The Potty Training Diarys

Well, as there are four of us currently going through potty training just now, I thought I would write about my own three year olds quirks. They are many and strange! As many of you already know, my Erica has ben able to control her pee for months now, but was fighting tooth and nail to keep from pooping on the pot. She would go as far as holding it in for HOURS while I stood over her, forcing her to sit, but the second I would let her up, she would go and find a corner to squat and mess her pants! Finally, Jeff and I went on ebay and searched for all Cinderella toys. We let her choose the one that she wanted the most (a baby Cinderella, soft plush doll) and ordered it. When it came, I stuck a pin in her skirt and hung her on the wall above the toilet and we told Erica that if she even wanted to touch the doll, she had to go poop in the potty. She was only able to hold out for about a day before she finally went in the potty and was given her doll! Erica slept with Cinderella that night. The next day she was back to putting on her own diaper and pooping in it and then coming with wipes to be cleaned. So I hung Cinderella back on the wall. Erica now knows that in order to keep Baby Ya-Ya she has to KEEP going in the potty. It only took her another day to earn her dolly back. Now, Erica comes to me, hands me the doll, makes me hang her on the wall, then Erica goes immidiatly on the potty and gets Cinderella back. I'm not sure why, but as long as there are no more messy diapers or underware, I am perfectly willing to hang Ya-Ya on the wall as many times as she wants!