The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly asks: Have you potty trained Leif yet? If so, how with homeschooling?
Heidi answers: Oh, girl, I feel your pain. Does the above picture answer your question? We’re doing the nekid little boy thing right now. But do I have any real advice for you? Hmmm.
Ideas:
Plan two (or three, or four…) days of homeschooling ‘light’ for the big kids. Science videos, coloring pages, and books on CD. Fill that little one with liquids of his/her choice, keep them nekid (or in just a shirt or little dress), and spend both days on the potty. (Them, not you. Grin.)Can you school in the kitchen (or in another area with an easy-to-clean floor)? Put his/her potty near all the action. (The little potties didn’t work for my boys, but I imagine they might be easier to use with girls.)
Break in between every subject for a potty run. Whether they need to go or not. Reward success with a couple chocolate chips.
Or, wait till said child potty trains themselves. That is what I did with boy #2. After a not-so-fun training with boy #1, I decided to not rush it with the second guy. He magically trained himself just before he turned 3. Boy #3 has benefitted from wanting to be just like his big brothers. He probably would have done well had we started training him right at 2 years old, but I’ve been putting it off. I’m praying this phase is very, very short. And then I’m done potty-training little boys for the rest of my life. Ahhhhhhh.