Originally Posted by Cathy A
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When there is an accident, don't go back to diapers/pullups. Show your child that you are confident in her ability to do this even if there are a few mistakes.


This is the best line I've heard in years on this topic. When our kids showed they did know how to hold and go, we just switched. It meant 1-2 weeks of sticking closer to home or potty friendly places so we didn't have pressure of what happens if there is an accident. At some point the arguement of when they are ready they'll go - when they are ready they might clean their rooms too :-) but 3 decades ago we weren't 50lbs and still in diapers. If we all were washing diapers we'd be a heck of a lot less sympathetic to how our kids "feel" about where their tinkle goes ;-)