Potty Training Lesson 1

One of the first things your mummy taught you when you were toilet training was to go to the toilet very often. For the first few weeks of your toileting life you were stuck on the potty every 20 minutes or so until it was second nature for you. Bear this in mind when you are caravanning.

Our site at Kyogle Gardens Caravan Park is just about as far away from the amenities (ie. toilets) as you can get. As a result I have found myself both consciously and unconsciously thinking, "I can't bear the thought of a ten minute round trip right now, I'll just hold on a little longer". If you add to that a toddler with their own crazy needs and demands, then it becomes a recipe for,..... [drumroll]........ bladder infection.

Take my advice and just do the frickin' walk to the toilet! Oh, and if they give you a choice of sites, take the one closest to the amenities block.

As for Grace, she has just begun the first stages of pre-potty training. This is where she is desensitised to the potty and it becomes a part of her every day life. As a result, we have a tommy the tortoise potty sitting in the annex with the toys. Also in the first phase of this exercise is a potty training DVD. Stay tuned to hear if the DVD was a success.

Also on the topic of potty training, I wonder if I will ever master the slightly creepy "She-wee", a special funnel designed so that women can pee standing up and with their clothes on like men do. Why does this idea seem so wrong?