Great Press and Poopy Mornings

CareSquare got some great coverage by Rafe Needleman on the CNET tech blog at Webware.com
He had some good suggestions, and we've been seeing a nice bump in traffic from this, plus some great new-user feedback. We are really relying totally on word-of-mouth to make CareSquare a success, this kind of thing helps alot.

Mombian.com also posted a great virtual interview. They are a website focused on LGBT moms.

But all of the excitement I SHOULD be feeling about all of this great press is being totally over-ridden by the huge feeling of frustration that has been plaguing me all day because Zo refuses to keep his diaper on in the morning before we come in to get him. We've taken away all movie privileges, the sacred Buzz Lightyear 2006 edition, and even Thomas trains. To no avail. Everyday we have the heated conversation about why he needs to keep his diaper on in the morning, and the dire consequences that will arise if he disobeys us. And we are consistent in delivering those consequences. I always feel like those conversations go really well, and I am always disappointed. Going on three weeks now - sick to death of the unnecessary scatology of our morning routine now.

Trying to remind myself that everything we ever go through with him is always just a phase, but this one is a pretty gross one.

Comments

[Angela]

Sounds like he's ready to become fully potty trained... I don't know how old he is, but the shedding of the diaper before dirtying it is a major sign usually of this big step into the "big kid" world. :) Good luck!!

[Amy]

Have you tried rewarding him for every morning he wakes up and keeps the diaper on? Sometimes this works better than the 'taking away" of his things. Is there a new Thomas train he wants or a truck etc. One thing that worked for my son when he was 3 was a sticker chart for going poop in the potty. This may work for you too. Here's how: Let him pick out some cool stickers at the store, get a sheet of paper and make a grid. Tell him that he gets to put a sticker on the chart all by himself (make a big deal out of this) for every time he wakes up in the morning with his diaper still on. Once he gets 5 or 10 stickers (you decide) then he gets to pick out a new toy. Hang the chart on his wall in his room so that you can refer to it again right before bed, talk about how excited you will be in the morning when he gets to put on that first sticker. By the way, if this works, then he will quickly catch on and be ready for that next toy. So it might be good to start with 5 stickers=toy, then after 2-3 toys switch it to maybe 8stickers=toy and so on or else it will get really expensive. To keep the cost of the toys down, we just shopped at Walgreens. After a while you will know when it's time to retire the sticker chart.
Good luck!!!

[Ariel Kleckner Ford]

Angela - you were totally right - he was TOTALLY ready to be potty-trained. We started the process last week. And it's a process - but we'll get there. Glad to be on the track.

Amy - Love the stickers/toys idea. I'm going to the drugstore today to pick up supplies.