August 05, 2008

Potty Training Take 2

Okay, so we are trying again to potty train Lily. She is actually doing much better this time. Yesterday she wore underwear all day without an accident and no accidents so far today. I am doing things a little different this time. For one, I'm very serious about it. Last time I kinda hoped she would train herself without too much involvement from me. Now I am trying to be very vigilant. I do not want a take 3. Second, I clearly outline and remind her of the rewards she will get (candy each time she goes and a trip to Chuck E. Cheese when complete). I even have the candy on the back of the toilet. I also clearly outlined the punishment for peeing on my floor. I know some wouldn't approve of punishing an accident and I will not punish a true accident, but I will if she pees on the floor just to do it. I really think this made a big different this time. She has to understand that it is not acceptable to me to have to clean the floor all day. So as I said, it is going really well and I hope it sticks this time. I really don't want 2 kids in diapers. I am going to try cloth diapering again with this baby though. Hopefully I will stick to it longer than with Lily. I want to cloth diaper more for the environment than because of the money. Our family has put too many diapers out there as it is.

1 comment:

Abbey Road said...

I can sympathize, having 2 in diapers is not a huge deal, but when the baby does come it really puts in perspective who really needs diapers and who doesn't. You will feel so proud of her and yourself once she is potty trained. Yay for Lily! It sounds like she is doing really well!
By the way, we had a great time visiting the other day! Lets do it again soon!