Empowering Your Newly Potty-Trained Little One At Bedtime

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Potty-training is certainly not for the faint of heart and I’m pretty happy to say that we’ve reached the end of our journey with Sesame in that regard. Well, at least, during the day. For me, daytime potty-training was the larger battle and with the help of GoodNites products I don’t stress about night time bedwetting.

When Sesame was a baby, I just knew that he’d be potty trained shortly after his first birthday like many of the other children in my family. However, I realized quickly that I was not cut out for the type of dedication that it takes to potty train a kid that little, so I decided to just let him do it in his own time. Before we knew it, he was three-years-old and still not potty trained. I decided to dedicate a month or so in the summer to potty-training him, but then someone’s interference led to him pulling his hair out and saying things like “I just can’t do anything, right.” Since his school didn’t require him to be toilet trained, we backed off.

When school started he started saying he’d go to the potty when he turned 4 like one of his fellow classmates, and he stuck to that promise. Sesame turned 4 in March and aside from a few accidents here and there, you’d think he’d been potty-trained for years. The only bump in the road came during bed time when he didn’t understand why he couldn’t wear his big boy underwear to bed. Since we were both aware that bedwetting isn’t something that can be trained away and that 1 in 6 kids ages 4-12 will wet the bed, we did not want to pressure him about bedtime wetting. However, we knew that he needed to feel like we trusted him and so we made sure to affirm his big boy status by adopting a bedtime routine that empowered him.

Here’s the bedtime routine we use to empower our little one:

1. Bath or Shower?

We provide him with a choice about night time bathing, so it’s up to him whether he takes a bath or shower. Allowing him to choose between a bath and a shower gives him a say in his night time routine and elevates meltdowns. Recently he’s been into taking showers, which is certainly easier on our backs. He’s so proud of himself for no longer being afraid of showers, but also, because he can now wash his own body with very little assistance.

2. Choosing between GoodNites Bedtime Pants or GoodNites TruFit Underwear for bedtime.

Allowing him to choose what he wears to bed for protection each night lets him know that we trust him. Most days he chooses the GoodNites Bedtime pants, which fit and move like underwear, plus the characters can make them fun for your little one without damaging their self-esteem when it comes to bed wetting. Lately, he’s been into the idea of wearing big boy underwear ALL day, so TruFit Underwear are a perfect option, since they look and fit like real underwear, plus they’re machine washable. The absorbent disposable insert means that we don’t have to worry about wet pajamas and sheets in the morning. You can purchase GoodNite Bedtime Pants and Trufit Underwear from the diapering section of Wal-Mart, plus use this coupon to save $2 on their products while supplies last. Be sure to keep checking back throughout the summer as the coupon comes and goes from time to time.

3. Bed Time Stories That Are Empowering

You all know that we’re big on reading in our family, so Sesame has a plethora of books to choose from at night. Most nights I like to let him choose his own bedtime story, but on days when he’s had a potty accident or a “mistake” as he likes to call them, I like to choose one of his books with strong characters. Characters that are overcoming obstacles and making a difference in the world, so that he feels empowered and knows that he can do this as well. Storytime also allows us to have some time to cuddle and decompress from our hectic days.