It is so funny the things you get excited about when you become a parent. For me my big excitement right now is Addison's success in potty training. It is such a huge milestone in a toddler's life and such a relief for the parent...especially when you are facing the possibility of changing 2 sets of diapers. Potty training truly is something that you cannot force your child to do, but something they will let you know when they are ready and willing to use the potty. For the parent your job is to watch for the signs, acknowledge and act when you notice they are ready, and lastly to decide the best method to excite and motivate them to move on to the next step.
Addison has been potty training on and off for the past year, but most actively in the past 6 months. At the beginning we were mainly trying to get Addison used to seeing the potty and understanding what it was for. With all of our moving around, we decided that although she was ready to use the potty, we had too much going and and couldn't fully commit to potty training full time. Once we got settled we started putting Addison on the potty every hour and would praise her (NOT with candy) when she actually went in the potty. As she progressed to going in the potty all of the time (well going number 1) when she was running around the house without a diaper or underwear on, we decided it was time to take the next step which has been more challenging. It was time to put underwear or a diaper on Addison, instead of letting her run around naked, and get her to tell us she needed to go potty before she went rather than after. Today has been a huge success! Addison has notified me 3 times before going potty in her diaper and has used the potty every time. Her diaper remains dry!
It is so cute, Addison gets all excited when she uses the potty. The only motivation she needs is clapping and being told that she is doing a good job. She gets a huge smile on her face and says "thank you"! Now, the next steps are getting Addison to let us know that she needs to use the potty when we are in public and to work on staying dry through the night. Wish me luck!
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Good Job to all! It is a family project
Miss Addison always does things in her own time and way. She is such a smart girl.
Yay! Isn't it exciting? Caden has been potty trained for several months now, but he's still wearing a diaper at night. I don't know when that one will end, but he wakes up with SOAKING diapers, so I don't think he's ready for that one yet. Congratulations :)
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