Adventures in Potty Training: Day 2by Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 29 Apr 2009 11:17 AM You know how they always say that you can lead a child to the potty but you can't make him go? What do you do when you are convinced that your young potty trainee would rather hold it in instead of use the potty? The second day of potty training went relatively smoothly, with more things getting into the potty, less things getting on the floor and no things actually getting on me. I see this last fact as a reason to celebrate and a sign that the training will get easier. Once again we had another dry nap. However, somewhere in the evening, my son just started refusing to go at all. We were still waiting for a bowel movement and tried to bribe him with the excitement of being able to choose a prize. Right before bed, my husband finally got him to sit on the potty for a little while. He got bored quickly and wanted to get off after not contributing a thing, so I contributed my laptop to the cause, finding a clip on You Tube of Elmo learning to use the potty. You can see the video here. My husband took a hint from this and looked for another video when Elmo ended. Unfortunately it was one of bear in the Big Blue House that someone had doctored with extreme potty-related sound effects. You have to be careful when doing a search for "Potty" on YouTube. After almost 40 minutes on the potty with no results, we decided to call it a night. The other kids were already asleep, and our stubborn toddler showed no signs of cooperation. We put him to bed convinced that he would wet everything in the middle of the night and make a big mess. Miraculously, though, he had another dry night. Of course, he made up for that the next morning. Stay tuned. Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, creating a home in the Home Blog, caring for little ones in the Baby Blog and now relationships in the Marriage Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here or subscribe to the blog using the subscription box on the right. Related Articles: Adventures in Potty Training: Day 1, Morning Adventures in Potty Training: Day 1: Evening Even More Ways to Get a Toddler to Eat Foods to Build Your Child's Immunity Early Solid Food Causes Allergies? Maybe, Maybe Not Loving Less Expensive (and Junky) Food Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantbaby tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags elmo, potty training, Sesame Street, YouTube Discuss this article
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