Unfortunately, this program did not
Unfortunately, this program did not work for our family as written. Our daughter is 22 months old, and we decided to begin potty learning because she has a sibling on the way. My husband and I took the course together, supported each other, and followed the 3-day program exactly as outlined.
I do want to share that the program did provide a great foundation. It helped our daughter learn to notice and identify her body cues; however, she was not yet willing or able to act on those cues independently. For her, this turned into five days of consistently refusing the potty whenever we offered or asked her to check in with her body. By the middle of day five (after nap time), we had zero successful full pees on the potty initiated by either her or us, and we began discussing whether to pause and try again after the baby arrives.
While I truly love Big Little Feelings and wanted to support their work, we only began to see success after we stopped offering a choice and instead calmly told her it was time to sit on the potty for a minute. We also introduced occasional rewards without any expectations for more or needing one every time. With those changes, she finally started using the potty successfully, and within four days of stepping away from the program—and less than two weeks into potty learning overall—she was able to attend an NFL game without any accidents.
