Just dealing with it!

It's been over a week now and I'm not gonna lie.... It's been rough! However, Haley is really being a trooper. To all those parents who will soon be potty training I would like to share some maybe helpful hints: 1. Let them pick the underwear; they will be less likely to mess on a pair they like and chose 2. Be presistant atleast for the first few days. I stayed on Haley for the first 2 days straight and by the third day she seemed to be getting annoyed so I backed off and that's when she would go by herself. 3. Training directly on the potty has been really nice. I haven't tried to use a training seat; however it has bee nice just being able to flush it down with minimal clean up. 4. Teach them to do it themselves. I tried not to coddle Haley with helping her pull the pants down, get on the toilet, wipe (I do however wipe her a little when she is done), and wash her hands. It makes it easier for the times you are unable to drop everything and run to the bathroom with them... like being in the shower. 5. Make it fun! Books, stuffed animals, special cleaning and wipes items are all wonderful tools. It makes them feel special.


I am no expert and by no means is Haley potty trained after one week. She about 75% for number one and still have yet to tackle the number two. I just thought I would makes some suggestions for those who are thinking about doing this in the near future. Oh yeah one more... many of our kids favorite characters have potty movies (elmo, little bear, etc) and read along movies with books. Haley loved Elmo's potty time!

I know I have talked non-stop about potty training but it has consumed my time. Sorry!!!!