To Potty, or Not to Potty....

Still, we have had no luck with potty training.  Although, we have been encouraged by others not to force the matter, so, that is what we have avoided.  Mills will be two and a half in two weeks, and I know that most mothers of boys have told us that their little darlings didn't train until they were almost three.  So, with that being said, we have been patient with it.

Mills knows what the potty is, and tells us when he has gone, but if you ask him, "Do you want to go tee-tee in the potty?", he says, "No!"  Yes, he has done it before.  He has even been rewarded for it, but honestly, the child doesn't care a thing about the potty.  We have been strongly advised to stay away from "pull-up" training pants by so many, and have been encouraged to let him wear big boy underwear so that he can feel how uncomfortable it is to "go" in them.  Guess what.  He didn't care.  Of course that was a few months ago.

Our next strategy is to maybe motivate him with books. I have searched for books on the web, and who knew that there were only about a million of them. Have any of you bought potty motivating books? If so, which were favorites. Maybe if we start reading now, he will be more motivated to try this summer. Here's hoping!

Now, this one looks interesting.  Mills loves anything with a fireman.

I do not particularly care for the word "pee" especially for a two year old, but Mo Willems is a house favorite. Maybe I can change the wording to "tee tee." ha!  It even has a chart and stickers.