pee pattern down and know to prompt her at certain times.
Usually, a few weeks of commando and bringing along the potty is
sufficient. After a month, you should be fine. Of course, gauge it for
yourself. If you think you need it longer, go for it. Once again, think
of how you can support your child in success. You want to line up
everything in your and your child’s favor!
Blocks Four, Five, and Six . . . to Infinity and Beyond!
By now, you should definitely be seeing quantifiable progress. It will
continue to get easier and easier. Rather than keeping notes (for the
love of God, please don’t keep a pee log!) strive for a rhythm. You
want to be in harmony with your child, not hounding him all day
long. The parents who do best tend to be very laid back and rely on
their intuition. There’s really no rule book here, just learning.
You will keep building on success. I often refer to this as “stacking
successes.” You want to pay close attention to your child’s successes
and not harp on the failures. If your child is making it to the potty
more often than not, it’s good. If she has five pees on the pot and two
misses, that’s good. Yes, it needs improvement, but it’s good. It’s
human nature to pick out the bad. I used to own a children’s clothing
store. Almost all of my customers were awesome, but still, I would go
home bitching about the one customer who blew my day. We all do
this, but try to step out of it while potty training. Yes, we want to fix
problems, but we don’t want to come down on the child all the time.
These may very well be the weirdest, hardest few days of your
parenting career. It can be tedious, doing this dance of balancing