I was waiting to reply because things kept changing each day, and then I waited sort of too long. Oops. We haven't used any out-of-house toilets aside from daycare yet despite the logic of doing it all at once, mostly because it hasn't been needed; this Saturday will be the first definite time (with a 2h drive each way), so it'll be interesting. But we're still mostly in pullups because daycare prefers them--cloth only at home and if she asks. When Reason can go two weeks without mishap, I'll switch. Certainly I'd like to stop buying landfill!!
At daycare she sits on a Björn-like seat, so I tried the Björn at home for a few days. It eventually made her cry for some reason (crying like no, no, would rather curl up on the floor than touch that seat), so we're back to the little potty she can reach on her own. DIY fierceness, oy. She's become pretty good at pulling down her long=outer pants and little pants, whether cotton or pullup, due to this wish not to have to be assisted. And she's become used to aiming into the little potty despite being a bit too tall (though obviously she's not as tall now as E was, given the age disparity alone).
Taking E to your work sounds like a great idea. Students will be inundating the vicinity of mine very soon, so I'll have to try to think of something--maybe a larger local library where there's more than one stall.
K and I talked a bit during playdate #2 the other day, helpfully, though I'm realizing that toilet training is rather like early non-liquid food: every kid (and parent) really ends up doing it differently. Ironically, Reason's toilet use has interested the other daycare kids, so I've already begun sharing what's worked so far for Reason + logical-sounding bits from you and other friends with another mother, in case her similarly aged child asks to use the toilet....
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At daycare she sits on a Björn-like seat, so I tried the Björn at home for a few days. It eventually made her cry for some reason (crying like no, no, would rather curl up on the floor than touch that seat), so we're back to the little potty she can reach on her own. DIY fierceness, oy. She's become pretty good at pulling down her long=outer pants and little pants, whether cotton or pullup, due to this wish not to have to be assisted. And she's become used to aiming into the little potty despite being a bit too tall (though obviously she's not as tall now as E was, given the age disparity alone).
Taking E to your work sounds like a great idea. Students will be inundating the vicinity of mine very soon, so I'll have to try to think of something--maybe a larger local library where there's more than one stall.
K and I talked a bit during playdate #2 the other day, helpfully, though I'm realizing that toilet training is rather like early non-liquid food: every kid (and parent) really ends up doing it differently. Ironically, Reason's toilet use has interested the other daycare kids, so I've already begun sharing what's worked so far for Reason + logical-sounding bits from you and other friends with another mother, in case her similarly aged child asks to use the toilet....