hello! we started 3 days ago just getting my daughter to sit on the potty happily starting from 45 seconds up to 3 minutes. tomorrow I head back to work for the next 5 days. I will have one day off before she starts back at school. my question is, how do we move forward with school starting where she has always been in a pull up? do I need to wait another 2 weeks when I have 3 days off in a row again before we attempt to train? while I’m at work, my husband is alone with my daughter who is training (6) and my son (3) who is mostly trained and it will be a big task to watch her every minute/take her to the potty every 30 or 60 min without me there to keep my son busy/out of the way. we don’t have anyone who can take my son so that he is occupied. we basically just have this week before she’s back to school and I know the teacher will be compliant with what we ask but I’m having a hard time understanding the best timing to train her. I’m also nervous about how much we can accomplish at home when she will be at school 7-3 and an after school program 3-5 only leaving 6-7am and 5-7pm for us to work with her during each week. we have tried to train before and gave up, there has been a lot of inconsistency for her and I really want to avoid that this time and get this thing done finally. please help!
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EXCELLENT WORK MAMA! We have a few options... We could keep her home for a few days and give it a go with dad. We could do some interval training, which is like ok from the minute you get home from school to bedtime you're in underwear and I'm taking you 3-5 mins on,, 10-15 mins off.. and see how we do. We could maybe use that one day. If it's impossible to get help with your son, then you could switch off with hubby... one takes your son, one does the time with your daughter, or let him be there, but your primary focus is her. Could he go to a play date? Could I hire a babysitter for the day? A mother's helper even? If he wants in on the potty party Great, but you want to keep your attention to her. Lots of ways to do this.. just try and find what feels doable. Tell me what you're thinking.
EXCELLENT WORK MAMA! We have a few options… We could keep her home for a few days and give it a go with dad. We could do some interval training, which is like ok from the minute you get home from school to bedtime you’re in underwear and I’m taking you 3-5 mins on,, 10-15 mins off.. and see how we do. We could maybe use that one day. If it’s impossible to get help with your son, then you could switch off with hubby… one takes your son, one does the time with your daughter, or let him be there, but your primary focus is her. Could he go to a play date? Could I hire a babysitter for the day? A mother’s helper even? If he wants in on the potty party Great, but you want to keep your attention to her. Lots of ways to do this.. just try and find what feels doable. Tell me what you’re thinking.