By: tlalbaugh

tlalbaugh — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:49:24 +0000

So fun, I know! I think the key to potty training is naked butt. If you’re at home, you have naked butt. No underwear at first, and no trainers. There will be pee on the floor, but not that much. After a couple weeks of naked butt, do underwear around the house. Then do underwear and pants out of the house. Kira doesn’t wear diapers at all outside the house now; I have extra undies and pants in the car, but haven’t had to use them. She tells me when she needs to pee, and goes on big potties in stores and whatnot no problem (though she likes me to wait ’til she’s out of the stall before I flush the loud industrial toilets). A potty upstairs and down and lots of naked butt seem have done the trick (we praise, but haven’t resorted to bribery yet–we’re saving that, haha). I have a girl, which is supposedly easier, and she does still refuse to poop in anything but a diaper–“I have to poop, Mom. Please put me in a diaper”–but I’ll wait a month or two before pushing that. Hopefully she’ll be completely done by her third birthday in June, but if not, whatever.

By: bethnbobinnc

bethnbobinnc — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:46:44 +0000

I think I’ve told you before that pottytraining was the thing that scared me more than anything about parenting. It feels like a mine field for potential issues. What I can tell you after semi-successfully potty training 2 boys (both of them still occasionally have accidents) is, no one really knows what works. It’s all a crap shoot (pardon the pun). Simon will figure it out. You will survive. Hopefully, your furniture and floors will survive. Good Luck! :)

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