As always, I had a plan. And as always, Selah Grace had her own ideas.
The plan was to ease Selah into potty training, allow her some potty "knowledge" and "experience" before I plop her into that tiny plastic chair and ask her to tinkle. For the past month or so we've been utilizing our local library checking out picture books, videos, and songs about potty training. Smart little one that she is, she's picked up right away on new potty signs and eagerly strings three baby signs together: book, potty, music to let us know when she would like to sing the potty songs from one particular book.
The plan:
1. Begin reading all these stories, sing these songs, talk about the potty, etc.
2. Buy Selah Grace her own potty and put it in the bathroom for her to explore for a month or so.
3. Begin the training.
We got as far as step 1, but the plan derailed at 2.
She was so excited to USE her potty that the second we got home from the store she pulled her pants down, ripped her diaper off, and spent the rest of the afternoon naked running back and forth to her little potty to sit and the toilet paper to "wipe", which basically consists of wheeling off streamers of tp and throwing them in the big people toilet.
So far she's only really used her potty once, but she gets the concept. So that is how we purposefully potty-trained our toddler on accident.
And now by popular request: The Pee Pee Dance
(She gets a little camera shy so she's less animated than usual. But she's bent over and holding her knees together like the lyrics suggest. And no comments please on the big pregnant lady hopping around.)
Roll Call of Our Favorite Potty Books
This book holds a wealth of potty songs set to popular tunes, such as The Itsy Bitsy Poo Poo. It is by far the family favorite.
" A 'witty' and 'gentle' " tale of potty training.
This one is fun for S.G. to act out while we read.
In this story the toddler teaches her bunny to use the potty. Selah has her own stuffed bunny that she drags around so she loves this one.
5 comments:
The video will not work for Auntie.
Ok. Finally saw it this morning. I must say it is a privilege to have witnessed this in person. And Jenny, I think it's great you're so up and at 'em. (Mostly everyone's watching the kiddo anyway!)
oh my goodness! I want the pee pee dance! Who would have thought it! Reag made up her own, but a real dance and real songs... can't wait. Please get that video working soon! It says it is unavailable. Yeah SG!
oops, name didn't come through, k
Sorry if you can't see the video. It works on our computer. I'm not a tech-savvy person so I'm not sure how to do anything to help. Maybe just reload the page later or use a different computer? Sorry!
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