She finally got her teeth checked today and surprisingly, everything went well. Credit must go to the "Barney Visits The Dentist" and "Elmo Visits the Dentist" books she has read, as well as a whole week of telling what to expect and practising how to say "Ah" and "Ee."
Since it was her first visit, the dentist decided not to do much, except to count her teeth, check for cavities and bribe her with toys and stickers. The diagnosis: A healthy set of pearlies with no cavities. He did however recommend that we floss her teeth with some regularity.
On to another first, the munchkin will be starting school this fall at Oakwood (http://www.oakwoodweb.org/). We received the acceptance letter in the mail earlier this week and she's thrilled. She'll most likely be the youngest student in class since she barely made the November 30 cut-off, but we think she'll do fine. Plus, it's not full-on school, just 3 hours a day, 2 days a week. I'm excited about honing her social skills and watching work and play alongside other kids, but I'm equally fired up about the predictable pockets of free time I'll finally have to catch up on errands, chores and whatnot. Just like Kayla, I can't wait for school to start. :)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Out of the (Potty) Woods
February was a busy month and I'm so glad it's over. Now that I've more free time on my hands, I was finally able to dedicate an entire week to potty-training Kayla. Boy, am I happy it didn't take that long.
She had four accidents on the first day. On the second, just one. And by the third, she was fully conscious of when she should run to her potty, pull down her pants and go wee. We had some problems with the poop bit but she seems to have conquered that in the last two days.
But for me, the real test of potty training is her ability to stay dry even when we're outside. And she did! :) We were at Barnes and Noble yesterday, playing at her favorite train table, when she told me, "I need to go potty Mommy" and ran we did, to the ladies' room. All I can is that I'm super duper proud of her. No diapers! Yipeeee.............
That said, the book "Toilet Training in Less Than a Day" which came highly recommended by one of Mike's coworkers, really helped. While I didn't follow all the steps religiously, it was this main principle in the book that changed my entire potty-training focus. Instead of just focusing on making the child go to the potty, it emphasizes teaching the child the importance of staying dry and clean. Instead of simply rewarding the act of going to the potty, I'm also constantly showering her with praises (at times treats) for staying dry and clean. We've even come up with our own little potty cheer.
High-Five, Stay dry! :)
She had four accidents on the first day. On the second, just one. And by the third, she was fully conscious of when she should run to her potty, pull down her pants and go wee. We had some problems with the poop bit but she seems to have conquered that in the last two days.
But for me, the real test of potty training is her ability to stay dry even when we're outside. And she did! :) We were at Barnes and Noble yesterday, playing at her favorite train table, when she told me, "I need to go potty Mommy" and ran we did, to the ladies' room. All I can is that I'm super duper proud of her. No diapers! Yipeeee.............
That said, the book "Toilet Training in Less Than a Day" which came highly recommended by one of Mike's coworkers, really helped. While I didn't follow all the steps religiously, it was this main principle in the book that changed my entire potty-training focus. Instead of just focusing on making the child go to the potty, it emphasizes teaching the child the importance of staying dry and clean. Instead of simply rewarding the act of going to the potty, I'm also constantly showering her with praises (at times treats) for staying dry and clean. We've even come up with our own little potty cheer.
High-Five, Stay dry! :)
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