Beginning Potty Training - Step 1

Beginning Potty Training - Step 1 (2 weeks, 1-2 hours or less per day)

Today we begin potty training my 21 month old daughter. (this process worked VERY well for her brother)

Step 1 lasts two weeks. (1-2 hours each day)

Each day without a diaper, she sits on her potty in front of a potty show or with a potty book (procured from the library for FREE) for 1-2 hours with a drink in her hand until she presents pee pee or poo poo. (if she misses the potty, I move her quickly to the potty and still offer successful reaction in beginning phases)

The potty is on a towel and she must stay on the potty or the towel.

If she goes pee pee she gets an MnM or poo poo she gets 3 MnMs. (so does her brother-this way he is more than motivating :)) She also receives a parade of happiness from mom in the form of running around with her in my arms while I praise her loudly for what she accomplished and put on a new diaper.

Tomorrow same exercise (this step will last 2 weeks)

Day one - success. She went pee pee in the potty. (very little, but now she knows potty=party with a treat) took 1 1/2 hours

Day two - success, however it took many more MnMs. One to sit on the potty and one of each color when she goes. For Day 3, we celebrate with one pound of chocolate. j/k.... took 1 hour

Day three - success. 4 MnMs. She only took 1/2 hour.

Day four - success. I added in a morning session as well. She didn't go, but she was glad to sit for a bit. Afternoon, 3 MnMs. it only took 5 minutes.

Day Five - no success. I left her to do some computer work, and she had an accident. After that we had to get a move on to be somewhere. Lesson learned: She needs more one on one attention during the "guiding" process.

Day Six - SUCCESS. She went poo poo and pee pee in the potty! I was nervous that she might be concerned about the poo poo, but not with the Halloween treat box infront of her awaiting her proud moment!

Day Seven- success. In thinking ahead to going out places, I decided today to bring out the potty seat that can be set onto toilets anywhere, and wiped down. This way she can get the hang of it and public places may be that much easier than carrying the kid potty wherever we go. You can find the seat we used for $9.99 at BabysRUs

Week 2- We are moving to step 2 on Saturday. She is really getting the hang of things. Each day of week 2 she has atleast gone pee pee in the potty. I have also added on extra morning sessions or sessions when we can simply let her run around without bottoms that she can go to the potty with urges. She has not been perfect. I have noticed that I must request atleast every 1/2 hour for her to sit on the potty. She doesn't seem to have a problem with poop either! Major bonus. What a great proud face she has when she takes the potty to the toilet to empty her presents! We absolutely build on that.

Next Step Potty Traing Step 2 - Potty Day!