The one thing that we have managed to accomplish here is a pretty nifty reward chart. Bald Man liked the idea of a chart where markers were taken away instead of added. The “Tigger chart” is made on posterboard, and the little squares pictured are velcro tabs. We downloaded a picture of Tigger, minimized it, printed out a bunch, cut them out, covered them with laminate sheets, and cut them out again. The Tiggers also have velcro tabs on the backs so that they can be taken on and off each week. Right now, one Tigger is removed for every “potty accident.” If Jake has at least one Tigger left at the end of the night, he earns a little prize (car or lizard from the dollar store). As he starts to get the hang of staying clean and dry, we’ll start with less Tiggers at the beginning of the day.

And the cool thing about the chart is that when he masters the potty training (this is the part where you can head down to the comments and remind me that he will master it one day!), the chart can be used to encourage other good behaviors. Here’s hoping that its purpose changes soon!

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Kandoo Wipes

So far, they’re not bad. I’m not sure if yet if I’m amused or creeped out by the photo on the front of the frog wiping his tush. But it’s not really about the advertising, is it?

I like that they are flushable. In our current days of potty training, lots of wipes are quite often necessary. The thing I don’t like about these wipes is that they have the same width as toliet paper. Probably not bad for little hands, but they do require attention to positioning when mommy is helping (can’t wait til these days are over!). The dispenser, however, is very easy to open and the wipes seem to come out easily one-by-one.

The best reason for having these wipes, though? Hearing my daughter say, “These wipes make your butt smell like watermelon!”

Click here to watch the odd little video on, as best as I can tell, squatting.

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We’ve gone and bought it because we are trying to figure out what it is that is going to motivate our almost 3 year old to be potty trained. Not M&Ms, not Scooby Doo undies, not stickers in a book have convinced him that it’s worth his time to sit on the potty.

Well, he was really excited about the Royal Potty in the store. He was really excited about it when his daddy put it together. He was really excited when he used it last night. Today? “I don’t want to sit on the potty!”

Oh well. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe next week. Maybe when he’s twenty…

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• 11 Foolish Ways We Spoil Our Kids (featuring some crazy toys and products for children) at Amused and Bemused
• Little Urinals for Your Little Man (yet another totally unnecessary children’s product that’s supposed to make life easier) at HotSpotMama
• Everybody Ball! (featuring the Oball – one of my favorite balls ever) at Become’s Pocket Change
• Broken Crayons Equal Good Fun! (awesome way to use up crayon stubs) at MotherLoad

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