Accidents

Accidents happen! At least to us... some people might get luck and have a kid who never has an accident.

The key to accidents, as counterproductive as it seems, is to not scold or make the child feel bad. I did this just one time and it made Madeleine regress for a whole day. Once the child knows when to go and has demonstrated that they can go on their own, then they are ashamed enough of missing the timing. Instead, just say something like "Oh well, next time try and remember to stop what you're doing and go."

And bring along extra panties when you go out... just in case.