potty training
As soon as we see that one of our wee ones is waking up with a dry diaper (i.e. sans wee), we begin potty training. Now mind you if you gather ten couples for a diner party and ask how to potty train, you will get 35 answers. If you can't follow the math there it's because I'm basically stupid. I have to get naked to count to twenty one.
My point is there is no answer. Try what you think is best and hope for the best. Here is what we do.
OK . . . dry diaper in the morning. We then take them into the bathroom upon waking and sit them there until they pee. Then we all dance around like morons and tell them how big they are. "Who is so big today?" "Wow, your are so very big". "Did you grow big last night?". And then . . . dramatic pause . . . key music (dun dun dunnnnn) . . . we give them M & M's. Every time they do that voodoo that they do do (tee hee : do do), it's chocolate, covered with a candy shell. An incentive program.
For my son there was also Cheerios dropped into the toilet to have something to aim at. Aim is important. We have had the discussion about sitting unless there is a urinal. Brainless. No thinking about hitting the bulls-eye in the moment of necessity. And then you never have to deal with the seat up thingie.
Mikaela is two months shy of 2 and a half. She is now wearing big girl underwear. We put a diaper on her at night just in case but she is well on her way to being "big".
I have been waiting for the day when we no longer have to buy diapers for so long. I'm giddy.
excuse me . . . I got excited and I got to go pee.
For now . . .
My point is there is no answer. Try what you think is best and hope for the best. Here is what we do.
OK . . . dry diaper in the morning. We then take them into the bathroom upon waking and sit them there until they pee. Then we all dance around like morons and tell them how big they are. "Who is so big today?" "Wow, your are so very big". "Did you grow big last night?". And then . . . dramatic pause . . . key music (dun dun dunnnnn) . . . we give them M & M's. Every time they do that voodoo that they do do (tee hee : do do), it's chocolate, covered with a candy shell. An incentive program.
For my son there was also Cheerios dropped into the toilet to have something to aim at. Aim is important. We have had the discussion about sitting unless there is a urinal. Brainless. No thinking about hitting the bulls-eye in the moment of necessity. And then you never have to deal with the seat up thingie.
Mikaela is two months shy of 2 and a half. She is now wearing big girl underwear. We put a diaper on her at night just in case but she is well on her way to being "big".
I have been waiting for the day when we no longer have to buy diapers for so long. I'm giddy.
excuse me . . . I got excited and I got to go pee.
For now . . .
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