
September 20th, 2009
We’re officially on day 10 of wearing “big boy’s” underwear and NO pull ups. Chase still isn’t going to the bathroom on his own, but goes whenever we tell him to. So far, he’s only had two small accidents. The big boy’s underwear incentive coupled with talking in the character’s voice really seems to have done the job. He’s had [...]

September 12th, 2009
We had a day of success yesterday! A dry pull up ALL DAY LONG!!!! I was so energized by that that I decided to brave the waters and let Chase wear his “big boy’s” underwear all day today. So far, so good. (Wait — where’s a piece of wood for me to knock on?)
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August 24th, 2009
I was recently asked when would be a good time to start potty training a child. Depending on who you ask, it could be anywhere between 18 to 24 months or later, but the truth is each child is different, so it’s better to check whether or not your child is exhibiting signs of readiness. Cues that your child [...]

August 16th, 2009
So I guess it’s pretty well understood that boys are much more difficult to potty train than girls are, at least from what other moms are telling me. According to a popular parenting magazine, boys generally start to potty train at around 2 1/2 to 3 years old. Considering that Chase is 4 now, I [...]