And PRAISE THE GOOD LORD! I can officially pronounce my Owen potty trained - for daytime anyway. We will still be working on staying dry at night, but I am thrilled to bits to have him potty trained for the most part.
It was SO DIFFICULT to get him to even co-operate with us. He was resistant at every turn so I finally did what I promised myself I would not do....I used a chart with reward stickers and prizes. I did not want to to stoop to bribing my own child, but I honestly tried almost everything else I could think of. Owen himself just did not see the point - so we had to find a way to get him excited and engaged.
It has only been two weeks with the charts and stickers. They have worked like a charm and the prizes have been minimal. A couple of rubber sea creatures, a plastic lobster and several Matchbox cars was all it took. I really am very proud of him for getting with the program so quickly. It has gone much faster than I was expecting and I know we are not 100% there - but I will take what I can get!
4 comments:
Wooo HOOO!! Good job Owen!
Good job Mom!
Have a good week my friend.
Congratulations Owen! You are a big boy now!! I still remember those days. It was wonderful, but in a way kind of sad to see the final vestiges of babyhood pass away. Chin up Jen! And congratulations to you too! Well done. :)
YAY Owen!!! You do what you can, and it's alright, he learned..no harm in doing what you had to do, right?
Love ya!!
Karol
I'm totally all about bribery. And if bribery doesn't work, there's always guilt.
Yay for Owen!!!
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