Day Two of Potty Training

Day two of the potty training talk. This story comes from the little girl I have worked with for about two years. We are close, and she is wonderful. After moving out of her family’s house to get married my hours changed drastically, their need for a nanny was almost non existent and since I had just started Premier Nanny Source, my need for the job was in the same state. However it seemed none of us were willing to let go that easily. So I have stayed around part time doing things like picking the little one up from school and taking her home to wait for mom. On this day her mom had called me to let me know that they were working on potty training and asked me to please reinforce these ideas. I was happy to do this being that I had been pushing potty training for months before.

I picked her up and we headed for home. About two minutes into our 7 minute drive she said
“Hey panda?”
“Yes” I said.
“Did you hear about that potty train?”
“Yes I did hear about the potty train! I’m so excited!”
To this she replied “Yea, well I’m not getting on it.”
I tried not to laugh but couldn’t help myself.

Potty training tip number 2: No matter what potty you use make sure you child is ready to start. If not, you are in for a few rough months!

Signs He/She could be ready:
1 Very interested in the bathroom social scene.
EG. Comes in with you, Puts stuffed animals on potty.
2 Takes diaper off after making pee pee
3 Tells you they are making pee pee or poop.

Potty Training!

This week I will be focusing on potty training! I have so many wonderful antic dotes of children learning to use the potty. Here is one I love.

I was watching a new family of 3 kids, and the youngest

(about 3 years old) had just mastered using the potty. Although I could share many stories of all the things that happened that evening, my favorite happened just before bath time when she sat down to “Make pee pee”. As she sat down she looked at me with truly the most proud look I have ever seen on anyone’s face and said, “Wanna see me poop?!”. At this point I had no

idea what to say. In truth I did not want to see her poop, I do not find pooping

something enjoyable to watch or really to even talk about, but what could I say? She was soproud! I looked at her and said, “Um do you have to poop?” To this she said “No” and I breathed a sigh of relief.

Potty training tip number 1: Celebrate with your kids! Validate their success, even if it means talking about poop and pee pee.

So it starts

I have seen, heard, or watched many nanny stories through out my lifetime. Ranging anywhere from, the older nanny with big bag and even bigger imagination, to a more modern, albeit oppressed nanny for the park avenue princess. Although all of these stories have been entertaining, and pretty close to the truth, they are missing some major ups and downs. As well as some of the hilarious things kids do. In this blog I am going to attempt to share with you some of these things that happen in my everyday life. I have been nannying in some form or another for the last 13 years. I know seems like a long time being that I’m only 27. However I got my start being a mother’s helper, to a young mother of two at the age of 14. I have been everywhere since, ranging from a vacation nanny for a large hotel all the way to a live in nanny for one of the best families I have ever had the privilege of even meeting let alone working with on a day today basis.

Anyway I digress. Please follow me as I let you in on stories of families, children and the wonderful things they do.