any suggestion on potty training a 20 month old lil girl?

Answer 1

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

I think 20 months old is too early to try and potty-train, unless *she* is the one wanting to do it. My youngest daughter started potty-training on her own at 15 months. I had nothing to do with it and even tried to stop her but it was something she wanted to do. I think before 2 years old isn't a good idea, though.

So, if she is the one wanting to do this I would buy her some "big girl panties". Let her pick them out. Make sure she knows that she can't pee in them if she wants to wear them. Also I would put a pull-up on her at night. Mine both potty-trained really quickly, but sometimes it takes a while. I think I bought one pack of pull-ups before they were done. It only took about a week and a half. If she doesn't do well at first I wouldn't push her. She's still young.

Good luck, and remember to always use positive reinforcement - never negative.

Oh, and I forgot.. one fun thing is to put food coloring (like blue) in the toilet and when she pees it will change colors. That always gets them ready!

Answer 3

To potty train, babies need to be able to :
- get to the potty on their own
- take off their pants
- know that they NEED to go BEFORE they get to the potty.

There are three stages:
First, babies will tell you AFTER they have gone in their diapers.
Then they will tell you they are going in their diaper NOW.
Then they will say * I need to go potty.*

At 20 months, all you need to do is put a potty on the bathroom and talk about how one day she will use it, just like mama does.
The average age for girls to potty train is 2 1/2 yrs, and for boys, 3yrs. Remember, that is only the average, and many will children train earlier or later.

There is a lot more good information about this at the National Network for Childcare website, linked below.

Answer 4

Here it is- it has worked for my 2 kids,and others after I tell them........

1. get m and m's handy
2. get a small potty chair
3. get a couple books about potty
4. you need to be home for about 4-5 days straight
5. now you can start. let them run around bare-but
6. Set the timer for 1/2 hour. Tell him/her to sit on the potty for 5 min. (read them a book in the mean time if it's to long for them.) If they go, give lots and lots of praise!!! I mean go crazy!! Give them about 3 m and m's.
7. Set the timer for 1/2 hour
8. Avoid asking the question "you got to go potty?'
9. Timer goes off- ok! What does that mean junior? Time to go potty again he or she would say, or you say it if they don't
10. repeat process all day long. If they go # 2 in the potty, reward with a handful of m and m's. They are very colorful and kids love them!!

11. Praise praise praise. I do spank my kids for behavior problems such as lying, disobedience, and bad attitudes, but never for having an accident. If there is an accident, clean it up queitly, and don't say much at all. Remind them it's ok, but try to make it in the potty next time, or in your own words.

Good luck!!! Hope this helps you. My girl was potty-trained in one day with the method. Took my son a week. Leave pull-ups on them at night just in case.
p.s. if this doen't work at all, try again in a few months.

Answer 5

First, and most important: don't push her. If she's not ready, you'll both be in for a miserable time.
When mine were little I was fortunate enough to be a stay-at-home mom so consistency was pretty simple. And believe it or not, the trick I used was letting her run around naked. For some reason, once they had been shown what to do, they preferred sitting on the potty to doing it on themselves -- I guess because it was visible. They were trained in no time!

Answer 6

My child just turned two, and she has been using the potty on/off for about 6 months now. She will usally say, "I wanna go potty", so we will take her pamper off and sit her on the potty, sometimes she goes, and sometimes not, but she is getting use to saying, "I wanna go potty". Try asking her if she wants to try to go potty.

Answer 7

With my daughter to get her to understand I let her go with nothing on bottom for a couple days. The first time she started to go she freaked and started using the potty.

Answer 8

i agree with granny on this one .. have her sit on a potty chair fully dressed when u go in to potty she will get the idea that it isnt a scary thing and she will get used to the potty .. i have heard the letting them run nakid thing works well for some... best of luck

Answer 9

20 M is too young..you'll notice it in her when shes ready.

dont push or force her to potty train..let her tell you when shes ready

Answer 10

She'll do it when sh'es ready, just encourage and discuss