Potty training age at the Superexhausted household was the dawning of a new day!   Here is the potty training methods that work for us.  We have 2 children and they both start potty training differently.

Potty training boys My son was a daycare kid, so he got with the potty  program by peer pressure.  The week he turned  3. We took away the diapers and he  had one accident while playing Candyland with his Nana. I know awesome!   jealous much.. (don’t be,  he did not sleep for 2 years- so his potty training was God way of saying “Go ahead have another,  I promise this one will be easy(not)”

the other …

Potty training girls my daughter was a stay at home potty training and she did not go down without a fight. When to start potty training?

• She used to hug her diapers say “she loved them”
• Me  saying “Princess  they are poopy holders.” and she did not find that gross…she still loved them
• Time for the diapers to go when she is sleeping with clean ones

Potty training weather: June it was warm, less clothes less laundry

Potty training age: She was 3 years 3 months (late for a girl, I know)

• I got tired of other people saying” She is a girl, why does she still have a diaper my daughter learned at 18 months?”
• My boy mom friends always said “Don’t worry Johnny was 3 ½,  when he learned”  That is why I am a boy mom.

How we Potty Trained:

So on this day in June, my husband comes downstairs and says “Sherry,  The Today show had a segment on a Natalie Morales who know as the Potty Whisper, we should try what she says”

• “Take her underwear away and give her a lot to drink and salt/sugar foods,  so she drinks more  the more she has to go more.”

I think simple… it sounds like a 3 year old on kid crack

• “The key was when she goes pee. You make them clean up the mess”…(you lay the paper towels, they do the actually wiping)

Great idea  3 year who is responsible …..it is like making college student pick up there clothes

• Positive reinforcement “You are doing great such a big girl”

Potty training method:  Is you have the child clean the  potty up every time,  they get tired of cleaning up, and use the potty.  A 3 year is still in the Mommy pleasing mode and they also want to be independent.

Potty training result: By the time my husband came home from work,  she was using the potty.. it took 3 day potty training  bootcamp. Bedtime took a little longer but not much after we cut late night drinks out.

(note: I cleaned the floors after she went to bed)

This post was inspired by shellthings potty training post share the link love.

How did you do it?