My daughter was a breeze to potty train (years ago). We bought her Dora undies and she didn't want to pee on Dora. simple enough, right? When our next child (a boy) came along, I figured "I've got this. easy stuff". Boy was I wrong. Every time I thought he was "ready" it would fight against the whole going to the potty thing. there was times he would literally scream if I tried to get him in the bathroom. I would give up and decide to wait a few more weeks to see if he would be ready. I became to get discouraged. 4 was right around the corner and I was out of plans. We tried everything from letting him go outside, potty chairs, big potty, peeing on cheerios, sitting down, standing up, ext. I was frustrated. He started preschool 1 week before his 4th birthday. day 1 he went in a pull-up. Day 2 he told me not to bring extra pull ups, that evening I set my alarm clock every 15 minutes and he went potty. Day 3, we went to preschool in big boy undies. It was a choice my middle child was making not to go potty and when he was ready, he was ready.
Our youngest (2 1/2) started to show signs of knowing when he had to go. He would let us know when he was wet or dirty so I took that as our cue to start setting him on the potty. first I attempted a potty chair but he didn't seem to care for them, so I bought him the kind that sits on the big potty. I had a few days off of work so I decided to use that time, the other kids had school so it was less distractions. Again I set my alarm. I started out with every 5 minutes, after a few times of that I moved it up to 10 minutes then 15 minutes. I let him run around in nothing but his undies those first few days. They are easier to get down and easier for him to see and feel he has an accident (as well as less laundry). I am happy to report that he is fully potty trained now. I don't believe "boys are easier, girls are easier." its each child *imo*
Its a little sad because he is our LAST baby, and this ends an era in our lives... but then again NO MORE DIAPERS!
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