So 2 1/2 years have passed and still no progress. Mads’ pediatrician isn’t going to be happy. I figure we have until August before she lowers the boom on us.

We’ve been through almost everything: stickers on a potty chart (that only went so far), hugs and praise (yeah, right), and even rewards we weren’t supposed to offer, candy! We started with jelly beans, then moved on to M&Ms and finally hershey kisses. Surprisingly, the candy “thing” didn’t last long at all.

Things were going well, then all of a sudden, the potty had become the last place Mads wanted to do anything.

Recently, I got it into my head….hey! what about big girl underwear?! Mads is doing the princess thing now, so maybe princess undies would help motivate her? When she saw her “gift” she was so excited (and I was very hopeful)! The excitement about the big girl undies lasted only about 1…2…3 seconds.

So, now we’re back to where we started – suggesting times to use the potty and rushing her to the bathroom when she starts making her bm “face”.

Thanks to a dear friend of mine, whose daughter is 3 months younger than Mads and is “day” potty trained, I found the book, Potty Training in One Day.

I’m reading, reading, then, sadly realized that it might take us a bit longer and be a bit more difficult than I had hoped for – this girl has got some serious control issues. We were forewarned by one of the pediatricians in the group (the “old school” MD) that potty training is best something that is outsourced and that Mads will do her business in the potty when she’s ready – her way of letting us know that she’s in control of her world. This was filed, naturally, in the section, POTTY TRAINING RESISTANCE.

If princess undies (she won’t even wear them!), jelly beans and chocolates aren’t working, S & I have our work cut out for us.

Tagged: potty training on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 · 1 Comment »