• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Diedre
    • Contact Me
    • Featured On
    • Privacy Policy
  • Curly Hair Care
  • Motherhood
    • Motherhood Series
  • Marriage
  • Parenting
  • Curly Hair Guide
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

    Newsletter

Are Those Your Kids

Raising Biracial Kids in Today's World

patience

Train Together: Potty Training The Second Time Around

June 8, 2016 By Diedre 3 Comments

potty training

Potty training should be easier the second time around right? I thought that since I have done this once with my four-year-old, it should be a piece of cake with my two year old. I’m quickly finding out that potty training can be challenging, even if you’ve done it before.

Here’s what I’ve noticed about potty training the second time around:

Patience

With Baby #1, everything is exciting and astonishing. The moment they discover their toes for the first time is even exciting. By the time baby #2 comes along, you are so over diapers, that you are counting down the days until they are in underwear.

If you happen to have your kids close together (like I did), then you may have two in diapers at the same time (bless you)!

Twice the diapers means twice the mess and twice the amount of money you are spending on diapers.

Changing two sets of poopy diapers is enough to wear on anyone’s patience.

It’s inevitable if I want to workout, cook a meal, talk to a customer service representative, that will be the exact moment a potty training crisis will occur.

 

 

You Forget How Messy It Can Be

When you are potty training, you have to go all in to make it work. This means accidents. And more accidents. I prefer using flushable wet wipes–it gets the job done easier and disposing is simple too!

 potty training

Consistency

Because you are juggling two kids instead of one, you are performing a balancing act daily and may not be as consistent as you were the first time around.

With the first child, you asked if they had to go potty every 3o minutes.

With the second one, you remember when you see their pull up droop, or after the accident has already happened.

Pull-Ups Are Amazing!

Pull-Ups brand has teamed up with renowned child psychologist and potty training experts to create a method that takes the guesswork out of potty training: the Pull-Ups Potty Partnership-a whole new way to potty train. Together.

Pull-Ups are great when you need a break from the accidents; especially when you are traveling and your child isn’t 100% potty trained. 

My daughters loved that their favorite characters are featured on the box and the Pull-Up itself. 

potty training

Timing is Everything

Baby #2 may not be ready at the same time as #1 and that’s okay! In some cases, potty training for your second child happens sooner than your first child, and in some cases, it happens later.

My oldest was fully potty trained by 3.5, just in time for Pre-K.

The youngest on the other hand, started peeing on the potty at 15 months, but at two years old, she’s not quite ready to be fully potty trained. I’ve only been at it consistently for a week since school has been out, but for shopping & road trips, pull ups come in handy.

I think this was partially due her sister actively potty training through most of her babyhood.

 

potty training

 

For those of you with two or more children, what did you find challenging about potty training the second time around? What tips do you have that worked through the potty training madness?

Tag me on twitter (rthoseyourkids) & use the hashtag #TrainTogether to tell me all about it!

 

Train Together: Potty Training the 2nd time around

Train Together: Potty Training The Second Time Around

Save

Save

Save

Save

Primary Sidebar

Hi, I’m Diedre!

Hi, I’m Diedre!

Lifestyle + Mom Blogger

Welcome to Are Those Your Kids! This blog was created to share my experiences in motherhood, from the perspective of a mom with biracial kids. I discuss all things education, culture, multicultural resources, curly hair and motherhood.

Categories

Featured On

 

Are those your kids FB group

Popular Posts

Multiracial families are often suseptible to others biases based on their physical appearance. There is so much more to us than meets the eye.
Parenting biracial daughters comes with a unique set of challenges. People often question their identity based on their physical appearance.
culturally competent

The Frustration-Free Guide to Curly Hair E-book

Are you at a loss when it comes to curly hair? Does wash day make you cringe? Check out this e-book for a guide to all things curly hair care.

Curly Hair & Skin Care for Babies and Toddlers

Curly Hair & Skin Care for Babies and Toddlers

Footer

Are those your kids FB Group

Top Posts & Pages

  • 9 months and counting: What life is really like with 4 kids
  • 4 Things That Surprised Me About a Pregnancy in My Late 30's
  • What I Wish I Knew About Postpartum Recovery
  • This is Why I Broke Up With My Obgyn and Hired a Doula
  • We're Having (Another) Baby: Here comes baby #4
  • Nontoxic Black-Owned Beauty Brands to Add to Your Collection
  • 5 Easy Ways to Teach Your Kids Black History All Year Long
  • 5 Reasons Why I'm Teaching My Multiracial Children about Black History
  • How to Video Narrate Lessons on a PC: A Step by Step Guide
  • 6 Ways to Support Small Businesses During Holidays & Year-round
Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2023 · Site by Pretty Pink Studio