cant keep a diaper on 19 month son :)?

Question

is he ready to potty train? i have introduced him and he thinks im crazy lol is it time for him to watch daddy go ? he takes his diaper off and pees on the floor! and lays down to await a new diaper. pull ups now? underwear ? and please if ur not intrested in a helpful answer not bother with my question i dont appreciate rude answers! TY

Answer 1

My 20 month old daughter is doing the same thing. She just will not leave a diaper on. I started using Pull-Ups and it helps, they can be torn off but not as easily. Also try to keep something on over the pull-up if I need to be sure it stays on. When we are home I just leave her naked. When I think about this heat and having a plastic diaper strapped to me that is wet sometimes too I completely understand why she takes it off. As for potty training... there are several things that signal a child is ready for this. 1) taking their diaper off when it's wet. 2) staying dry overnight 3) showing interest in the toilet, when parents/siblings use the toilet 4) beginning to notice the feeling that occurs when one is about to pee.

I wouldn't start trying to potty train your son until most if not all of these signals appear. If these things are not happening and you try to potty train then it ends up taking a very long time, frustration can build, shame is put on the child in many cases.

Answer 2

Pull-ups are a WAIST of money!!! They are just a glorified DIAPER!

My son has been doing the same thing as your son. (has been doing this for about 6 months now)

My son is no where near ready for potty training, even though pulling of a diaper is one of the signs.

I figured out that my son was trying to show us how independant he is and that he can get dressed (with a little help) by himself. And he also does it to try and be funny so we will have to chase him around.

I usually let my run around without it on for about 15 minutes. Then I tell him to run and get mommy a diaper and he does. I do set him on the potty once or twice a day but not for too long. Just so he can start getting the feel of what it is like.

From my experience give him a little more time. Boys usually are typically potty trained by 3 or 3.5 years old.

Answer 3

I used underwear with both of mine during the day and either a diaper at night or a pullup. Pullups are too expensive for all day everyday use. Besides, underwear doesn't feel at all like diapers, so he may get a clearer understanding of potty training after he has a couple of accidents in the underwear because they will not be as comfortable when they are wet as a pullup would feel like a wet diaper, and they are used to that feeling already.

Answer 4

It sounds to me like it is defiantly time to start training, what I did with my boys was put them right into underwear though I found that with my boys at least the pull ups were to much like a diaper and they were still having frequent accidents once I put them in to regular underwear they though they were big boys and were excited about it.

Letting him see daddy and mommy potty is a good thing because at 19 months he isn't going to be able to stand up to go unless it is freakishly tall for his age LOL. So seeing that he can do it both ways is a very good idea.

You could also try the reward system to every time he goes to the bathroom successfully give him a sticker of a favourite cartoon character and let him put it on the calender, it shows him that his is doing a good job.

Hope all this helps good luck

Answer 5

Try the pullups and gradually try to get him to sit on the potty when he needs to. He might be a little young to actually be potty trained, so don't expect miracles, but its never too early to start introducing him to it. My daughter didn't like to keep her diaper on either once she realized that she could take it off, and sometimes the easiest thing to do was to just let her run around without one on. If you're at home and not worried about making a mess, you can try that, coupled with asking him constantly if he needs to go potty, and if he says yes, take him in and sit him on the potty. That way he'll eventually learn.

Answer 6

Get a pair of the white thicker type training underwear and put them on top of the diaper so he can't get to the tabs. I would say 19 mos. is young , especially for a boy, to potty train. My now grown son use to do that when he was about that age...its normal...

Answer 7

He's a little young to potty train however, I don't believe in assigning arbitrary numbers to cognitive development so if he's ready, he's ready. Giving him access when dad's in the bathroom is very helpful.

Regarding taking off his own diaper, I've heard that putting diapers on backwards can reduce/prevent that.

If its summer where you are, I'd let him go bottomless until he needs to go.

Good luck.

Answer 8

Sounds like someone is ready for toilet training! I went through this with my child & if you can get your little one to understand the appropriate times for wearing a diaper till they are ready for underwear (bedtime, trips to the supermarket etc) you might find it easier to handle. Pull-ups were a brilliant thing, but can get costly so be sure to let him know that they arn't a novelty, they are for big boys, like daddy. There are alot of gadgets for little boys that attach to you toilet seat & all they have to do is wander in to the toilet & hey presto, before you know it, he's just like daddy! One precious piece of information I was given was to keep it consistant. After giving them a drink, its usually a time frame of 5-30 mins before there is any action! This can be an exciting time for the little people of the world, but also a little scarey as it is yet another thing they have to learn, so try & keep your cool cause the last thing you will want is for them to not let go of the idea of doing their business where & whenever they feel to save Mummy getting upset over pee on the floor. Oh, try not to laugh too!! Good luck to you & your child on this new & curious adventure! :o)

Answer 9

I was told at 18 mos to start training my son. Is he showing other signs of interest such as telling you when he is we/poopy, "helping" you in the potty and such.

If you want to start pullups, you will have to change them often, they don't seem to hold as much. You can also put heavy tape over the tabs on his diaper and I have heard of people putting them on backwards. For a while, I put my son in onesies to keep his diaper on. He couldn't get the onsie undone to get to the diaper. But, be warned, some little rascals still can get them off through the legs!

Try some of the mom's sites for tips on readiness. You can also google potty training and get a wealth of info on readiness. Plus, Dr. Phil has jumped on the bandwagon and has tips.

Answer 10

It's past time, if you can't get him to go then yep Dad needs to try, what worked for my son was I bought him some underwear with a picture on it and told him don't go potty on GI Joe. and it worked. Boys are usually the hardest to train. My youngest son just followed his brother so that was a piece of cake. Good Luck, this can be very frustrating.