They way we introduce the use of the potty in the Jones household is a lot like the way we introduced foods as an infant. First the goal is simply to introduce the concept and get them used to the the actual process (for the potty it's sitting still). If anything makes it way into the opening as planned - bonus!! We start early so we can avoid meeting resistance when they actually realize what we are up to, but we take our time and make it part of our daily routine. We gradually add additional trips to the potty throughout the day as time goes on.
Much like Charlie, Lukas is content to sit on the potty for a while. However, Charlie would sit and sit as long as he had a truck to spin the wheels or a book to flip the pages. Lukas, although sits still, likes to finish his business and move on. No lingering too long for this kiddo. Maybe that is an age thing? We are starting this process with Lukas two months earlier than we did with Charlie.
The morning routine is well established and Lukas is successful most days as long as we get him up right when we hear him wake. He gets the funniest grin on his face when he's going (see pic below).
Well, this post has probably been TMI (too much information) so we'll cap it off by saying we have yet to have a #2 on the potty - but there will be a loud potty dance (and maybe another blog post - LOL!) for that success!!!
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