Whoever said potty training was easy was lying or had a genius child. These past weeks... months... more months was a lot more of a struggle than I was expecting, but then again I was dealing with a 19-month-old at the time. This time, I am dealing with the oh so terrible two stage. Since receiving the news that I would be starting a new job soon (my first job), I was even more determined to pass this finish line of having my son potty trained.
At one point, I took him and placed him on the potty kicking and screaming and guess what happened... he actually went potty. Then choose a car as a prize. I made a huge scene, cheering and have him show off his car for going potty. He saw some of his old toy cars on the ground and picked it up cheering "I went potty!" as if he got all those cars for it too lol.
Pull Ups - 4 Potty - 1
DAY 2 - I wasn't so much a struggle today. I still got tons of him saying "No" to having to go potty, but he did use the potty twice today. Okay, technically one and a half so he got two cars today anyway. Even the smallest amount counts. The question - How many cars does he get if he uses the bathroom more than once a day? was brought to my attention. I didn't think about that when I bought 14 small cars for two weeks. I may have to rethink this plan or will just have to buy more bags of small cars from Value Village.
Pull Ups - 4 Potty - 1 1/2
In no time, he was back to telling me that he had to use it. So it has been a huge step getting him where he is now, he is telling me when he has to go plus if his pull up is full he will let me know so I am extremely proud of his progress.
What have I learned?
1. To never give up, stay persistent.
2. Continue to make potty training fun.
3. If notice a potty pattern keep at it.
4. Stay positive. Motivate and praise when he goes and even when he doesn't.
5. Try every idea and find one that works for you.
What worked for me?
Out of everything that I have tried. I would have to say that, having a schedule and giving my son one of his favorite toys (Cars) was more fun for him than getting car stickers.
Did you enjoy this adventure of mine? I hope so! If it helps you, gives you a laugh or gives you some suggestions then continue following me journey. Share some advice if you like too or methods that have worked for you. I would love to know your methods.
I guess potty training is every mother's nightmare, and I truly feel for you. I dreaded potty training my son so I turned to reading all that I could about it. I came across a book - and I hope I can remember the exact title - Potty Training in a Day. This was over thirty years ago and it really worked for me and my son was not a genius but he was and is very smart. I was just lucky I guess and I passed the book around to all of my friends who needed to potty train and it seemed to work for them, too. The main thing is to not stress out about it. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteAww thank you so much, Gail. I love hearing how other things have worked for other moms. Now that my son is getting the hang of things, I feel less stressed!
DeleteYour welcome! See you at the next one!
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