Amanda finally decided she wanted to use the potty this week. I honestly don’t know what brought about this change – I’ve been trying to convince her to use the potty for almost a year, even bribing her with new Elmo panties sitting enticingly in her drawer. Whenever she’d ask to wear them, I told her underwear was for big girls that used the potty, but it was never enough motivation to get her to cooperate. It was if she figured she’d already done it once or twice, and that was enough.
Now, only weeks before her third birthday, Amanda suddenly decided that she wants to be a “big girl” like Eva and Kasey (their 6-year-old friend). She got her training toilet out of the garage and refused to wear a diaper. For several days she didn’t have a single accident, running to the potty every time she had to go. She even got on the “big potty” (adult toilet) to do #2 the way that big sister does, using the little footstool – all by herself!
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