Thursday, August 23, 2007

Potty training, anyone?



This is the standard attire around the house these days . . . rain boots and undies!

Okay, I know this might be irrelevant to some of you readers, but if you have "potty trained" or will someday soon, keep reading! :) My mother-in-law, Donna, swore that this book written in the 70's was the end-all in potty training. . . she trained her three boys by it and even my nephew, Hunter. She purchased the newest edition of the book back in the spring and loaned it to me. I will be honest, I was a little skeptical because it promises you can do it in one day. Yes, that's right, ONE DAY! So, I did my summer reading on the beach - very enlightening- :) and picked the prime time to try it. A week where we had virtually nothing going on, and it was (and still is) so stinkin' hot that we weren't even going to play outside. It works! Within an hour, he was using the potty, (he never had before) and has not had a single "pee-pee" accident since the very first day! He had several "other" accidents, but most of the time we make it in time! He has only had four "other" accidents since we started training two and a half weeks ago. I will say, I'm pretty proud! For those who want specifics, the title is Toilet Training in Less Than a Day by Nathan H. Azrin and Richard M. Foxx. Happy Potty Training!

7 comments:

Elizabeth S said...

Hi Laura Beth. I don't know if you remember me or not, I was Elizabeth Proctor at Lipscomb, married Stephen Shirley. Anyway, I found your blog through, well I can't remember who! HA. This blog world is pretty amazing. Anyway, good to hear about your sweet family. My blog is www.elizabethshirley.blogspot.com.

Julie said...

Your blog looks great! I wish I'd had that book when we were training Frances-I definently will get it before Libby goes through that process!

Candie Bowen said...

Cute blog! Like I said, Craig ordered the book. D.O. knows best, right?

Segadi Family said...

Love your blog!! Did you go cold turkey with no pull ups, etc? I don't have the book- but a friend suggested doing that and it worked great with Elan! Sounds like he's got it down pat- what a big boy!

Evan said...

Hi LB! So good to hear from you and see what y'all have been up to. Your son is so cute (undies and all!) I'm glad y'all are doing well.
Love,
Annalee

Christine said...

I need that book too! I haven't even started thinking about potty training yet. I think I'm going to start trying in January.

The Parker Family said...

Congratulations on the milestone! Love the boots and undies!