I’m so proud of my little man right now I could BURST. They say it only takes ONE DAY to potty train, you just have to pick the right day. And when I say “they,” I mean the pediatrician and the parenting expert who wrote this amazing parenting book Toddler 411. It is my toddler bible. Baby 411 is my baby bible. I love both books so much because they are simple and to the point. They cover every topic from breastfeeding and milestones to medical issues and potty training ?????? ?????????? ??????.
Well, we definitely picked the right day to potty train. It’s been two weeks since we started and, as of right now, Bean’s bathroom potty chart looks like this:
So far it’s been an unbelievably easy and seamless transition. (KNOCK ON WOOD.) I’m one proud (super lucky, super blessed, and, hopefully, NOT jinxed) Mama.
Can you share any potty training secrets with me. I have a 3 year old that will stay dry and use the potty chair up until 2pm. Then after that it is totally down hill from there. Its almost as if he gets too tired to care. Please help.
My best advice is don’t go backwards. Stick with underwear. Definitely walk him to the potty after meals and every 90 minutes or so. My daughter would get lazy too, and there were a few accidents, but I kept moving forward. It’s definitely an “aha” moment when they finally get it 100%. Then you will forget that you worried – promise 🙂 Also, don’t freak out about the age. Both my kids were almost 3 1/2. Don’t rush it or listen to people who tell you their kids were trained at 2.