Well, we're just not quite ready to potty train. K is much more willing to use the toilet this time around, which is great. However, he's not fully invested yet. He'd rather play than stop to use the potty. Honestly, I'm not ready to commit to it either. We are about three weeks away from finding out when we'll travel to China for our next adoption. Sometime in Dec. or Jan. we are going to be gone for a couple of weeks, and then home with a new baby. I don't want to add potty training to the list of transitions when we get home. However, if he wants to use the toilet we are all for it. Yesterday he volunteered to use it a couple of times. So awesome! I think once we are somewhat settled in with his new sister, we'll give it serious attention.
The best thing I've learned from our trial with potty training is to not care so much about the outcome. This summer, I was so insistent on it and didn't want to fail. Now, I don't really care one way or the other as I know that eventually he'll get it. Our son is a strong willed little guy. When he wants to do something, he will. So, we told him he's the boss of his own pee and pooh. He likes the concept of being the boss of somebody, or something. Now that he's the boss of his own potty needs, rather than being forced to bend to my will, we are all a lot happier. Funny, in all the potty training manuals I read, nobody ever mentioned this.
More posts to follow as we make progress in this area...
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