CommuterMom: Potty

CommuterGirl is very interested in the potty. At school she goes with the older toddlers in her class to the potty every day…she sits…she “tries”…but nothing yet. At home she likes to follow me to the bathroom and see what’s going on. I really think she just likes to pull the toilet paper off of the roll.

So, now what? CommuterGirl is 22 months old. We bought her a potty seat; do we keep sitting her on it and just wait until she does something? How long do we let her sit there doing nothing? Five minutes, 10? Do we wait until she asks to go potty or do we decide when she goes potty? I’m going to have to make a visit to the bookstore sometime soon to do some reading.

Maybe we should have tried to raise a diaper-free baby. Although, as a working mom, I have no idea how we could have attempted that one. Talk about an unrealistic request in a group care setting!