We have recently started "homeschool" with my 2 1/2 year old. Nothing major, just having her sit down with me for about 10 minutes 3 days a week. We work on various things like drawing shapes, cutting paper, reading - mostly things to help her learn to sit still for longer periods of time. It's giving me an idea of what homeschooling will really be like with 2 kids!
While I have you reading, I have some questions for you all! I'm in need of advice from you all!
(1) My 2 1/2 year old daughter is potty training. She rarely has accidents (#1), and has been in big girl panties for awhile now. Every now and then she has an accident, but no biggie. However, she still refuses to do #2 in the potty.
We've tried:
-Prizes - she has 3 large prizes she gets if she does it and could care less
-Putting her on the potty when we see her going - she stops and won't go at all and ends up constipated
-Apple juice (to make it easier) - she still stops if we site her on the potty
-Putting her potty chair in front of the t.v. to get her distracted while she goes - she gets too distracted
I'm out of ideas! She asks for a diaper to poop in, so I've resorted to putting a diaper on her and encouraging her to poop (in the diaper) in the bathroom. I'm hoping I'll eventually be able to get her to poop in the diaper on the toilet, then without the diaper, but who knows if that will work haha. Any ideas are appreciated!!
(2) My 2 1/2 year old is having nightmares. She has always been a very good sleeper until recently. She screams when you mention bedtime - terrified screams, not just crying. She finally told us that the animals come out when we close the door (sometimes they play soccer on her wall and sometimes it's football).
-She won't go to sleep with a nightlight or with the door open.
-She won't let us sleep in her room with her, she just wants us to sit at the end of her bed and sing "Jesus Loves Me" forever.
-I finally got her to lay with me on the couch and sleep (she goes to sleep in under 5 minutes) and then I go lay her down.
-We let her watch VeggieTales "Where's God when I'm Scared" and we assure her that her room is safe, but it hasn't seemed to help much.
Any ideas for getting rid of nightmares?
