How I Potty Trained DJ...

I have been getting a lot of emails from friends about how I potty trained DJ, So I thought I would blog about it.

To start things off I took DJ to Target and let him pic out his own potty and some super cool big kid underwear. He picked out a Frog Potty and some Cars Underwear. When we got home I took off all of his clothes and let him run around an get a feel of being diaper less. We started this in March, After a few days he was not interested anymore. So we just played it by ear.

In June we decided to try again, and brought out his frog potty. He would love to sit on it but would never go. One day I decided to introduce stickers and a sticker chart and he would get to put a sticker on his chart when he went potty. We also up'd his liquids so he would pee more often. One day he finally went potty and we praised him and he got a sticker. He was so excited and proud of himself that he kept sitting on the frog and trying to push out as much pee as he could.

I would sit him on the frog about every 30 minutes, and keep him there for 3-5 minutes. Whenever he would pee he would get so excited. We had a few accidents but he picked it up pretty quick. Everyone says that boys are a lot harder to potty train but every child is different. DJ started wearing underwear all day, and would stay dry during nap time.

The main thing about potty training is to just be patient with them. This is all new and if your child doesn't like change then it might take a little longer. We are still using overnight diapers for DJ when he sleeps at night, that is because he is always waking up soaking wet.

So the things you are going to need are:

A Potty or Seat for your Toilet. (DJ was very intimidated by the toilet in the beginning)

10-15 pairs of underwear.

Clorox Wipes.

Stickers/Sticker Chart.

M&M's (a lot of people do this as a prize for going in the potty, we just stuck with stickers)

Patience, Patience, Patience....

Good Luck!!!

We are going to start really PT'ing Reagan when we get back from Tennessee in March.