how do u potty train an 18 month old boy??

Question

i have no experience in potty training boys, is he too young?

Answer 1

No, he's not too young. I started out by buying a simple white potty that looked the closest to a regular toilet. No bells n' whistles. Then I got her the "Feel N Learn" pull-ups which are great because when they are wet, they feel wet to the child. Then we had a "sticker" program. I would put her potty in front of the toilet and we would both go potty together. Every time she was successful, she got a sticker that she placed on the bathroom cupboard beside her potty chair. That way she was able to see the rewards of her efforts. And I also made a big effort to praise her really dramatically! Then we'd both empty her potty into the toilet and wave and say "bye-bye peepees/poopoos, thanks for coming out!" She'd sometimes just sit on the chair and "pretend" to potty just so she'd get a sticker! But she quickly figured out that she needed to produce visible results... It took about 2 months. Then I took her shopping and let her pick out her own underwear (Dora). She was so happy to wear them and very, very proud. She had a few accidents but I never made a big deal out of them to her. It got tricky when we went out because it's important that as soon as said she had to potty, we had to pull over right away. I was sure NOT to fall back on the pullups just because we were out. It just prolongs the process. She was able to wear underwear during the day and a pullup at night. Then, eventually she lost the nightime pullup and I woke her at 2am and took her to the potty - every night for about a week. And then that was that.

Every child is different tho - the key is to make a big fuss when they go and not make a fuss if they don't. Good luck with it.

Answer 2

each child is soooooo different... I had only boys, 3, and I had NO problem training any of them.. my oldest is exactly 3 yrs older than my youngest with 1 in between... sounds hard but it wasn't... I had an advantage tho... I lived in the country so I potty trained mine outside on the trees..... but in the case of winter time, i put the little potty right in the liv. room so it would be close and visible at all times.... this was 20 and more yrs ago tho..... today ppl do not train the kids so young it seems..... I have LOTS of grandsons and none were trained before the age of 3 yrs..... so to help you along just kinda sorta start now... take him to the potty and sit him on it at least every hour, like clock work... get a little seat for the big potty or get a child's potty chair.. it you want him trained do NOT switch from pull ups to diapers all the time.. diapers are good for night time and for going some where if you have to, but it confuses the child to switch back and forth.....try the reward system or make a BIG deal out of it when he uses the potty,, sing and clap and shout and make him sooooooo glad he went that he will just love going again....... God bless

Answer 3

Every child is different, but here's my experience with my two girls ... I'm a father of 3yr old twin girls. They showed a little interest in toilets when they were 18 months old, so we were thrilled that we might have them out of diapers early. Such was not the case. They preferred to use their diapers and we decided not to make a big deal about it. Quite a while later we started to talk about 'being big girls' and how that included 'big girl panties'. We just continued to have these kinds of conversations now and then until they decided that they wanted to be big girls. It was pretty much a quick adjustment. Every time they went to their potty we would just make a HUGE deal about it .. call each other over, hugs & kisses & clapping. That was the only 'rewards' we used. I think my wife and I must have been quite a sight hopping around the bathroom! It became a fun game for my girls and they would often try to race each other to see who could 'go on the potty' first. We kept them in diapers at night for another couple of months. They both had a couple accidents during the day and night, but not too many and not for too long.

So, from my experience, Don't Worry too much about it. Don't do any of the negative stuff .. I don't see how it's really productive, and it seems just a bit on the mean side, to me. It never really made sense to me, Why make your children feel bad? or uncomfortable? or dirty?

They _will_ learn .. just let them do it on their own time with lots of encouraging words and actions from you.

Answer 4

If he's 18 months old then he's not ready to be potty trained, wait until he is @ least 2 yrs. old before you try. Then when he's old enough try by getting him to know when he has to go and if he makes it to the potty give him a treat or a good job thing then he will feel like he did good and go to the potty more often.

Answer 5

It really depends on if he is ready or not. Does he recognize when he goes in his diaper? Is he curious about you or others in the household going to the potty?

If he is give it a gentle try and see how things go. You'll find out soon enough if he's ready. If not give it a few more weeks or months and try again.

Here's a link to a free potty training ecourse that will explain it in more detail
http://www.mypottytraining.com

Answer 6

I would say he's too young. Most boys don't potty train until they're closer to 3, girls usally sooner. My son was almost 3 when he got it. It shouldn't be a difficult thing. It took 3 days with my son. The first day he had a couple accidents, the second day 1 accident, and by the third day he got it. Here's a really good website to help you. God Bless

http://www.nncc.org/Guidance/toilet.train.html

Answer 7

He may be too young, but it all depends on the kid. If he is showing on interest in being potty trained, go for it. When you do, put Cheerios in the toliet and have him try to hit them. It helps the with aim. Take him to the bathroom after he eats and before bed. When he goes, use the same thing like for girls, a reward system. It does help if the dad helps out.

Answer 8

wow i had that problem but thanks to the daycare u just got to start him sit him on the pot at the same time if possible everyday and let him sit there a couple of min maybe 5 and watching a man helps to also let him sit there with the water in the sink or tub running and that may work work with us and the daycare started my son sitting on the pot when he was 16mos-and he is 26 months and knows how to potty everynow and then he runs game and he will come say i want my diaper on thats when he wants to play outside and then i just say no and now he just go potty right outside right in front of the neighbor,too! also i seen on the news how to potty train in 24hrs who knows if it works so u gotta go pick up some books and read

Answer 9

generally kids potty train when they are interested or ready. I would encourage him in a very positive way if he shows any inclination. From my experience girls are quicker to potty train than boys, but that could just be me.

Answer 10

Yes, he's too young. If a child expresses an interest *himself*, that's fine at any age. If not, you shouldn't start training before 2-2 1/2 years old. Toilet training is one area where the child holds all the cards; why waste your time?