where do i start on potty training?

Question

she is 15 months old and i want to start but i havnt a clue

no stupid answers please guys thats just being petty to a serious question

Answer 1

I think a good sign for potty training readiness is when the child seems bothered by the wet or soiled diaper. If the child goes beyond the age of 2 & 1/2 & is still not bothered by messy diapers then allow her to wear little training underwear for a while during the course of the day in an area you don't mind having an accident or 2. Sometimes the diapers are sooooo new & improved that the wetness is pulled away from their bodies (which in 1 way we want that to prevent rashes) but then they never feel the wet result. So if she wears underwear she'll feel the difference when she wets in between you putting her on the potty chair. Try giving her something to drink then about 20 to 50 minutes later (you'll have to monitor the timing) put her on her potty chair in front of an educational video or show she enjoys.
This way you'll get an estimated time of how long after drinking she goes. Make it fun for her while she sits on the potty chair. When I set the chair in front of a show the children do better than if they are sitting in the bathroom because sometimes its a while before they go & they look at it like its boring or almost like it's a punishment to be in the bathroom all that time. No time is a bad time to TRY potty training some children are easier to train than others it doesn't make 1 child better or worse than another.
15 months might be young check with your doctor, kids grow & mature at different rates.
What a good mommy you are,.....trying to sort out the best way in
preparing for your next step with your daughter.
Good Luck!!

Answer 2

It is unusual for children to be ready for potty training skills until closer to the age of 2. Some people will say that they had their children trained at 18 months or younger, but most likely the potty training involved their little one wearing underwear, but mom or dad or some other adult were really the ones "trained" to take them to the potty on schedule. Children will not and can not be potty trained until they are ready to do so. At 15 months you can begin introducing the idea of the potty to her. Let her in the bathroom when you are going. If she is very verbal, she may have the necessary vocabulary, but most likely she does not have words yet for urine and bowel movements and potty. When changing her diapers, begin by speaking very factual about why you are changing her diaper. "You went pee pee in your diaper, let's change it." or "You went BM in your diaper, let's change you and put the BM in the toilet where it belongs." It is quite helpful for little ones to see the actual poop and help put it in the toilet and watch it be flushed if they want. If you don't already have a potty chair or a potty seat in the bathroom for her to see, you can start by doing that as well. Let her sit on it with her clothes on or off if she is interested. If using the type of potty seat that fits over the regular toilet, it helps to have a stool tall enough for them to rest their feet on. Dangling feet makes them feel like they are going to fall in and can be cause for fear. Before bath time is often a good time to let her sit naked on the potty. If any of this causes you or her stress or frustration or anger, than it is time to stop and let a month or so go by before talking about it again. A sign that I use consistently that potty training may be ready to begin is when little ones wake up dry from nap time. This is a good sign that their bladder control is maturing. Potty training is usually a lengthy process of practice and consistency.

Answer 3

i took the little one with me to toilet and whenever i made a pee i will tell her mommy is making a pee or a poo and i will clap hand and make it sound really great.
later i took her potty to the toilet and when I'm on the loo and then she can sit on the potty. i will always tell her what i am doing so she can be familiar with the term you would like her to use like phoo or something else.
when she made a pee for the first time, i clapped hands and we had a big song and dance about it.
praising is very important, you don't need to give them a treat .
but if you really want to, i just clapped hands and said she is such a good girl!!, very well done! you can do it.!
she could have her potty anywhere in the beginning, but once she knows that she needs the potty to wee, i 've kept the potty in the toilet, so she could associate pee with toilet.
don't be put of by winter and having to wash lots of clothes. i just let her run without clothes in the house.
hope these tips help

Answer 4

Make sure they know what a potty is and what its for. Take her and set her on her potty chair when you go to the bathroom. Encourage her to use her potty like a big girl and praise her for it when she does. Don't get upset if she doesn't catch on or if she has accidents. It's easy to regress when you're afraid you'll be scolded for not "doing it right". Good luck ** Some girls are easy if you buy them some "pretty panties" and tell them not to pee in them, but not everyone is that lucky

Answer 5

Your child is way too young to start this without possibly doing phsycological damage to her. If you try to force her, she can develop feelings of guilt and shame for not being able to do what you expect from her! Children are usually not physically ready to be potty trained at that age. Her bladder control muscles are not ready. Most guidelines for potty training are that the child can be dry through a nap, can through words communicate the need to go, and knows the difference between pee and poop. Doctors usually say that most kids are not truly ready to be potty trained until they are approx. 27 months old. Remenber too, that potty training should be about patience and what is best for your daughter, not when you are ready for her to be done with diapers!!

Answer 6

I would never start with a potty say to him/her that they to big for a potty and that thye should be using a big girl/boy toilet. If its a boy you should start him out sitting down then later you can teach him how to stand up. Ask them every 20 minutes or so or make them go every say 15-20 minutes even if they say they dont have to. What do They know??? Or you can get these diapers they start to make them feel cold when they start peeing in their diapers so they know to go to the bathroom. Or you can get books too!
Good Luck!

Answer 7

I think shes still too young to be potty trained. She will not have proper control of her bladder. I would wait till shes from 18-24 months. Buy a potty and start from there - but don't be in a hurry to rush her.

Answer 8

get a lovely potty and let her get use to it by bringing her to the potty everytime she gets up fr sleep. Train her by making 'shhh' sound when she is on it. Do this as often as possible to let her get use to this act and eventually she will learn it. Most of all, be patient and be hard working. Gd luck!

Answer 9

buy a potty chair and put it in the bathroom sit the baby on it before baths only shes a little bit too young so dont get to let down when she doesnt do it . wait til shes over two to start ask your childs doctor too

Answer 10

When the child wakes up with a dry diaper, take her to the potty to sit for a while. If she tinkles, praise her as if she just made the game winning touchdown.