ally it seems doesn't quite get it. But we're working on it.
All the books say not to force it, but then we thought about our daughter and how we have to force her to change her shirt or put on socks or take a bath - once the shirt is on or the bath is going she is happy and fine. It seemed that "forcing her" to put on training pants wasn't such a bad idea. Turns out we had it right. Once they were on she was fine. But she still did not quite get the idea of peeing in the potty and not in the panties. Becky put the new crib together and Ally and I watched a Clifford video. It was a very long Clifford video - a series of 12 minute shows so it held Ally's interest for a long time. We set a timer and she had to sit on the potty - her new little potty - its pink, when the timer would beep. She got an M-n-M for sitting on it with her panties off. After about 2 hours we went to the park and then came home for a nap. Ally even sat on the potty at the park. (Yes we brought it with us).
Engrossed in Clifford
Being silly - she kept saying " Ally made tunnel" because her legs were up on the footstool.
On the little potty. Mama was reading the Prudence book to Ally.
3 comments:
LOVE the ponies!!!
Good luck with the potty training! One thing that helped with my stubborn girl was not asking her if she needed to go - I would tell her 1000 times a day to tell mommy when she had to go. Then I would watch to see if she "looked" like she had to go. Still to this day if I ask her if she has to go she still says no, but if I just put her on the potty (if we are leaving the house) she will go. The book I read said that it gives them the control. Hope all goes well! I know Ally can do it!
We're not making a whole lot of progress on the "potty training" thing. Hope the M&M's are the key!
I'm very much looking forward to hearing how all this works out! We've tacked the move to the big bed instead and all is going great.
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