Regressions

I'm proud to say that Scarlett has been the first one in her playgroup to become potty-trained, even though she's one of the younger ones. Not that I planned it that way but it will hopefully work out well with having a second one. One of the biggest tips about potty-training is that one shouldn't start it if there are eventful things happening around the child (i.e. birth of a new sibling, moving, divorce, illness/death in the family, etc.). Otherwise, they will regress and having potty-training issues. So I have a few mommy friends who have not even bothered with trying to potty train their toddler because they either just had a second baby a few months ago or are scheduled to have a baby in a few months. So they are more than willing to wait until their toddler is 3 years old to potty train, even if it means spending all those money on diapers until then. Lucky for me (knock on wood!), Scarlett should be well-accustomed to being potty-trained by the time that the second one comes that she won't regress.

I've already had a view of Scarlett regressing over Thanksgiving. With all the attention and doting that she had received from extended family members, Scarlett definitely regressed in her potty-training. It's so frustrating to see that even though I thought she understood the concept of potty-training, she had regressed to the point of denial. I've come to learn that even when the toddler is potty-trained, it's still normal to have accidents because they get too distracted to remember. But it was weird and frustrating to see that nature was calling and she absolutely refused to go and use the potty and even denied it happening. Hopefully, we'll be well past this by the time July rolls around...