Potty Training Ploy #99

It feels as though we've made no progress with potty training since the last time I blogged about it. He does fine in public, but at home and daycare he's still very inconsistent. I guess it's b/c he's comfortable both places. After several texts with his teacher the other night, she mentioned that the kids will have the opportunity to take swimming lessons this summer at daycare, but only if they are potty trained. Say. No. More.

Within ten minutes of receiving her text, we were in the car on the way to the pool where they have swimming lessons. The pictures are dark b/c the pool was technically closed. We asked very nicely if we could take a peek and they said yes.

Darrin is explaining that this is where he would get to come with all of his friends to swim, but only if he started peeing & pooping in the potty. We also told him that kids that still went to the bathroom in their underwear had to stay at daycare while their friends went swimming.



He seemed excited when we left, which was Tuesday night. I hesitate to type this b/c I'm certain I will jinx the progress, but he had zero accidents at daycare the rest of the week! He even told his teacher when he needed to go, which is a huge step forward. He had a few accidents at home, so now we're reminding him that potty trained for swimming lessons means at daycare & at home. Regardless of the accidents at home, the progress at school makes me very happy.