I used the 3 day method with my daughter and will be using it again with my youngest. I loved it! It worked like a charm. Here are a few ideas I used that helped with the process...
- I had my daughter throw away her diapers, which she thought was very fun!
- It is easier to see when they start going potty in their panies if you buy solid color ones. The pattern seems to hide it better. Solid color ones are not as fun but you can buy fun ones once you are done.
- On the second day I began to take my daughter potty every 15-20 minutes which worked well.
- In the book it says to say things like "ew, that's yucky" and "I don't like when you pee pee your panties." This worked REALLY well for my daughter. I didn't need to discipline or get upset because she was upset at the thought of doing something yucky. It relly helped keep a relaxed feeling.
- Buy A LOT of panties! My daughter went through 43 pairs of panites the first day (we bought about 50, put them all on the table and just put them in the laundry room as they got wet, that way I was not doing laundry all day. I just did it at night)The second day she went through 15, the third day 2.
- Stick by the "one person discipline's" rule. This seemed to make it less of a "big deal" and more of an "everyday thing."
- For night training we used incontinence pads. When my daughter would wet the bed we would just change the pad, not the sheets.
Good luck and go for it!!!