Today, as is the case with most Mondays, Riley went to daycare. She wore a dress for easy access. It was a Tinkerbell dress with some tulle on the skirt and she insisted on her pink kitty rain boats with it. Once we got there I pulled some loose red shorts on underneath. She was quite the fashion plate. I was very hopeful that Riley would set a good example for the other almost 2yr olds and go on the potty.
I brought her over early so I could discuss what we've been doing at home, make sure Riley knew where the potty was, etc. She was excited by the idea of a treat so she sat right down on the puppy potty and passed gas. She was a bit disappointed the potty was empty. I was sure she needed to go again, but she scampered off and wet the red shorts. I made her sit on the potty, but I guess she was done. Miss D showed all the babies the "Potty Dance" and told them they would do it every time someone went on the potty.
It was then, knowing that she was in good hands (as always) that I took my leave. I have low expectations for the first serious day of using the potty at daycare, but I think it's important to establish early that home isn't the only place we use the potty. I'll keep everyone posted on her progress.
Is she wearing pull ups at all? If not, is it fair to expect the day care provider to run after her cleaning up her accidents? That sounds like a lot to ask, like someone with a puppy who hasn't been housetrained wanting to bring said pup to your party. (Not that I'm comparing a child to a dog, I'm just saying potty training is a tough job and asking others to do things "your way" may be a bit much, I think) Hopefully there won't be many messes to clean up, but this is a very confusing time for her, and I'm sure she feels embarrassed when accidents happen, having a whole group of peers observing her mistakes may freak her out and inspire regression... How will you help her deal with this?
ReplyDeleteYes, she's wearing pull-ups and she's very good at getting them off when she needs to. I'm very aware that potty training requires a lot of one on one attention and daycare isn't the place for that. When I refer to "how we do things" I mean which rewards (outside play, stickers, candy) have worked best and how she's informed us of potty success.
ReplyDeleteThe daycare provider has 4 almost 2yr olds and took this as an opportunity to prepare for a stage all of the kids will be in soon. She put out the little potty where they could get to it, made up a basket of healthy treats for rewards and printed potty sticker charts for all of them.
The goal here is to make sure Riley knows she can use the potty there. Her daycare provider is simply giving potty breaks after snacks and before and after nap. She and both have a very upbeat attitude of "almost, next time in the potty, ok?". No bully, just opportunities.
Thanks for your feedback. I hope I answered your question.
Sounds like you and she are on the same trajectory with potty training; bodes well for success, Katie.
ReplyDeleteWe are toddler-tending and working on pottying two littles. No, I guess the older one is already finished and having great results and very few misses. The younger, although very verbal, will sit on the potty but stands up one to two seconds later without doing anything except maybe pass a little gas. She’ll be two the end of August and I have no real expectations yet for her timeline.