Yikes!!!! Is probably what you are saying right about now? Potty training is one of the hardest things you have to do with your kids. Most kids just take off with it. Others, not so much... But I have some tips and things that I did with my son that may help you with your potty adventures. Make sure before you even start to take off with this hard fun adventure, you need make sure that your child is really ready. All the signs are there and you just know by looking at him that they are ready to go. Make sure that you will be some what ready as well. You need to be there for your child so you can do this in its long weeks ahead.  I know you’re probably like well just take off with it who cares about me... But really your child needs you more than anything during this hard moment. And even if you do work make sure to talk to everyone who watches your child about what you are doing and what you want them to do and expect. There’s nothing worse then to have someone come and mess up everything you have started. Trust me I know!           One of the biggest things that I saw with my son is he really loved the bathroom and what we were always doing in there. I would even let him into the bathroom if he wanted while I was going. I know sick hu but… That’s how they learn. He also would watch my husband … He would ask tons of questions of what I was doing and blah blah but he got more and more interested over the weeks. When we really didn’t have any diapers and no money to buy them we just laid Milo, my son in the bed with some old undies on. I told him that if he felt like he had to go to the potty, to come and tell us. And the Crazy thing is, is he did come and tell us in the night. So then I really knew that he was ready. We also put his own potty out for him to use and told him what to do with it. At first he would just sit on it with his clothes on. Then as the days went on he progressed and would sit on it bare bum. He did have a hard time pooping in the toilet but took right off with going pee. I remember the first time he ever had to go poop, and I knew he had to, cuz he was doing the poopie dance. He ran into the bathroom sat down then got up went back to playing, then he would go back sit down on the potty and start the routine over and over again in tell about the 4th time he finally went poop. He cried and screamed for a diaper but I had to be strong and just say we didn’t have any and he would get a treat if he went in his potty. (Also when my son showed any interest at all in the potty I stopped buying diapers. Nothing is worst then to spend tons of money on the dang things then having them go to waste if no one else can take them.)   Have a moment with you child. I had my hubby take my son to the store to pick out undies. That way he didn’t get embarrassed and dad could say oh hey this is what I use to wear. What ever just make it fun and let them pick out what they want so they will wear it. And yes even if its Cinderella undies for a little boy, let them pick it out… lol.. Also let them pick out some candy to put in there “potty Jar” so they fill in control a bit. A potty jar is just a jar that you and your child can decorate (optional), and every time they go potty they get a treat. You can also buy those pull ups, but my son got confused with them. He thought that they were diapers that he could pull up and down. He didn’t understand the whole its underwear stuff. But we just saved them for latter, when he was fully trained and wouldn’t get confused with them. So try them with your child and hey if they work great and if not, just put them in the closet for latter. Another hard thing about potty training is to NOT GET MAD! I know there were times I was going to pull my hair out cuz we just barley got Milo dressed and we had to head out the door, and now he was peeing and pooping left and right out of his clothes.. Ahhhhhh  I had to just breathe look into his eyes and say calmly, “Its okay honey but sponge bob square pants really doesn’t like to get wet and pee on him. So let’s try and show sponge bob and mommy that you can go in the potty like a big boy.”  That line really helped. Our son also didn’t like his small potty after a bit and wouldn’t let us put the seat of his potty on the adult potty. And we couldn’t just put him on the big potty cuz his little bum would fall threw, Hmmm problem… So when I was talking to my mother in law about the problem she said she use to put her kids on facing the toilet... ahhhh... brilliant some advice from my in-laws that really did help not just bugged me to hear about it. And it really did work. We had to just help Milo tuck it, and soon he started to do that on his own. And too this day he still sits that way. We just put up a stool to the toilet and he gets on and off by his self. Another hard scary thing to do is to leave them alone! It’s hard I know trust me. But come on can you go with someone starring down on you… No. so why would your little one like it. Just crack the door and tell them to yell to you and you will be there in a jiffy to help them when they need it. Toilet paper is hard on there little bums so I know they make wet wipes that you can flush now days, but if you cant afford them just use the left over wipes and cut them in half and throw them away after. Make sure to get them into the habit of washing there hands after they go. I can’t stress this enough. Even if you just do the sanitize stuff, at least start them so they will do it. Another hard thing is going in a public bathroom... Eeeewwww… Luckily my son could stand to do this but if you have a girl make sure to have the Clorox wipes handy, the ones that come in the little package handy. That way you can wipe the seat and know its safe and use the paper covers still. Be big on your praises. Not over the top, but somewhere in-between so they know that you are proud of them. I loved to look at my sons face after he went potty and to see him looking at me be proud of him. I am so proud of my son. It really only took me and my husband 1 hard and long month to fully train him. We haven’t had an accident in the night, in about 3 weeks. So were getting there. But I love that he is independent in that way and I get to go and buy fun undies with him. I hope that some or all of this info helped and if not thanks for reading. I wish I could think of some more info and give more information about potty training girls but… I had a little boy. But good luck to all you mothers and fathers. Thanks