Thanks for the support TT. I was going to delete that part of my post, but was short of time, but that is what I meant. BTW, in children of age 3 do understand the words of the brocho even if they don’t understand the concept of Hashem. I was not aware that this site was restricted to participants only in the United States and I am not sure where Poster is from.
Great job Poster. That first day can be a real hard one, but now that you see his progress it will hopefully continue in that way. Try not to plan too many outings in the next week or two just so that he’ll be close to his familiar bathroom, but some people do recommend taking their kids to public bathrooms (if they are the type who will use them) just to familiarize kids with them and show them that they’re not something to be scared of. I know of others who will make sure to take a potty along with in the car for emergency stops in the early months after training. Hatzlacha!
Oh, and PBA, I totally hear you on “not to say anything to Hashem” but I think that it is important to get the kids in the habit of saying brochos at an early age because it is much easier to get that instilled in to them and then as they get older and can understand kavana, they will hopefully be able to integrate that into their brochos (although it is not a given if they are simply saying things by rote).