But now we are back "on" again for potty training and Eliana is doing better than ever! I would say right now our daily average is about 50% of the time Eliana uses the potty (she does better than that on days that she is home with me and worse on days that she is in daycare with all those distractions). I am really hoping that she will be out of diapers by the time the second baby is born. Eliana has definitely shown that she is capable of being potty trained. Now it is just a matter of how much time and energy I want to invest in it. For the most part, I have been trying to stay at home with Eliana so that we are always near a potty and have less distractions. That can be frustrating for the both of us, thus decreasing my motivation to make this a priority. But as time goes on, she is getting better and better. Right now our main strategy is lots of time spent in the house without any pants or diapers, asking and taking Eliana often to the potty, and reading books like "My Big Girl Potty" by Joanne Cole. When Eliana does use the potty, she gets lots of cheers, hugs, and kisses, and I offer her a stamp for her arm (which she only sometimes takes). So far so good!
#tbt - One of my first attempts at potty training with lots of naked time (Aug 2013) |
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