I feel like I've really let Emmy take her time and arrive to the conclusion on her own, that she wants to use the potty. I realize she's only 2 1/2 and I'm not trying to push...but I'm pretty sure it's time to encourage and celebrate her potty time.
She knows what the potty is and what to do on it and every once in awhile she'll tell me she needs to go and we'll run in and HURRAY, she goes!!!
Well, in an effort to motivate her a bit more we went to the store the other day bought a potty jar and filled it with "potty treats." I'm not sure this was such a great idea. Now, she just sits on the potty FOR-EV-ER and waits and talks and kicks her legs and talks and waits more till she goes so she can get a treat. I'm glad she's catching on, but I don't have time to go wait with her in the bathroom all day just so she can have a treat.
Am I being selfish with my time? Is this just how it goes when you're potty training? Were the treats a bad idea?
Well, gotta get...Emmy needs a "potty treat" so it's off to the bathroom we go to camp for awhile! Good thing Bailey is a good sport and happy to sit with me on the floor while we wait for Emmy...
2 comments:
Potty training is the worst. I'm in the middle of it with Jack. The trick has been him recognizing when he really does need to go, and that's something that they just grow into. We went through the same thing as you and Emmy a few months ago and it came down to him just not being ready yet. Keep encouraging her and motivating her (treats, new underwear, whatever works), but don't feel bad if you have to take a step back and try again later. Kids are ready when they're ready and sometimes it's just not worth the battle when they're not. Good luck!
potty training my twins was SO HARD, but then beau just figured it out. maybe i was trying to hard with them (since they were my first)? and it didn't help that i did both at once! imagine emmy out of diapers - the results are AMAZING! beau still has issues aiming into the toilet, but i'll take what i can get!
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