The thought of potty training really fills me with angst. Most of the people I know who have gone through it recently say to wait until your child is well aware of when they're going to begin the process, rather than having to follow your child around for months in hopes of avoiding an accident.
Lilly has just begun to become aware of when she's going pee. Usually she tells me when she's peeing in the bath. That's gross, but progress in the awareness department none-the-less. This just so happens to coinside with a new indifference toward the potty she has been using before bath. For the better part of the past week, she doesn't want to even try. I haven't pushed it, because I don't want to create a power struggle around the potty. Let me assure you that as Lilly is approaching 3 she's dutifully ramping up the dramatics when she doesn't approve of something. You'd think that she'd give up in that we never give in to her terrorist tacticts, but nope. She's not yet convinced.
Anyway, back to the potty training. I'm thinking that when the weather gets warm we'll pick a week and spend most of our time outdoors, with our trusty potty chair of course. She can wear her assortment of new underwear and dresses for easy maneuvering. Of course, all of this depends on the premise that she will dislike the feeling of pee-pee running down her legs. I've heard that some kids don't even care, and I'm hoping that won't be the case at our house. Remember my comments about power struggles? I have a sneaking suspicion that if Lilly doesn't WANT to use the potty badly enough (ie. she doesn't like the alternative, being wet) she isn't going to use the potty. I don't believe in forcing a kid to use the potty, so I'm praying that she'll be on board when the time comes.
Am I delusional for thinking this can be done (for the most part) in a week? What did you do to potty train your kids?
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Cold baths when you peepee all over yourself do wonders;) I would wait till summer and do as you suggested and yes, it can be done in a week. Kai was trained during a week we were on vacation in Palm Springs. Judah has been "training" for a few months now and still holds his pee too long. He knows when he needs to go and goes running for the bathroom but usually doens't make it there in time. Of course, I would say that is mostly my fault for not reminding him to go...
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