Okay, well!! I am officially starting my first potty training since I opened my daycare. Ive never done it before, except with an already potty trained (just had to be reminded) little boy.

Anyways, we have everything established: sticker poster, prizes and so on. When the little boy came here, he was half way to potty training. But then he regressed. I think it's because I have three babies in diapers so maybe he feels like he should be in diapers too. Maybe it's the change in routine and place. I don't know. But he's regressed at home too. I spoke to mom and we came up with a plan to do at home and at daycare.

I spoke to him today, and I asked him questions like does mommy wear a diaper? Does Daddy wear a diaper? Does your big brother wear a diaper? He said no. I asked him if they all use the potty and he said yes. I asked him if he uses the potty and he said no. I asked him why. He looked away. I asked him if he was scared and he said yes.

So, now I am looking for proper training LANGUAGE. Like, what should I say? What shouldn't I say? How much is too much pressure?

We're doing the underwear thing - no more pull ups except for nap time so he'll be in wet clothing if he pees. Mom says if he's at home naked, it's better, so I know the pull ups aren't helping. Should I give him a code that tells me he has to pee? I think he's embarrassed when he has to pee. If he poops, I can smell it and I ask him and he says no. One day I didn't smell it and pulled down his pull up quickly...well, you can imagine what happened. I wasn't pleased. I didn't get mad though.

Anyways, proper language (I know, I'm a rambler). Anyone have any ideas or tips on proper potty training language?