This picture isn't about the story below, but it is a cute one of Darren building a big tower for Lizzie to knock down.
We have been working on potty training Lizzie. It is a slow and not very successful process, so any suggestions would be appreciated. Anyways, when she does go, I like to give her a sticker and a treat and then we usually call Daddy. Last week, we called Darren and he was not able to answer his phone, so I thought she could just leave a message. She started saying "Daddy" and waited for a response. She did this a couple of times and then says, "Mommy, it's not working."
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Potty training for me has been h*ll. I am not kidding. Ally didn't train until she was four and she still has accidents from time to time. What I am doing differently with James is just not potty training him. I am praying he figures it out on his own. Seriously -- that is my plan. I did everything you could possible do to help Ally learn and it wasn't until I stopped caring. Left it all in her hands and thought accidents were cool that she actually trained herself. Sorry -- no good advise here. Potty training sucks.
Funny comment from my mother in law today. Ally is super smart if you think that maybe the reason kids train early it isn't. This is what my mother in law said today, "Ally potty trained in March and is reading by November. Crazyiness." Kids train when they are ready not when you are so if you are having a really hard time of it don't worry. I know that is hard because people are looking and wondering why she isn't trained and I can tell she is super smart, but if you put too much pressure and she doesn't want to then you cause them to resist. Resistance in potty training is the worst. Keep it fun and simple with no pressure.
Ok I hate potty training so why am I still talking about it. your family is adorable.
I struggled for almost a year with my oldest, Kai. We finally got a month after he turned three. I tried everything and then my doctor suggested a book called "Toilet Training is less that a Day". Totally worked for me. I made some changes to it like using his favorite Teddy Bear instead of the doll that pees to show him how to do it. You'll understand if you read the book. He loved it and he really caught on in a day.
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