you should just give your kid a freaking piece of candy every time she poops.
Question these folks outright if you’re feeling brave. “Why are you so invested in
when I potty train my child?”
Plus—I know this from Facebook—in short order, you are going to have
awesome bragging rights. But just don’t go into potty training with that as the sole
purpose, okay?If you breezed through those last four questions, go back and ask
yourself again. Be sure you are ready to do this. Be confident that your
child not only has the capability to do it, but that he will blossom in
this newfound skill. Potty train for the right reasons—because it’s
time, because it’s the next developmental milestone, and, yeah,
maybe to stick it to Big Diaper. Be sure you have support around you
or that you avoid the people who don’t support you.
I really can’t express how important those points are! Yes, it’s okay
to be a little nervous. Some people have made potty training into a
huge ordeal, largely because they waited too long and now do have
real disasters on their hands. In the majority of cases, though, it’s just
not that big a deal. Sure, it’s okay to have a tiny pocket of concern or
doubt. Just don’t go in with the pocket of doubt leading the show. I
see this time and time and time again, and your child absorbs his
attitude toward potty training from you. Whether you call it “vibe” or
“energy” or “nonverbal cues,” the fact of the matter is that children
absorb our energy. They feel the emotional undercurrent of any given
situation. Your child can tell if you are sad even when you’re putting
on your happy face. Your child is extremely sensitive; all kids are.
They don’t have the layers of emotional armor we’ve piled on
ourselves so as not to be so vulnerable. They will feel your vibe.
If you are doubting, they will be doubting, and the result will look