Wednesday, December 28, 2011

How to Potty Train in one week (or less!)

1.  When picking out the baby you want, be sure to get a strong-willed and competitive one. 

2.  Deal with your strong-willed child's need for independence for two years.  Try not to pull your hair out with the "Own" and "Self" statements (as in, "I'll do it on by myself, and I do NOT want any help from you.")

3.  Use your child's older sibling as an example, which may or may not turn into a competition for the potty each and every time one decides to sit on it.  This will test your patience to the limits, but hang tough.

4.  Pick a day, and go for it!

In other words, training Haley has been a breeze, totally opposite from Shelby.  I didn't have to offer any bribes and didn't have to spend days at home with a naked kid.  Maybe picking out that strong-willed child wasn't such a bad decision after all!

2 comments:

Rita said...

They really should give out trophies for potty training. I think it's WAY harder than winning a race or the Superbowl.

Good job momma!!

Anonymous said...

Want to watch her poop and then lick and tongue her butthole clean. Want her butthole smelly with plenty of poop on it to taste and eat. Then want to wash it all down with her pee.