Oh Crap! Potty Training

so you can pass on the information.
As you are potty training, be sure you are saying to your child what
you would like him to say. Remember when you were teaching “bye-
bye,” you probably very naturally said his words: “Bye-bye, Grandma!”
Right? Probably in a high squeaky voice, too. And eventually he
started saying “bye-bye.”
Same thing with potty training. So as you are getting him to the
potty you would say, “Mama, go potty” or “Mama, pee.” Something
along those lines. This is something that all parents should do, but it’s
especially important for you because, ideally, we need your child
asking to pee as soon as possible when he returns to the day care
(realistically, though, self-initiation doesn’t fully begin until one to
three weeks after your start date).
Don’t worry about the nap diaper at day care. Send a diaper. It’s a
pretty useless fight that you probably won’t win.
The commando issue is a big one that day cares resist. I think
everyone is just weirded out by the idea of no underwear. I wouldn’t
even ask their opinion/permission if you can help it. Wearing
underwear is simply too confusing for your child in the beginning.
The snugness creates a muscle memory of a diaper, and the covering
suggests privacy. I can almost bet you that your child will have more
accidents if you put undies on her too soon. Many schools will claim
it’s a regulation. It very well may be. But try to get the actual wording
of the regulation and see if there’s a creative work-around.
Sometimes, it’s about the poop dropping on the floor. See if your
child can wear pants with elastics around the ankles to hold the poop.
In my experience, a lot of day cares just really don’t want to take this