Leslie Ashley

I have to admit, I was very skeptical of this plan. I have always believed that children will do it when they are ready. That's what my oldest daughter did!   Well, at 34 months her younger sister was still not showing any signs of readiness and didn't care if she was wet or dirty and stinky. She could have worn the fullest, heaviest diaper and never said a word. Finally, I decided it was time to intervene or she would be going to college in diapers!    We started on Thursday with the boot camp and by Sunday Tessa was self-initiating and knowing when she had to go!! She was so proud of herself when she "got it." I don't know what exactly worked and what didn't, but it did! The drills weren't so good and we had to adjust those a bit. She's so stubborn that it just turned into a power struggle. I could see how this would be more important and work better for the younger ones. It's a great plan and works if you know your child, makes adjustments when neccessary and most importantly, RELAX! I realized that once I was calm and relaxed, Tessa was much more receptive to the training.   Thanks for the easy to follow flow-chart. That's what worked best for us. When we were in the moment and thinking ou child is never going to get this, the flow chart(which I put on the refrigerator for easy reference) would bring me back to the moment at hand and help me to remember what I should do next (instead of throwing my hands up in frustration!).    Whatever....this plan works! Stick to it and it will work. It took our daughter 4 days (and she still will have accidents...that's expected) before it clicked for her.