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One of the things that surprised me most about potty training was realizing that a toddler can seem completely potty trained at home and still have accidents at daycare. We used the three-day potty training method with my son, and by the end of those first few days, he understood what he was supposed to do. But I quickly learned that completing the three-day method and being completely independent with the potty in every environment are two very different things. Daycare was

If you are about to try the 3-day potty training method, you might be wondering what happens on day four. Is your toddler actually potty trained? Can you leave the house? Can you send them back to daycare? Are accidents supposed to be completely over? I had all of these questions before potty training my toddler. We used the Big Little Feelings three-day potty training approach over a long weekend, and in our experience, the three-day method really did work. By the end of the

One of the most intimidating parts of potty training has nothing to do with actually getting your toddler to use the potty. It’s figuring out how you’re ever supposed to leave the house again. What if they have to pee in the car? What if there isn’t a bathroom nearby? What if they refuse to use a public toilet? And, of course, what if they have an accident in the middle of a store, restaurant, or airplane? We potty trained my son at two and a half using the three-day potty tr

When we potty trained my son at 2½, I didn’t want to buy a million things we didn’t need. But there were a handful of potty training essentials that genuinely made the process easier. We followed the three-day potty training method, and while every toddler is different, these are the products we actually used, what I liked about them, and what I’d buy again. If a friend told me she was potty training this weekend, this is what I’d tell her to have ready. 1. The Big Little Fee

When we potty trained my son at 2½, peeing clicked surprisingly quickly. We followed the three-day method, and he really seemed to understand it. Pooping was a completely different story. At first, he would make it through the day without pooping and then go in the pull-up he still wears to sleep. Eventually, he started pooping on the potty, and I thought we were past the hard part. More than six months later, I’ve realized poop has been its own potty-training journey. Potty

Wondering how to potty train your toddler in 3 days? Here's exactly how we potty trained our 2½-year-old, what worked, what didn't, and the products that made the biggest difference. Toddler sitting on a potty chair during potty training. Potty training felt like one of those parenting milestones that everyone had an opinion about. Some people said, "Just wait until they're ready." Others swore by rewards charts. Some said to use pull-ups. Others said never let your child wea