Debbie - Potty Training

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>How's Olivia doing, any

> luck w/her potty training? Is she in preschool now?

>

Debbie -

Since you asked.....

Olivia is as stubborn as ever. My mom used the book " Potty Training

in Less Than a Day. " I had my suspicions because Olivia was so

resistant to the potty. She thrashed and screamed at the mention of

the potty. It actually did work a bit. She was not resistant at

all because you make it into a game of teaching a baby to use the

potty. When she finally did go, my stupid dad took her to the park

for a couple of hours. I don't know what they were thinking. She

had been drinking all day. She had an accident and was so upset.

That was the end of that.

She was to start preschool next week. I took her in yesterday to

see the veteran kids in her class (It's Montesorri, so different

ages are together). She wants to go to school so badly that we

thought if we motivated her, she would start Potty Training on her

own. The teacher showed her the bathroom and O wanted to wash her

hands. I was encouraged. We spent yesterday afternoon in the

bathroom. She kept sitting there, but had trouble relaxing. I

think just getting the desire to go was success in itself. Of

course, no luck today. So, we're still in the crapper, so to

speak

They are holding her spot at preschool until January. I keep

telling myself at least we will save money by delaying her. It's

$3500/year! Yikes. That's more than my high school tuition! She

won't be 3 until 10/25, so she would have been starting early anyhow.

I would really suggest using that book. It says the best time is at

18-24 months. I know it would have worked if my dad didn't faux pas

like that. I can't tell you how resistant she was before.