To recap, it went something like this:
Day 1: sat on the potty every 15min., nothing
Day 2: moved the potty to the Living Room and sat for longer intervals watching TV or iPad - success came with Jonah saying "uh oh!"
Day 3: Jonah finally connected sitting with going as a positive thing, much enthusiastic dancing to reinforce - toys/books/sweets not working
Day 4: total frustration of fighting for potty breaks
Day 5: surprising and repeated success (with a few accidents), time on iPad becomes successful reward currency
Day 6: SCHOOL - Jonah wears Pull-Ups and sits on the potty, but never uses it
Day 7: total failure
Day 8: SCHOOL - repeat
Day 9: Jonah had a great day, even taking time out from his birthday party!
Day 10: Feel we've got the rhythm, (as long as Mom or Dad enforce potty breaks at appropriate times)
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Week 2: Jonah regularly "makes yellow" almost immediately upon sitting on "little potty" and is proud of his own success (but still asks for iPad afterward), potty moves back to the bathroom
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Week 4: Jonah sometimes tells us he needs potty... but doesn't make it, still has great success when we ask, helps empty his own potty and flush!
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Week 6: Potty Training Euphoria! - Jonah can tell us he needs potty and makes it! (usually with a stop to bring his toy of choice to the bathroom with him!), Mom is much more relaxed not counting the minutes or forcing unwanted potty breaks, using public restrooms is still a challenge but with some success, Jonah still wears Pull-Ups to school and diapers for nap/nighttime
