what is the best way to potty train a two year old?

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

By example. My son grew up without a father because he passed on while our son was an infant. Because of that, it was difficult for him to know what to do to urninate. When he started preschool he finally got to see how males go to the potty. He then started to immitate.

You'll need to keep a routine too, about every two hours take them to the potty. Before eating, potty, after eating..potty. Just keep the routine constant. That's what a child will rely on, routine.

Don't get upset if they don't get things right away. Stay positive and praise the child for any attempt at all, even just sitting on the potty. My son has Autism, so he didn't fully potty train until he was around 8 years old. Some children are slower than others. You'll see the signals when they are ready.

Also, you can improve aim by putting a few of the cherios cereal in the potty. They will aim for the cereal, which means pee stays in the potty better.

Another old trick is to use food coloring. This makes it fun and you can also point out that if you add yellow to the blue water, it makes green. Or yellow to the redish water, it makes orange. Either way, it makes them look forward to doing it again.

Answer 3

i have four kids , all of which were trained within a month of walking, the boys , i put up to peeing on things, for example, the dog, cat lol, it works, they even peed in their daddy's favorite coffee cup, when they learned what it felt like when they were ready to go they would run to me to tell me, eventually they were peeing in daddy's seat in the bathroom. the girls . i would take them when i went and let them sit on their potty beside me, they started even quicker then the boys. number two is a little harder but it works sorta the same, only instead of the dog or cat start with daddy's seat in the bathroom, hope this helps.

Answer 4

Wait until they show signs that they are ready. I learned the hard way. My daughter wasn't ready and I rushed her and now we are back to square one. She always does #2 in the potty, but not always #1. Wait until they show interest in the toilet or take the wet diaper off.

Answer 5

persistence!!!!!!! be persistent, put your child on the potty for 5 minutes every 20 minutes. (yes I know this can be a pain) give your child a small treat for sitting on the potty. Finally when your child does go give him/her a bigger treat. make a HUGE deal when they go. this will make them see what a good job they have done. It is in a child's nature to want to please their parents. so the bigger deal you make the more they will want to go potty.
When they have an accident ( which they will) let them know that it makes you sad. As I said before they want to please you. as soon as you see they had an accident immediately put them on the potty w/o the treat. this will reinforce that this is where they need to go pee pee and poop. It takes time. but the most important thing is to be persistent. Good luck to you (you'll need it)

Answer 6

itr all depends...girl or boy. If you have a boy don't be too pushy because boys always seem to take a bit longer. Try cherios in the toilet if you have a boy, make him aim for them, it's fun and it will keep his attention. I know it sounds weird but it works.

Answer 7

My husband and I took our daughter out and let her pick out her first set of panties. This way they are special to her and she does not want to mess them up. We explained to her that she could not got to school(Preschool)witht he other chilren untill she was a big and girl and no longer wore diapers like a baby.

Answer 8

My 2 year old is already toilet trained: He throws his diapers in the toilet and flushes them.

Answer 9

good question, I was wondering the same thing. My daughter is ready, just getting her to go is the trouble. If you find something that works pass it on to me please.