Using the potty / Potty Training

At home: refuses to use her pot; likes to put Nemo on her pot and declare, “Nemo pee pee.”; but from time to time, will sit on the pot for a few seconds, clothes on; wears diapers.

At day care: asks to use the potty; tells her caretakers when she needs to use the potty; wears training pants

Our pediatrician says that Mads doesn’t use the potty at home because, she wants us to know that she’s in charge. Well, yes, she has become little miss bossy: “Mommy color!”, “Mommy sleep!”, “Daddy sit!”, “Lucie move!”, “Daddy eat!” Oy!

Foreign Languages

At home: lucky if we can get a few words out of her in either Spanish or French (I would say she’s quite proficient in English for her age)

At day care: knows her numbers 1-10 and colors in espanol; can speak key phrases and words in espanol

Mads is getting better with her French, but we can only get certain spanish words out of her “dos” y “ocho” are favorites, if we’re lucky, “agua”

Thumb sucking

At home: when tired or when she needs to comfort herself

At day care: not anymore

Wha?

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