We started a month or two ago by telling Elsie that once she used up all of the diapers we were not getting any more. We talked a lot about how when the diapers were all gone that meant it was time to wear panties and use the potty. Whenever she would get a new diaper we would talk about what would happen when they were all gone.
They ran out on Sunday and we really started buckling down on Monday. She has been wearing panties all week. She has had a handful of accidents... We started setting the timer for 20-30 minutes and when it beeped it was time to sit on the potty. We read books and sing songs to help her sit longer and "try". Yesterday and today she started jumping up and saying "oh, I have to use the potty" when she needed to go without and prompting from us.
With how much of a fiasco it was the first time we tried, I was really nervous to give it another go. But Elsie is older and wiser now, and was ready to get out of diapers. She was telling us whenever she peed and that she needed a new diaper. If we couldn't change it right then she would get upset and yell that she needed a new diaper. Even though she asked for them, she hated getting her diaper changed. It was time and she knew it, and it made all the difference.
Here's hoping this time sticks!
3 comments:
I think Mommy is older and wiser, too. Good job, all of you!
Have I mentioned how much I love that sweet little face? :)
Yay for Elsie and panties!
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