potty training 101...

We're in the midst of potty training Oliver, which isn't going as planned. He's really not ready, but we're still encouraging him and trying to be patient (yes, we've tried stickers, lollipops, toys, cool undies - I've read all the books). We decided to give praise and treats for "trying" to potty, after this little stunt...

Oliver sat on the potty, grunted, and then asked for a lollipop. We told him, "no lollipop because we need to see tee-tee or poo-poo 'in' the potty". Opps! Rephrase that! We caught him trying to squeeze and wring the tee-tee out of his diaper into the potty for a lollipop! Hello! Kuddos for following directions - he was trying to put something "in" the potty. Is it possible for a 3 year old to be smarter than his parents?