Couple of things that I forgot to put in the last blog. Before you start... make sure you put your child on the potty a couple of times before you actually start. This way it is not 7 in the morning and you are putting them on the potty for the first time! It can be a little scary!!
Well... we started putting her on Saturday morning and things have been going good. Of course, she cried the first couple of times... but that is normal. I have been increasing the time that she sits every morning and night. So, on Saturday morning she sat for about 30 seconds, Saturday night she sat for about a minute and we were not in the bathroom with her. Sunday morning she sat for a good 2 minutes... very little crying (only when she saw me check in on her). I will continue to increase the time. At this point in time you are trying to get a routine down. This is the longest and hardest part!!
Someone asked why we are not using a "little" potty. My reasoning behind it is... I do not want to have to teach her to use two potty's. We are not a "stay at home" kind of family so I want her to be able to use the potty when we are camping or at the store or even at a friends house. This way when we are done with the potty training... WE ARE DONE!!!
She understands that she gets a treat for sitting on the potty and we are always clapping and praising her for sitting. Things are going well. I will check back in at the end of week 1.
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