Potty Training

I dreaded potty training. I was imagining puddles, racing to the toilet, pulling over on the side of the road, gobs of laundry. Not my idea of a good time.

I finally realized that I needed to get on my game because my daughter was ready. I had heard good things about 3 Day Potty Training so I bought the ebook and took the plunge.

I don't think I'm Supermom and I realize that this method will almost definitely not work for any of my other children but it worked so well for Kiran. She had already gone on the potty both ways so this method trained her to recognize her body's signs. The bulk of the work was done in one morning.

I would recommend actually buying the ebook for a few reasons. I thought I knew what it would say, and I did know most of it, but there were a few key ideas that I think really mattered. For example, you never ask the child if they need to go potty but instead you remind them to tell you when they need to go. It puts the responsibility on them to learn when they need to go. It also gave me the confidence to try to go without diapers at naps and nighttime even though Kiran had not been waking dry. Kiran started off beautifully at nights and naptimes. We've had a few setbacks but she's bounced back. When she was fighting off an illness a few weeks ago (remember when she was taking those long naps?) she was waking up wet every morning, even when I took her potty right before I went to bed. I *almost* put her back in diapers for nighttime. I really wondered if I had pushed too hard or was expecting too much. I contacted the ebook's author and she gave me a few tips to try plus the encouragement that illness really can cause a setback and sure enough Kiran went right back to staying dry. That's the biggest reason I suggest buying the ebook- you get access to the author. I contacted her twice with two different problems. I received timely advice that worked both times.

Kiran has done really well lately with few accidents but TODAY was a big milestone. This morning around 5 am, Kiran got up and went to the potty on her own before she wet the bed! Normally she sleeps all night and wakes up dry but today was the first time she went to the bathroom in the middle of the night. She sat on the toilet and yelled until I came but she avoided an accident. I'm so incredibly proud of her.

There's our potty training story. I'll be glad to answer any questions you have about our experience. I just wanted to throw out another method of potty training that worked for us.