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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am looking for some insights from experienced parents here.

My toddler is going to PK3 in August and we are making zero progress with potty training. We attempted a few times and took a break assuming DC is not ready. Now the clock is ticking.

On weekends we are available however I notice our nanny doesn't follow through if we ask her to take our son to potty. She will remember for a day and then stop. I am not sure how to communicate with her that she needs to help us as during the day we both are at work.

Am I expecting too much?

Please help me get some help.[/quote]

You also should jump start it by going no pants and underwear at home for a weekend and really committing to it and committing to it in the morning and at night during the week.

When we only had one child our nanny worked with us really well and pushed it even. However, when it was time do potty train our second and we had three kids under 5 we realized that she was overwhelmed and it was going to fall on us, so we stepped in and really reinforced a lot and that helped significantly. We just took that approach from the start with our third and it was very easy. It’s not just the nanny though, it’s also you and your child. Blaming the nanny shouldn’t be your default and if you have other kids and are expecting her to do pick ups and drop offs and activities you need to acknowledge it’s not realistic for your child to sit at home and work on potty training all day and if this is your only child and they have a tight schedule with lots of time in the car or at activities or preschool that will also influence how proactive vs reactive your nanny can be. If you make the ask be to sure to acknowledge any limitations that you’ve imposed on the process (very tight activity timing, multiple kids with lots of activities, etc) and do the work yourself as well. [/quote]

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