Potty Training

This week, I broke out the potty, undies, bribes, and cleaning supplies....it was potty training time!

Potty Training can be SUPER intimidating so I decided to throw together my must have items, best potty training tips, and some pretty cute pics of my naked baby going potty!

Potty Training Essentials:

1. Training Pants & Undies

-Take your toddler to Target and let them pick out a fun pack of underwear! Having your little pick out these essential potty training items helps get them excited about the potty training process. We also made a big deal about giving diapers to the babies in our life since we don’t need them anymore. Training Pants to start are a lot more absorbent than regular undies and are great for accidents...less clean up.

2. Treats

-Make it fun! Kids do best with positive reinforcement. We do one treat (M&M) for pee pee and two for poo poo! That’s the equivalent of winning the baby lotto!

3. Travel Potty & Bags

-Travel Potty’s are HUGE once you leave the house. When your Little has to go, they have to go! We used this one with our older two and keep it in our car at all times. It folds and fits perfectly under the drivers seat and is small enough to throw into your diaper bag.

4. Step Stool

-Have a step stool to help your little easily reach the sink to wash their hands. When you transition to the BIG potty, you’ll need this so your little can get on the potty all by themselves.

5. Potty

-I love Summer Infant’s My Size Potty The foam potty topper is super soft and comfy, the guard is high enough so littles boy won’t pee out the front (that’s huge Boy Moms), it’s super easy to clean, and the potty topper is removable and fits a regular toilet to make transitions to the real potty a breeze! It even comes with a storage hook for the potty topper so that it can easily hang on the adult size toilet when not in use. The back of the potty fits a full pack of Wipes making it easy for cleaning cutie little booties! My kids love that it flushes like a real potty! Cool, right?!

My best Potty Training Tips:

•Prep your Little for this huge milestone. I was nervous with both of my little ones and to be honest, my kids weren’t totally interested in the potty so we had to do a little work....potty talk, read, watch shows. We read books, watched Daniel Tiger Has to Go Potty, and talked about how big boys/girls go pee pee and poo poo on the potty!

•From the moment your little wakes up, NO MORE DIAPERS! Go nakey and remind those babes that diapers are a thing of the past! We did the 3 day method...no pants, no undies, no carpet, and no leaving the house (play in the backyard in a long sleeve shirt and shoes...Bea prefers to be totally naked 🙈).

•Stay consistent to ensure success: Put them on the toilet every 20 minutes. Constantly ask if they have to go potty...to the point where you’re sick of saying it. Keep the potty close by. Potty goes where naked baby goes!

•Praise: When your little uses the potty, make a BIG DEAL! You are their hype girl!! Hype them up!! Littles get so excited when they potty because WE get so excited. My favorite phrase while potty training is “I am so proud of you!!”

•Reward: Treat right away! We did one treat for pee and two for poop!

Be Warned...

•No matter how great it's going, it's important to remember, ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. Accidents are inevitable! Kids kind of panic when they have an accident so stay calm and say something like "accidents are ok. We can clean it and next time use the potty." There will be accidents. This is normal. Try to stay positive, not get frustrated, and most importantly DO NOT give up.