Fast forward to June 30th. Rachel walked into the bathroom and announced that she wanted to use the potty. I dropped everything for the day and we started potty training. Within a couple of hours I had a reward system in place and Rachel was doing spectacularly well. Every time she tinkled she got 2 rocks. Every time she pooped she got 11. She immediately began earning rewards: a new box of crayons, a bowl of popcorn all for herself, etc. Her main goal was to get her very own tricycle. My goal was to keep her motivated long enough to build a habit. This was perfect. She didn't want to miss any opportunity to score rocks for the jar. Pooping was the most exciting because it paid off with the biggest rewards.
Rachel was victorious and has been almost completely accident free ever since that fateful day in June. And yes, she got her tricycle. On July 20th, she and Joey helped Daddy assemble it.
"Look Mom! It's a wheel!"
Joey is our budding mechanic.
Rachel was eager to ride her new tricycle. She couldn't wait to go outside.
So, just the once, we let her ride inside the house.
So glad this worked! Glad you are catching up on the blog too!
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