I did TONs of prep work for potty training leading up to the actual success. In the weeks and months leading up to potty training we introduced her to the potty in many different ways. Some worked better than others, but all helped to reinforce the potty concept.
- Books - We started by reading Madeleine books about potty training several months in advance. The good news is that there are so many good potty training books
out there to choose from.
- Potty Doll - Madeleine likes Elmo so we used this Elmo potty training doll to demonstrate the potty. He has his own potty, juice cup, and little potty book (that he reads while he goes). It's pretty ingenious - when you put the cup to his lips he "drinks" from it and then talks about how he "has to go" and then when you put him on the potty he sings.
- Movie - We also used this Elmo DVD about potty training... I'm not sure how much it helped but at least it was another method of reinforcing the idea:
- Model behavior - Take your child with you when you go to the bathroom and demonstrate how it all works.
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