It was a tough 1.5 years for me "mentally". Bea was almost toilet trained when she started school last year. "Amost" means she started doing her biz in the potty for a few times. But somehow I cannot remember what happened, everything just went back to step 1, she insisted doing her biz in the diaper. Worse, she always find the best timing (when no one is looking at her) to do her biz.
Letting the whole matter rest for 6 months, we started the cycle again. But the cycle doesn't reach last step, it keep going back to step 1. She struggled with us when we wanted to put her at the toilet bowl, doesn't allow her to wear diaper etc etc. We tried explaining to her many times but wonder if it gets to her brain. It was very very frustrating. She will give excuses that it's painful, it's dirty, it's everything that comes across her mind.
There were occasions where I really scold her like nobody biz or even used "Mr Spoon". But it didn't get any better. The whole cycle just start again & again & again. :(((
Then came ending last year when my friend was shifting back from US after her hubby finished his course. Bea has a dollhouse from friend during her 1st birthday but it has started giving way parts by parts, and we had also thrown away those broken parts. So I thought it's a good time for me to invest in a good dollhouse for her. It is not cheap to get a good dollhouse in Singapore. Did some research online and decided to fix on Playmobil. Compared prices from UK, US & SG. Decided to get friend to help shipped back with her stuff in container. Singapore is selling for $566 in total for the combination that I bought, I saved 30%. It's my personal gift for her (from my bonus), DH will not want to spend this sort of money on toys for sure.
The dollhouse arrived just before CNY. We have been placing the box within her visual sight & reminding her she needs to do her biz in the toilet bowl before she can open the box. Well, she can tell us what we said but she can't do what we wanted her to do. This whole thing was really getting on my nerve. I even told her since it's my money, I can throw away the dollhouse too.
As of 7-Jun-2010, you might have read my tweet/facebook, I've started to see light at the end of this valley. It was the first day she successfully did her biz in the toilet bowl without any struggle. Since then, she has been trying to remember that she need to do her biz there instead of diaper. So far only 2 occasions that she didn't inform us & did it in the diaper.
So as of 19-Jun-2010, she has completed 10 stars and she can open the main dollhouse.
Well, no furniture yet, she will need to earn another 40 stars in exchange for another 4 boxes of furnitures. Will share more photos later at different stages. :)
This picture is from the catalog, this dollhouse can be extended to the side & top. Well, I didn't purchase all the furniture available cos it's really not cheap. Only bought 4 basic rooms for her.
Thank God I'm out of this valley, please don't bring me back again.
