Potty training can be a very frustrating and stressful situation. It seems as though my older daughter trained herself, it was just that easy. My now 2 1/2 year old not so much. I’m not sure if it’s because we tend to baby her more knowing she is our last or if she just wasn’t fully ready. She started off working with her right before her second birthday. The cost of diapers alone was motivation to get the job done. Besides, who wants to change a stinky poop filled diaper? Not me!
Well we were doing great for about 5 months fully potty trained and without any accidents. A few weeks ago that all changed. She started having a few accidents here and there. I figured that was normal, but took her to the doctor just to be sure everything was ok. I would hate to be correcting her if something was medically wrong. Thankfully she is fine. Just lazy… With the warmer weather and the fun in the sun she seems to be forgetting to go until she can’t hold it any more. Time to get creative!
Recently I was introduced to Cottonelle Your Bathroom Routine: Let’s Talk It Out and I was quite impressed how excited it was getting grown-ups to talk about using the bathroom. If it can get us big people talking about our poo it surely must work for kids also, right?
I decided to find out. I went down to my local CVS (to score the best deal of course) and bought Cottonelle Fresh Care Flushable Cleansing Cloths and Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper. Who doesn’t want matching toilet paper?
We’ve done the books, the music and bubbles. Now it was time to shake things up. Kids love wipes. Not sure what it is about them, but they are total kid magnets. I put both Cottonelle products in front of her and explained what they are for. She is super smart for her age so she knows what her job in the bathroom is. She just doesn’t have the time. Who does? Wouldn’t it be great if we could all just forget to use the bathroom because our day is filled with too much fun? Anyway, I explained that these were products just for her. Nobody else could use them because they are special. She totally loved the idea. Thankfully!
How much fun is it for kids and adults to have wet wipes for poo and a soft dry wipe when you pee? Genius! It’s been a few days and knock on wood my evil plan has totally worked. She is so excited to use her special potty routine that I find myself spending more time in the bathroom than I care to admit. But I owe a HUGE thank you to Cottonelle for having such an affordable alternative to some of the other potty training wipes that are on the market.
So tell me, What is your bathroom routine?
Disclosure- I participated in a campaign on behalf of Linqia and Cottonelle. I received a promotional item and small compensation as a thank you for participating. Opinions are 100% my own.