That's true. �You should never brag on your kids or they'll make you out a liar. �A few months ago I was at the lake at a cook-out and another mother with a kid the same age as mine noticed I didn't put a swim pamper on him under his trunks. �She was all impressed. �I said yeah, it was very easy. �I saw this idea online. �I got a bag of m&m's and bribed him with choosing a "potty candy" every time he went. �Made a big deal out of it, let him chose which color. �He potty trained himself immediately without schedules or reminders. � Wouldn't you know it he wet himself while we stood there talking about it. �:)
But my son does all kinds of things well in the comfort and privacy of our family that I don't think he'd do in front of strangers. �It's normal. �Don't worry about it. �But are you concerned about the shyness holding her back socially when she's advanced academically? �I think you made it unclear like maybe you wished you'd held her back to stay at the top of the class rather than being in the middle of her new class. �Probably not, you did chose to skip her. �
