whats the easiest way to potty train a toddler?

Question

i know its not easy but m sure someone out there must have learnt a quicker strategy or way!!!u know experienced moms out there!!!so help out!!!:)

Answer 1

Turn it into a fun experience and game. Make it something the toddler will look forward to doing.

Answer 2

I can only answer this with personal experience. My son turned 2 in August 2004 so in the June and July (nice weather helped) I did a lot of nappy free time to watch how regularly he was doing a wee and also to make him aware of being wet as soon as he pee'd. By the August he was very aware of when he was having a wee. I then got a toy (happened to be a telly tubby) that had a hole in the bottom and when he was in the bath I would fill the toy with water and ask him to help ditsy do a wee into the "potty" (I used a stacking cup as the potty). Loads of praise for helping Ditsy go to the potty. After a week of this I introduced the real potty and asked my son to use it if he needed a wee, just like you showed Ditsy!!!! He wee'd in the potty within an hour and was using it all day, next day we bought big boy pants (with picture) and from then on he was out of nappies during the day (including Nap time) Aged 2yrs 1month. Out of nappies at night aged 3yrs. Good luck, make it fun and don't embark on it until you are both ready it,s not fun to fail. Use a sticker/reward chart if you are nearly there but having the odd accident.

Answer 3

The way my mom did it was to leave the child on the pot for a long time. This works like a charm if you are home all day with your child. Leave the child on the pot all day long and tell them that they can't move until they do something. They will soon realize that they have to use the pot everyday to get off of it. My mom did this for a little boy that she was potty training when he was about 10 months old and he has never peed on himself or in the bed since then and he is now 11 years old and has never had an accident.

Answer 4

my best advice is to put the child in underwear two days after introducing the potty. DO NOT use diapers or pullups unless you are going in your car for longer that 20 minutes, or the child is going to bed. Pullups at night for only the first two weeks, then protect the mattress with plastic, and train at night. The more consistant you are, the easier it is. With all three of my kids, there were no regular accidents within 1 week, and very few accidents for about 2 months, then DONE!! After the first month, encourage your child to do everything himself while you stand watching. They are truely trained when they are doing it themselves without any help (except when they have a BM, you want to make sure they are clean. I wipe those until they are about 3 and they've really got the hang of it.) Good luck and God bless.

Answer 5

Im a nanny and have always done the same technique :
first of all when u decide to do it go for it dont go back to nappies ( except for night time )
if poss for the first few days stay in and just let them either have no pants on ( best) or just thier nickers ... if you have to do school runs etc then just risk it accidents happen so go with it
i always use the bribe technique- rewards i used raisons n yes sweets !!!
put the potty in the living room where they can see it and for the first day just keep asking them do they need it and putting them on it ....
after a few days or improvement move the potty closer to the toilet so then eventually it goes to the bathroom - toilet..
i always let them flush the toilet after so they feel a sense of achivement , lots of praise...
id say stay with the potty for 3-4 weeks then just use the toilet hope it helps ...

Answer 6

After six kids, the easiest method ( and only method I know) is still rewarding them for certain behavior. Each child is different. Some like to be neat & clean (which carries over to their adult life) & are very easy to train. Others don't care. I usually familiarize them with the potty chair & have them sit in it while entertaining them. If they "go" I give them a reward like a little candy or gift & lots of praise. After awile they get the idea. Kids are so great & resilient and always love you unconditionally.

Answer 7

I don't agree with the potty, i took my daughter straight to the loo. Buy a nice step take your kid with you to choose it. And a toilet seat. Make a really big thing about it every time he/she uses the loo. I think potty training is confusing, first you tell the kid to pee in a pot then it has to go to the loo. Straight to the loo i say.
Buy some nice wipes so that when kid has been kid has it's own special wipes.

Ask all the time, or at times when you think child needs to go. My daughter was on the loo at 12 months and clean night and day by 18 months.

A lot of it can be down to the kid though, she wouldn't keep her nappy on and couldn't wait to get on the loo.

Good luck

Answer 8

Once you decide its the right time to train, leave them out of nappies all day. Take a change of clothes everywhere with you as they will have a few accidents at first but my little boy didnt like having wet pants at all and he soon learned it was much better to use the toilet or potty. Never go back to putting the nappy back on like when you think it will be easier to ie on long journeys as this will take them back to square one. Once they know that nappies arent coming back you will be surprised how quickly they learn.

Answer 9

I have four kids, (1 is still ababy) they all did it at different times and in different ways. To encourage sit them on it from about a year as they are about to have a bath and let them see you wee.... (I didnt really have a choice about that!!)

Dont just introduce a potty have it about in the and let them sit on it when you go too even if theyre are literally just using it as a seat, so its always there and the whole idea of using it isnt so daunting. Obviously making the sound effects off wee wee whilst doing so to help encourage them.

Good luck it will be messy...keep anti bacterial spray to hand!!

Edit...Just so you know pull up pants a waste of time and money1

Answer 10

I used to let mine wander around with no nappy on and a potty in every room!! Everytime she sat on the potty i would praise her, everytime i got a 'result' she would get a treat, she took 3 weeks to train and then we went on to the big white one! she was dry night and day within 1 month or so, however my little boy was different he wouldnt go near his potty and when he did his little willy used to pop up over the top and sprinkle everyone! so big toilet with a step it was, i got some bath stickers and put them at the back of the toilet and we had to spray them everytime we went to the toilet this worked really well he was dry at 14 months both day and night.

Answer 11

To potty train, you need to wait til you both are ready for that a LOT of time, patience, and energy are required

Use your free time or weekends to train your toddler

Rememeber to show signs of approval, excitement, and happiness... so that your toddler will wanna do it over and over to make you happy ;-)

If it doesnt work right away try not to get upset or show disappointment

Be prepared for that accidents are bound to happen LOL

Good Luck ;-)