Kelly B.

If I was asked if there was one thing about parenting that I most dread, I would say potty training. I decided that since I was going to be laid off work for a week, this would be a good time to get it over with. My son was 26 months, so I felt it was time to ditch the diapers. I started the "recruitment" about 2 weeks before I would be off work. He was already able to tell me where his pee and poop went but really did not seem to have a realization about where it came from. The first day of boot camp was rough, I must admit. My son had 10 accidents but did have 10 "accidental" successes (going while he just happened to be sitting on the potty chair). He would be standing there peeing and would not even notice, even though it was dripping down his leg! I was dissapointed that he had not self-initiated that first day but Suzanne reassured me that this was not terribly unusal and to focus on his successes. Day 2 started slow but at around 10am he said the words I was waiting for..."gotta go potty". When he got up from his afternoon nap, we started with the "naked intervals". He had a couple accidents but self-initiated a couple more times. On day 3, he had 2 accidents in the morning and I was getting a little frustrated. Then at lunch he said to me "go potty". I hurried him to the potty chair and after sitting on the chair for a few minutes, he had a huge BM! Self-initiated! He had only one accident the rest of the day! On day 4, he did not have an accident until daddy came home from work, I think he was so excited to see him that he totally was not paying attention. On day 5, no accidents, even though this was the first day he was back in pants! That did not seem to set him back. That was 2 and a half weeks ago and my son is doing well. He has an occasional accident and that is usually when he is outside and gets too busy playing and waits too long. Since going through potty boot camp he has only had 1 BM accident. I cannot say enough about how helpful it was to have Suzanne there for support. I emailed her almost every night (and sometimes during the day) and she always responded and was super supportive and patient. She gave me encouragement and suggestions when I asked for them. I cannot say enough about this program and Suzanne. I will use this with my younger son when the time comes! Thank you!