My son is 19 months old and just went pee pee in the potty! Is it too early to start formal potty training? How should I go about it? I want to take advantage of his interest.
2006-06-19 02:36:27 · 17 answers · asked by sadieky1974 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
No that isnt to young, many children start around 15 - 18 months, encourage him to wear pull ups at night instead of a nappy (somthing that he can get used to pulling up and down, without the worry of soiling) and then gradually introduce him to the idea of underpants - start him of at once or twice a month then gradually increase it until he is wearing them all the time - if there are hassles do not get upset or frustrated with him, let him know that its ok to have accidents, he can always try again tomorrow. - encourage him to watch his father (no its not perverted - children like to copy grown up behaviour at that age) so that he can learn how to do it like a 'big boy' most of all be patient potty training takes time.
2006-06-19 02:50:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mintjulip 6 · 13⤊ 2⤋
No, it's not too early. My daugther was only 9 months. (She was walking, believe it or not at 6 months.) She WANTED to wear the pretty panties I bought her. So I talked to her and said, "Well, if you wear these, you can't pee pee or poo poo in them. If I let you wear these, will you go potty in your potty chair all the time?" She shook her head yes, and I NEVER potty trained her...she trained herself. If your son has developed his OWN interest in using the potty, then encourage him. Reward him..not everytime, but sometimes. And it will be easier. Boys are harder than girls, usually. Mine was. Try reinforcement rather than discipline. But the one turning point for my son was when he was 2 1/2. My husband came home from work and had to run to the store quickly before it closed. He wanted to take my two kids, (son 2 1/2 and daughter 6 months.) My son pooped his pants. I told him he couldn't go, and because he pooped his pants like a baby, he had to wear a pamper like a baby. I put the pamper on him, while daddy took my daughter to the store and left my son home with mommy to get changed. That did it. He never pooped or peed his pants again. There was no discipline, just consequences for the behavior. He's 36, and remembers that incident to this day. He said, "I was so unhappy that I didn't get to go to the store with daddy, that I decided I was never going to do that again."
2006-06-19 03:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by godslovelyrose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 18 months and we just started potty training her. She doesn't usually tell me when she has to go - or at least when she tells me she doesn't end up going. But I put her on after each meal, as my pediatrician suggested. She's also very active, so it was really hard to get her to sit there the first few days. She loves music and singing, so we sing a "trying to go pee pee on the potty" song while she sits. LOL. If she does go, then we do the pee pee song and dance. :) It's been about a week since we started trying, and she's gone pee pee five times. So I'd say we're making progress. (The book doesn't really work for us either... She gets too focused on it and doesn't concentrate on trying to go.)
2016-03-26 21:28:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! That is awesome! Give him lots of positive reinforcement, but no pressure. It's rare for a boy child to be potty trained before 2 1/2, so you're lucky i'd say.
2006-06-19 02:41:59 · answer #4 · answered by georgia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is wonderful!!! If he shows signs of wanting to be trained....Go for it!!!
I started training my son around 18/19 months old, and he was fully trained by the age of 2. He had very few accidents because his mind was made up!!!!
2006-06-19 02:45:15 · answer #5 · answered by smcneil40 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take him to the store and let him pick out big boy underwear and then when you get home put him in a pair and tell him that he cant get them dirty and about every 30 minutes take him to the potty. i had my daughter fully potty trained at 20 months, so i knmow you can do it with your son. YOU HAVE TO BE CONSISTANT. good luck
2006-06-19 02:44:39 · answer #6 · answered by pregojess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter did the same thing around the same age. She had NO accidents for one week then wanted her diaper back. She is now 23 months and wants to use the chair again. Positive reinforcement is great, and just don't push it. If he wants to do it I suggest using a Pull-Up or regular underwear with a plastic cover. And don't be discouraged if he doesn't keep it up right now- he might just be "testing the water."
Good luck!
2006-06-19 12:48:06 · answer #7 · answered by Sandy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well just keep taking him to the potty every ten mins until he understands about the potty and what to do but he also maybe to young because at his age he probley wont be able to control his bathroom earges.so just go with it and if it works then congrats but if not then i would just give it a few more months
2006-06-19 02:43:05 · answer #8 · answered by cindy35611 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every child is different when it comes to potty training. If he shows interest go with it but don't "push" him into it. You maybe shocked to see how easy it can be to potty train when they are ready. Good luck :)
2006-06-19 02:40:55 · answer #9 · answered by blevinssl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reward him for going to the potty. Also, use a small, kid sized potty near the big toilet. Positive reinforcement will work well.
2006-06-19 02:40:57 · answer #10 · answered by Answer King 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋