Did your twins potty train together?

Question

My twins seem to do eveything together. I'm wondering, though, if they will potty train at the same time. Any advice for training twins?

Answer 1

We worked on training both at the same time, but one was faster than the other, the larger twin trained first. They are identical.
My husband and his twin trained at the same time, but the bigger one trained first, too. (Also identical). Get two potty chairs so they can both sit on them at the same time. There are books about going potty that are good for reading to the kids.

Answer 2

My four year old twins potty trained together but when one had an accident the other one did on purpose. But when one started going to bed without diapers that encouraged the other one to do the same.

Answer 3

I'm a twin!! And I'm pretty sure we did potty train together..
We were very connected when we were little(and still are) too.

Answer 4

they might just can't pressure with the potty training every child is different good luck

Answer 5

do them separately. each child needs to learn how to go and how to wipe, flush, wash hands, etc. on their own. if you are using a pottie seat not on the toilet, then the child needs to learn how to empty and put back.your kids are old enough to understand simple instruction and will love being BIG kids with taking care of their own business.

make a fuss. Buy some small melt -in- the -mouth candy. keep that in your pocket as a reward for a good job. Don't scold for mistakes, but do not give a reward. They must take off their own underwear and put it where it can be cleaned. Then they are to clean up themselves with a wipie - throw the wipie away, dry off with toilet paper - wash hands - get panties on - then back to clean up pee or poo and throw away paper towels. Then you get to start again. For a good result I recommend you fill them full of juice or liquids that will cause them to go often. Why wait for their normal flow that can take time. I pottie trained my daughter in about 1day using this method. You can too.

put underwear on them and a T-shirt only. find a day to spend with complete attention to that one child. Get up for your day and start with getting dressed for learning how to go to pottie. Don't use the words "all by yourself" initially, some kids get to feeling a little scare with that grown-up term. We are going to learn how to go pottie today and You are going to do a great job, kinda phrases. Praise and rewards. "Oh my" on mistakes, "let's clean up and get started again". Keep a change of undies where the child can reach and be responsible. keep wipies, toilet paper, lights on in the bathroom (if you are going straight for the toilet). If you are trainig for the toilet you might need a step and a seat so their little rearends don't fall in and scare them. This needs to be a pleasant experience. All sunshine and happiness. But you must do this with nothing to distract. In a couple of hours of drinking (even liquids you may never normally give your child) and going pee in the pottie, they get the hang of it. Don't leave their side and keep up the conversation about going pottie. Keep the TV and radio off. Use comparisons of how people have to teach their doggies to go pottie. Make up stories of pottie experiences if need be. Keep them focused on their elimination and how it works and how they will love being able to do it like the rest of the family does. After a couple successes, then mention how pleased you are with them and that they have learned how to go to pottie "all by themself".

I have to tell you this. I was pottie training my daughter and our puppy at the same time. I come into the kitchen (where the pottie seat was) and there squatted over the dog's newspaper on the floor was my 19 month old with underwear down around her ankles peeing. I said, what are you doin' darlin'? she replied, "Momma, I pee on paper like Bullbe do". I could only laugh and explain the difference. The puppy got an immediate re-education of using outside ,so there wouldn't be the confussion again. Too cute.

if you need more info on this technique, please write me directly, Good luck and you can do it and they can too. This can be a fun filled learning experience for your twins.