Monday, June 23, 2008

Day 4 Of Naked Potty Training...Day 6 Of No TV

Call me crazy, but I think we're getting somewhere with this naked method. We're on Day 4 now and we've only had a grand total of 2 accidents (both pees). One was a true accident and the other I don't hold against him since his daddy demanded he wear some undies while out washing the car yesterday. It was windy, he was wet and in his mind he had a "diaper" on. So, today we've graduated to wearing big boy undies (though Dayton calls them pull ups) and I'm so surprised because I thought for sure he would pee in them. He hasn't yet and has been initiating telling me when he has to go. He is doing much better with his "business" in the potty now, though it usually takes a couple of trips because I think he holds it a bit. No TV is going well - he only asks maybe 2x throughout the day and I usually distract him and we go read a book or play something he chooses. This has definitely been exhausting for me, but well worth it and NO tantrums! Now I know I cannot keep the TV away forever but I sure am thinking about it! Once I feel like he has this potty thing a little better under control I will introduce the TV back as a reward I think for having no accidents. We'll see...haven't quite figured that out yet. I'm worried that the TV will result in major potty regression because he'll be too distracted to go. Tomorrow I will try public potty use...wish I could avoid this until he is tall enough to stand and pee. UGH. The picture below is one pre-potty training. He's showing off his dancing moves in his new rubber boots!