Tuesday, April 21, 2009

potty training time....

So I decided about a month ago to unpack my daughters potty that she had gotten for her first birthday..shes going on 19months and she grasps the concept of almost everything immediately so I figure I can just get her use to her potty and slowly get her comfortable with it.the bf buys her an elmo potty training video (she is obsessed with elmo) so she sits and watches it and after we all go to bed that night,wake up in the morning and she is running around in the nude!.she had taken her diaper off,I assume,imitating the children In the elmo video she had watched prior to falling asleep!.she had went pee all over her bed as well!.needless to say I was upset,so I put her in the tub to clean her up.and she goes POO IN THE TUB!.she has NEVER done this before so,the only thing I can think of is,she somewhat understood the concept of the video as far as removing your training pants and going potty,she just wasn’t quite there yet.the next day!.the same thing.wake up to my daughter going commando! Thankfully no poo in the tub again.So I decide to wait a while before trying to potty train again.But im thinking its time to break the potty out again! The baby center states its best to start slow and keep your expectations at a minimum.which is what I’ll do.also states to try and let your child learn by imitation,allowing her to copy what I do in the bathroom,or pretending her favorite stuffed animal is using the potty to encourage her to want to use it herself…….we’ll see how it all works out!
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