Hi!I was wondering if anyone out there had any good potty training tips?

Question

My son is 18 months old he sits on the toliet but does not go!He loves to take off his diaper.That is a clear sign that he is ready!HELP PLEASE!

Answer 1

cherrios and play hit the boat or w/e

Answer 2

My nephew got the hang of it when his cousin taught him how to aim... For some reason that's a fun game for a boy...
Now, he may not be ready at 18 months, taking off the diaper is only the beginning, I know more about girls than boys, but get the pull ups that give them the wet feeling, and it might work...
He has to be able to identify the urge and how to control it...
Actually a good granny told me this: if you take them to potty every 20 minutes the first day ... and the second day make it 30 minutes... he'll get the idea and soon enough he'll be able to tell you if he needs to go or not. You might have him trained by Monday. She swears by this method.
Give him praises for getting it in, but not too much, so make sure he doesn't get the idea that he's doing it for you... I used to ask my girls, well how does that make you feel, and she felt like she did something for herself... cuz she felt like a big girl...
I got this idea from babycenter.com... and I really didn't have much problem potty training.

Answer 3

Boys are very often harder to potty train then girls. I would not say that your son is ready just because he can take his diaper off, but you know him better then anybody else, so you would be the best guesser of whether or not he is ready.

The key to potty training is percistence. One thing that has worked for many of my friens is try putting him into a cloth diaper, or even underwear. It can make it a bit messy if he does have an accident, but he will not like the feeling of being wet, and will therefore try to avoid it. Believ it or not, kids do not actualy know automatically when they have to go to the bathroom, it is a learned habbit. Another key is to keep your cool when he does have an accident. Just play it off as an "uh oh" and move on. Getting mad at him will only make things harder on both you and him.

Another thing that can help, is whenever you go to the bathroom, take him with you and let him watch. Once he gets into the habbit of going into the bathroom, and learning what its really about, he'll be much more likely to go.

And lastly, make it fun. Don't turn it into a chore. Try to make up little games, and or little prizes when he does go. But like I said before, don't punish him if he doesn't go. Just keep trying, and eventually he will get it.

Answer 4

With my son I put the potty chair where ever we were. Had him try sitting on it for 10-20 minutes at a time. And praised him for "trying" even if he didn't do anything.

I also did a sticker chart and gave him rewards for going. Like a treat he wasn't normally allowed to have (suckers, etc). And after so many we let him pick a toy out at the dollar store. As he got the hang of it we increased the amount he needed to do to get the things he wanted.

Eventually he was just excited to see his stickers increase and forgot all about the treats/rewards.

And yes having them "aim" for cheerios can work as well! Helps if you have a male figure show them how its done though!

lol I raised my son by myself so I had to teach the poor kid how to pee sitting down and had to have a male friend show him how its done standing up!

Good luck! Potty training can be hard! Also keep in mind his age... he may show signs of being ready but dont "push" too hard as he may still be too young or not "totally" interested yet.

Answer 5

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 6

He is ready when he is retaining his urine for a longer period of time and you find his diaper is dry when you check him. He's still young, I wouldn't push him but continue to let him sit on the potty at certain times. He will go eventually, but it's ok if he's older when it happens. I potty train about 10 kids each school year.

Answer 7

There was a GREAT show that Dr. Phill did on potty training...don't remember everything but I would go to his web site and see if you can purchase it...suppose to work wonders (in like one day)

Answer 8

Well with my daughter, i got the Charmin reward chart from their website (free) and we would give her little rewards after she did so many potty trips it really seemed to work for her, she was so proud of herself....I gave her lots of praise and never got mad if she had a accident or anything...hope this helps hunni....good luck

Answer 9

introduce your child to the potty dont push the child to go the child will go when he/she feels ready

Answer 10

give them water with meals and fresh fruits. make sure they are on the pot at the same times everyday and let them enjoy a popsicle while they sit.

Answer 11

Candy. This was the one thing I was willing to use bribery for. It worked for us.