Oh Crap! Potty Training

put his pee in the potty.
I simply cannot tell you how many times I hear some version of
what former client Aislinn wrote: “I can’t believe it! This looked like
SUCH a disaster. I swear I was ready to give up. Thank god I didn’t!
Working through that resistance was not fun but now it’s the fourth
day and she’s GOT IT! Yahoo!”
The biggest reason for resistance is that you’re “on it” too hard
with your kid. You probably don’t even realize how much pressure
you’re putting on your child, but most parents go through this at
some point. You can’t help it. You have potty on the brain, and you
are on edge. If your kid is resisting, you are most likely
overprompting.
Remember those two posts you read about prompting and backing
off? The ones I said were really important? The ones you probably
read way back two weeks ago, when you were thinking about potty
training in theory but weren’t actually doing it yet? Yeah. Read them
again, now that you’re in the thick of it. I’m not kidding when I say
most problems can be solved with the information contained in those
two posts. They’ll help you strike the balance between overprompting
and backing off.
For some children, everything “clicks” during the first few days of
potty training, but for a good majority it doesn’t. Before we get to
actual dilemmas, we need to review a few things. First, remember
that all this was absolutely not on your child’s radar a couple of days
ago. I know I keep saying that, but it’s important for you to really
hear it. We have to allow them time to learn this. Most parents
realize this on some level, but still have a sort of lingering hope that
everything will be signed, sealed, and delivered on the second or