Reader response: Potty training
Recently, a blog reader asked me to address the difficult toddler milestone of potty training. Where do I even begin with this one?! So many parents have different strategies, “what worked for them” stories, and opinions on this issue. Speaking of myself, I have two kids down, one to go in my household!
I remember several years ago, when my oldest was in the thick of potty training, I took her to the mall play land to burn off some late afternoon toddler energy on a cold winter day. I was holding my then newborn daughter while my 2 ½ year old was having a good time climbing on rubber breakfast food. As I was settling in with my cup of coffee and taking a breath from the challenges of the day, my 2 ½ year old called out “Mommy, I need to go potty….Mommy, I’m going potty!” Not less than 10 minutes later, the play land had been cleared out and a cleaning crew had arrived to scrub down the big waffle and banana. Oh, I felt humiliated. I felt embarrassed. And only now can I look back with some semblance of a smile.
