My son is now 2 and half and so my wife and I starting thinking that it was time that we started toilet training. He is becoming steadily more aware of the toilet and what people do in it. He was given a Bob the Builder Easter egg by his grandparents that contained a chocolate egg sitting on an egg cup. James then proceeded to call the egg cup 'Bob's potty'. It was about then when we decided to try toilet training.
Like most toddlers, James is obsessed with The Wiggles. In moments of parental weakness we use The Wiggles as a bribery tool and it usually works. We raised the topic of suing the potty with James and he was initially resistant until we told him that he could wear Wiggles undies. At that time we didn't know that there was such a thing as Wiggles undies but it was a pretty sure bet given that just about everything else is branded Wiggles. So we went off and bought Wiggles undies and so started the great toilet training experiment.
James was very keen to get the Wiggles undies on. So my wife had a good talk to him about the potty and telling Mum or Dad when he needed to go to potty. The Wiggles undies come in a pack of 6. We had gone through 5 in about an hour and a half. James was good at telling us that he needed to go to potty. Unfortunately, it was preceded by dribbling liquid running down his leg.
Undaunted, we have pressed on and are now trying to get him used to wearing undies. It is a definite work in progress but a bit of fun as well (if you don't mind cleaning up wet patches all over the carpet). Like most blokes, I did not consult any expert tips before embarking on the toilet training journey. I have no real advice apart from covering your floor in plastic if you have expensive flooring........
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