(Also note the wonderful blankets/forts Nolan had on the floor for the occasion. We did whatever he wanted to do as long as it was in the living room where we were doing the potty training.)Nolan needed a lot of encouragement to stay on the potty for more than a minute or two. For this I had some electronic V-Tech books he could read, and I broke down and let him play a video game. He got a Leap Frog hand held game for Christmas, and I wasn't sure I wanted him to play with it. I'm not a big fan of video games, but for potty training I decided I would make a sacrifice. Also, they're educational! Nolan can now sound out most of his letters, etc.
Below you can see the setup. He is a big fan of his Pooh Bear, so we decided Pooh Bear could wear big boy underwear too! The potty chair was strategically placed in front of the TV so he could watch "The Potty Movie" as much as he liked (he started watching this a couple of days before to get him pumped for the special day. Thanks Nicole!). He also was allowed to eat in the living room on this day to keep him close to the potty and to make him feel like it was a special day. 
So, we just told Nolan that when he went pee or poop on the big boy potty, he could have some candy, cookies, and other goodies. This is good encouragement because he never gets candy or sugar unless it is a special occasion. Once he did go, we praised him like crazy and let him know how proud we were. We danced and sang and got some fun noise makers. Nolan loved it!
Nolan was so great and really wanted to be a good boy. Of course there were many accidents in the 3 days of training, but I really think that this helped him to learn just when to go to the bathroom and recognize the feeling. He rarely has accidents anymore, but we do remind him often to use the bathroom if he needs to. We couldn't be happier. We are just so proud of Nolan and this big accomplishment.
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