what to do about potty training?

Question

i have 3 little ones all 3 and under the only ones i am trying to potty train are my 2 yr old and my 3 1/2 yr old the know how to use it but they will not use it all the time? what should i do? i want to hurry up and get it over and done with! i have tried a million things

Answer 1

Don't let them sit there until they cry. They only reinforces the fact that they DON'T want to be there. Lets be realistic these are children and forcing them to sit on the toliet until they cry will only scare them.

My son potty trained in about two weeks. I used a reward system too. I gave him stickers. That's all no expensive toys or anything, we didn't have the money for that.

You know what worked better than stickers or toys? PRAISE. Tell them you are so very proud of them. Let them know they are doing good and you love them. Theres no reason to use terror to make them potty. Love usually works much better. And you'll have well adjusted children who value themselves as people. I think that's far more important than a wet pair of underpants.

Answer 2

for one if you sit your child on the potty for 20 minutes and he does not urinate and you let you get up you have made a big mistake. I potty trained my son and he was almost 2 and potty trained. I made him stay on the potty with a toy until he urinated. Of course he cried. I turned on a little jazz and found myself something to do like read a book. It needs to be something you can do to keep you from becoming impatient but at the same time you can pay attention to when he actually urinates. paying attention lets you know exactly when he urinated and then you can praise him and then let him off and play for about 1 hour and then repeat. Guaranteed to work long as you are consistent and don't give in.

Answer 3

My older boy didn't potty train completely (as in using the toilet all the time) until he was about 3 1/2. His uncle eventually got him to start peeing on trees. From there, we started "sinking" cheerios in the toilet. My mother in law said with her kids she would put them on the potty as soon as they got up in the morning.

For my younger son, we had Bear in the Big Blue House video that had something about using the toilet. I think we only watched it once. When he was about 18 months old he just said, "No more diapers." That was that.

Children are different. There are some great books. I read one that was something like how to potty train your child in a day. That might work since your children are older.

Try rewards, too.

Answer 4

persistance,, on your part.. we are potty training a 2 1/2 yr old boy been working on it for 6 months hes getting better.. put them on the potty ever 45 minutes to an hr,, let them wear panties/underwear during the day pullups at night,, when they can go 2 weeks at night without a wet pull up they are done

Answer 5

I have 11 kids and everyone was different when it came to potty training. They usually let us know when they are ready. I can understand you need to get through this but just let them know when they go it's great, praise them but if they make a mistake tell them it's alright and that it will get better don't tell them their bad or show your disappointment. just relax if you have a boy let his father take him into the bathroom with him when he goes children try to copy their parents do the same thing if it's a girl let her go with you let them know it's normal.

Answer 6

Reward them. My wife let my little girls use stickers and a sticker sheet chart. When they filled a row, she took them to Target and let them pick out "The Littlest Petshop" toys - they were potty trained in no time!

It teaches them that, if they use the potty, they get a sticker - and when they earn enough stickers, they get something.

Positive reinforcement.

Answer 7

try briving try stickers do something special.... but reminded them that you only get this if you continue. I have a 3 y.o. dauther who was the same way. I told her each week she goes on the potty and doesnt wet she'll get a movie ( care bears, her choice). I know its expensive, but so is the diapers if they just keep going in them.

Answer 8

I had 3 girls born July, July, July, and then the following Feb. very close in age so I feel your pain--I ended up using cloth diapers and waited. The pediatrician told me they would learn when ready--I always left the bathroom door open and allowed them in when I was in. It seemed they all learned together- the three and it was from watching and learning--it also was easier in the summer with less clothes-plus we all know how kids like to run around with nothing on

Answer 9

use the star program where they get a star every time they do it right

Answer 10

sitting down with a book