Potty training is pretty exciting in the beginning. Everyone's on board with this big step toward becoming a big boy or big girl. Potty chairs pop up everywhere. Underwear is bought. Successful trips to the potty are praised and celebrated. But what to do when the thrill is gone; when it's not so exciting to interrupt a fun activity to go to the potty; when wearing diapers seems to be as easy as anything else?

There are kids who sail through potty training without ever a look back. Others lose interest after a week (or two or three) and then step back into the ease of the diaper and forget all the excitement of those early potty training days. These kids may need a little more fun surrounding the process to keep them interested in keeping up with potty training until they're proficient.

If your child seems to have lost interest in the whole idea of potty training, starting over and using a different approach may help spark that interest again. Reinforce the whole idea of potty training with some of the many books and videos that are available for children to get them used to the idea of going on the potty. There are also books and videos that come with a doll or stuffed animal that also "goes potty" and is an excellent modeling tool for the child.

Then, plan for a potty-related activity that will be ongoing until the child is reliably using the potty. Mom and potty training expert Vicki Lansky suggests a chart that rewards the child with stickers for successful trips to the potty.

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