What is the best way to potty train my 22 month old son?

Question

I think my son Isaiah is ready to potty train. He always pulls his diaper off when he is sleeping and pees all over his bed. He tells you sometimes when he pooped or peed. Does this mean its time to potty train him. He doesnt really llisten well, and is very hyper.

Answer 1

The same way your parents taught you is the best way(~~)

Answer 2

He is definetly showing signs of readiness... Here is what worked for me.

1. Introduce him to the potty. Take him into the bathroom, show him the big potty, and tell him this is how big kids go to the bathroom. Tell him that big kids dont use diapers anymore, and that you are so proud of him that he is ready to be a big boy and use the potty. Then, show him the little potty that you have for him (if you dont have a toddler potty, get one...fast!) and tell him that you love him so much and are so proud of him, that he has his own special potty, just for him. Tell him you are soooo excited about this, and that you cant wait until he's going to the potty all by himself.

2. Set potty times. Aim for first thing in the morning, after breakfast, before lunch, after lunch, before dinner, after dinner, and at other, set times during the day. Make them 5-6 minutes at first, gradually increasing them to 10 or 15 minutes, in which you will "practice" or "pretend" to go potty. Dont force the issue of "having to go". Make it a game for him. If he pees or poops while he is on the potty, make a huge deal out of it...positive reinforcement works wonders. While he is on the potty, play games with him. Read him stories. Tell jokes. Otherwise, he will get fidgety and bored. If he doesn't go, this is okay too. You want him to get used to sitting down when he has to go.

3. Sit with him on the big potty, and tell him he is just like a big boy doing this. Really, go while he is going. Kids mimic at this age, so if you go, he might be more motivated to do this.

4. Keep track of his progress with calendars and stickers. He gets a sticker for every time he goes on the potty. Let him pick and put the sticker on the calendar. This way, he can see how many stickers he has earned, and the idea of earning them will motivate him to go on the potty.

5. Be consistent! Do this all the time, and he will soon fall into a pattern.

Good luck... I hope this helps...

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

Yes, I would take that as a clue to start taking him to the restroom when you do to help him understand that is where he needs to pee-pee. Buy pull-ups and if there is any male figures in his life try to encourage them you trust to take him so he can understand how boys do it. Once you start training try not to get frustrated or punish when relating to going potty, he's only 22 months old in this world and he's learning and trying his best. Sometimes my 2 yr old gets involved w/ Blue's Clues or toys and doesn't want to stop and go. So be consistant and start by taking him often and asking if he needs to go and reminding him that he has Big boy pants on and it not good to pee in big boy pants. Try putting dishwashing soap in the potty and get him to make bubbles by peeing, that didn't work for my son. However, some type of target makes it FUN. Be creative. I had a friend that took a whole roll of toilet tissue and made a target with every square and every time they went you tryed to hit the "target". Let him know that it would be better if he told you before he has an accident. If possible, let him try to clean it up....give him a towel and show him how to wipe the area up (even if you have to go back later and finish, this lets him know what you have to do every time there is an accident) Then get him to take the soiled clothes to the dirty hamper or laundry room. Get him to go get another pull-up/underware and help him get dressed. This shows how much effort is put in when an accident happens, soon this will get old and just tell him if you would "pee on the target" or "make bubbles" in the potty, we would not have to do this any more, then we spend more time playing or whatever. Good Luck Mom.

Answer 5

Yes this can be a well signal. It way he's mindful of the sensation he will get and is uncomfortable in a dirty diaper. As to whilst to begin, appear of indicators of readiness, staying dry after a snooze, at rent three hours dry time for the duration of the day among diaper alterations. Dose he exhibit an curiosity in what occurs in the toilet. As for taring boys, begin out maintaining them sitting, as soon as he's relaxed sitting on the bathroom in a diaper, transfer to starting off the diaper. If you realize a time of day he is going #two this may occasionally support additionally. Remember #two coaching takes longer, extra muscle manipulate so be sufferer. Make a large deal over EVERY little accomplishment the baby makes. Have a particular Potty dance the two of you'll do. Use decal on a chart after they do it properly. So many decal and so they get a toy from the $a million retailer or a further stroll within the again backyard. Above all be sufferer, a few children are terrified of the bathroom. I needed to wave by way of by way of once we flushed whilst I informed my sons.

Answer 6

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 7

My son is the same way.
We are training him right now too, he is also the same age, 23 months.
Consistency is what works, keep putting him on the potty, if you think he has to go ... put him on.
If you are having meals together , there is a good chance that he has to go when you have to go, so put him on then too.
Right when he wakes up in the morning, when he wakes up from his nap.
I find pull ups useless because they feel like diapers, and if they feel like they are wearing a diaper they will just go in it.
We use regular underwear, and put him on his potty ALL the time.
Remember, boys are harder to train than girls... most boys don't potty train until they are 3, not all.. but most.
Take care, good luck!

Answer 8

With our three year old (trained at 2 1/2 years) girl, we tried everything from going every so often, to spanking her rear (not aggressively), to 'time out' and nothing worked for easily three months. Then out of the blue one day, she comes home from day care and she's potty-trained. Just goes by herself or tells us before she has to go.

Thus far, we've only gone through it with one child (our second girl is almost one) and I'm believing that potty-training will happen when it happens... at some point in the child's 'world' they'll want to potty and that's that.

This is not a very scientific or what parents want to hear, but that's what I think.

Answer 9

You can start introducing him to the toilet. However do not expect immediate results. He is still young and it takes dedication! Especially if he is a high energy child.
When he takes his diaper off or tells you when he went put him on the toilet. Even if he has already gone set him on there and have him try. Just so he gets used to that concept!
Also when you have time put him on it every couple of hours children this age usually pee every 1-2 hours.
If he is in daycare tell them they will work with him there too.
Over emphasize when he does go. Even if he goes through the phase that many little boys go through where he takes his diaper off and pees on the floor clap when you see him peeing. Then lead him to the toilet...he will put them together!

Also one trick I have learned for children who like to take their diapers off---put the diaper on backwards...simple but most people do not even think about it! Many children do not think to look behind them to pull the straps from the other side and can not get the diaper off. It leads to some leaking when left on overnight however some leaking is better then pee (or poop) all over the crib!

Answer 10

Well... it certainly sounds like he's ready to learn... and age 2 is typical to start with boys. (I have 2 sons). My first son was really easy since he wanted so much to be a "big boy"... my second took some creativity...

Rewards are always good. (ie. "if you go potty for mommy you can play outside" or "if you go potty you and mommy can play your favorite game".)

There's always reading to him... bring a book and read to him while he's sitting on the potty... it helps keep his attention and he might not get so restless and hyper...

Also, certain baby potties have little reward stickers and stuff like that in them... Perhaps invest in one of those.

Good luck since this can be a very trying time, but you'll be glad when there are no more diapers to worry about. =)

Answer 11

Your son is showing signs of readiness, but that does not mean that he is ready. You will know by how interested he is in the whole potty thing if he stays interested or just moves onto whatever strikes his Fancy next. He is still early for a boy. My son showed interest at around the same age but did not really start until 2 1/2yrs. I feel potty training is so individual for every child. Is he motivated because of an older sibling or because he does not like to be wet or just because it sounds fun at the moment??? When he starts to want to do everything on his own like dress himself and does it consistently then I would proceed.