"All done! Poddy! Poopie! Yay!"

My sweet 19-month-old daughter just pooped, not for the first time to be sure, on the potty. I was lying on the floor staring at the ceiling, and she sat herself on the potty, browsed through a book, and did her business.

I am so proud of her for showing independent initiative.

It helps when you have no pants on, and that was her status. Now that she is potty training we let her run around at least a couple of times a day with her cheeks to the breeze. This approach worked to get our son potty trained early, and it seems to be working with her.