Every mom looks forward to the day that they won't have to change stinky diapers anymore, or spend a small fortune on them every month. What you don't think about when you're in this diaper-free dreamland is the task itself of potty training, and how difficult it can be.
I never imagined him being absolutely terrified of going to the bathroom without a diaper on. I figured if anything he would be scared of the toilet. He doesn't mind sitting on the potty, but you can always tell if he's actually about to go because he gets this scared look on his face like he's doing something wrong and starts crying. Once he actually goes in the potty and sees how excited everyone is, then he gets excited too and can't wait to flush the toilet, but no matter how many times we go through it, he still gets scared.
I was reading online and they said that the best thing that you can do if your child is struggling is to take a break for a few weeks or even a few months. So what I think I'm going to do is wait a couple of months until after school starts and we're both settled back in our routines and give it another shot. In the meantime, I'm going to try a few other things that I read about as well that will help your child become more comfortable around the potty. Also, I was talking to my aunt and grandmother the other day and they brought up a good point about using cotton training pants rather than Pull-Ups. I think I may try that as well.
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Here's my so-not-a-mom question. Would the cotton training pants be a little more uncomfortable when soiled than the pullups? Or would it be because they don't feel like a diaper, so he's nudged to take a "half step" toward big boy pants and so encouraged to try the potty?
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