Ok, so we never thought we would be THOSE parents, who use bribes to get their kids to do what they want. Well, I guess we are. Not in all circumstances, believe me, the boys have expectations, and they will do what is expected without bribes, but Austin really works well with bribes, so what is a parent to do? If we want him to eat vegetables, we have cookies out on the table, and he'll eat them if we give him a cookie. He has always had a strong gag reflex, and even when we first started him on solids, he didn't like veggies, so the only way to get them in his body (and not have him throw up) is to bribe him. Well, we took this method and applied it to potty training as well. I bought a bunch of small dinosaurs and every time he used the potty, he got one. Well that worked for a while, then I saw that getting him to actually commit might take something bigger. On a trip to Toys R Us to get a birthday gift for a friend, he saw the cars and tractors, and told me he wanted one. I explained the fact that they were so expensive, we couldn't just buy one, but would have to earn it. So, getting to the point, he was told that when he was fully potty trained, he could get one. Two weeks later, he got one. Here he is on his John Deer tractor! So we don't really care if others think we are bad parents for bribing, the point is he is in underwear, and the cost of diapers we no longer buy for him will quickly pay for the expense of the tractor!
Do you think he likes it, I don't know, it is kind of hard to see with the gleaming reflection of his white teeth!
Braeden really is excited that Austin is potty trained too!
See, Braeden, this is how you honk the horn.
It rained the day we got the tractor, so the next day we were able to get out and drive it outside. Braeden doesn't look too thrilled, but the camera is lying, he cracked up the entire time, which made Austin go crazy trying to make him laugh more!
