Comments on: Pee Pee Potty Made Easy

By: ericka

ericka — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:08:13 +0000

We have this book as well…it is super cute! I agree, there is no need to feed her sugary snacks or drinks, simply give her water or natural fruit juice, and yeah, keep the potty in the bathroom. Our little one had a few mishaps along the way, but like mentioned above, just take her in the bathroom when you go..she will put two and two together. And yeah…bootcamp works..we did that for a short while! he got it in no time! Good Luck!!!

By: MissJay

MissJay — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:32:45 +0000

Bootcamp sound like a lot of cleaning in my house! LOL We had the help of daycare. Peeing was no problem for the (now)3(girl) or 2(boy) year old. It’s the pooping. It’s easier for the boy now because he’s seen his sister go potty all the time. My fiance has an elmo DVD Elmo’s Potty Time. They LOVED it! You might be better off with the book or bootcamp though. We sure are tired of having to change our boy’s pullups because he won’t go #2 on the potty. LOL

By: MyBrownBaby

MyBrownBaby — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:22:50 +0000

You should also try, “Everybody Poops,” a book similar to “Once Upon A Potty.” Both my little ones LOVED this one, and it was a great book to “model” where big girls are supposed to go to the bathroom. And, er um, it’s funny, too (my 6-year-old recently rediscovered it and it’s now replaced “Dancing In the Wings” as her favorite… ha’ mercy).

And, like Huemanity, my girls went through the “potty bootcamp” too: During the course of a weekend, we had them walking around the house naked from the waist down, and whenever they had to pee or poop, they either had to do it where they were standing (just like they would have if they had on a diaper) or they had to find their way to the potty. Both of them peed and pooped on the floor ONE TIME–and we made them clean it up (well, as best they could). The next time they had to go, it was in the potty. I swear to you, it worked for both of them. One weekend. That’s all it took.

Good luck!

By: BlkSheep

BlkSheep — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:38:09 +0000

OH MY…potty training should have started a year ago BUT since you’re starting now definitely do training “panties” with rubber panties on the outside, it makes them feel that they are actually we unlike diapers or pull-ups. Every time you go “potty” take lil’ mami to the potty too. Forget sugary snacks and drinks - not healthy! Keep the potty in the bathroom so she’ll know that is exactly where she is supposed to go and she will not have to search for the potty. GOOD LUCK!!!!

By: Huemanity

Huemanity — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:16:20 +0000

My two year old went through potty training boot camp, LOL.

You can train a girl in just a few days, you just have to be very consistent and pretty much stay in the house for 72 hours straight.

Buy plenty of sugary snacks and soft drinks to keep her thirsty and drinking. The more she drinks, the more she goes and the more you can reinforce the potty. Let her run around naked or just wearing a t-shirt. Nothing that she has to pull off or take down. This will only distract and make her nervous. Move the potty from room to room. Never have it further than a few feet. At night, stop the fluids and just let her eat solid foods. It is much easier to catch a bowel movement than urine.

After two full days of this you can begin to watch her from afar and see if she can handle it herself. If she makes a mess, have her help you clean it up right away. I then put her in some cotton undies. The first few times she messed herself she cried. I took them off and went back to following her around. By that night she went by herself completely without saying a word to anyone. We put a pull up on for sleeping and she woke up dry.

It may seem like an arduous task, but it is well worth it. I don’t think that gradual training works and buying training pants over and over is a waste of money. I also KNEW my daughter was ready because she would come to me right before she peed and cross her legs and bop up and down. So those cues can be very helpful in determining if you child is actually ready. Some parents start too soon thinking they have to do it by age two.

Boys are much harder and I thank god I have two girls, lol.

Huemanitys last blog post..Illustrators: Kadir Nelson

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:11:53 +0000

What ever works. Nice to see the 6 yr old reading the book to her little sister. Potty training is about the biggest reason for not wanting another baby. Of course they have pull-ups but I put them on a kid (for long road trips or running errands). Other than that is was night time only.