DatePicker.SelectedDate not changing when Text is input

When my users select a date via the Calander control within the DatePicker, the value gets correctly bound to the underlying object. BUT, if the user types the date within the DatePicker, then clicks a button, the text is not set to the SelectedDate property.

The user has to remove the cursor from the TextBox within the DatePicker for the bound object to be updated.

 <toolkit:DatePicker Name="_dpField" Grid.Column="1" MinWidth="100"
               ToolTip="{Binding Path=ToolTipText}"
               TextInput="_dpField_TextInput"
               SelectedDate="{Binding Path=Value, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged, Mode=TwoWay}"/>

HELP! how do i make sure that this typed value is used within the buttons event code?

Thanks!

You can use a converter for parsing your typed text to a valid datetime

Sample

 public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        string strValue = System.Convert.ToString(value);
        DateTime resultDateTime;
        if (DateTime.TryParse(strValue, out resultDateTime))
        {
            return resultDateTime;
        }
        return value;

    }

Xaml

     <Controls:DatePicker 
     Text="{Binding OrderDate,Mode=TwoWay,UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
     SelectedDate="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},Path=Text,
     Converter={StaticResource DateConverter}}">