Reddington started "Potty Training" on September 17th. He is not quite there - - yet - - but we are sticking with it and he is making progress. He has between 1-2 accidents per day between the babysitter's house & home. We hope he continues to improve. We are surprised at how great he is doing, already. On Sept 28th he was successful at staying dry from the time I wake him (6:15 a.m.) until nap time (1 p.m.) When Stacey text me to tell me this I was SO HAPPY. His first time since it all began to not have a single accident in that period of time. He then continued the rest of the evening at home with ZERO accidents. What an exciting day in the life of a 2 year old & his parents! :) I see how it can definitely be a long, frustrating lesson for a child to learn. We are focusing on the positives, rewarding when he does what he's supposed to, & keeping in mind that he is still learning & he WILL make mistakes. He does wear a diaper during nap time & bed time only.
*For him, the instant reward is HUGE. After going he immediately receives a few M & M's or a small treat. I definitely believe the instant gratification has made him successful. He gets so excited about a "treat!" Also, once we started we knew we were going to stick with it. No starting & stopping & starting, again. He loves picking out his character undies of choice & is enjoying the sweet success that his parents go crazy about. He has been such a trooper & we are so proud of him. I know that different things work for different kids but these are just some of my thoughts/opinions on this topic. (Pictures were taken the day that all this madness pottytraining began. (9.17.11) We stayed home almost the entire day & just "set up potty" in the living room. Ha!
Hopefully going from "potty training" to "potty trained" SOON,
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