Potty training.?

Question

I was wondering when is the best time to introduce your toddler to potty training I was guessing at around 18 mos. they may not get it down but they do start to get the idea. Is this a good time.I have a 15 month old .Should I allow her to watch me go to the bathroom and make it sound exiting and fun to go to the potty any tips please.

Answer 1

Iam constantly amazed by how young we try to potty tain our children. While most daycares and preschools have rules about when a child must be potty trained to enter a program, we often foget that many kids...especially boys..simply are not ready at 20 months. Most developmentalists feel that a child should be closer to 3 before trying to potty train whenever possible as the body is then better developed to meet the new demand. The best time to start trying is when your child begins to show some signs of being ready...they no longer like wet or dirty diapers, they go off to a quiet corner when they do go, they are fascinated by how mommy and daddy go potty, they wake up from naps dry or go for extended periods of time during the day without needing a change.

Get a potty seat. Put it in the bathroom you use most often. When you go in to use the toilet, take a shower, wash your hands, let your child follow you if you are comfortable with that. Encourage her to simply sit on the potty seat at first, no worries about removing diapers. Have some books in there and encourage her to look at them for a few minutes. If she seems to be interested, go to the next step. Every time she needs a diaper change, go to the bathroom. After you wipe her down, ask her if she needs to sit on her potty for a moment. When she does praise her and when she is ready finish with the clean diaper. Each time you do this, tell her..time to go to the bathroom to get changed. The bathroom is for going potty! If that seems to be ok, switch to pull ups. When you go, encourage her to try her potty. When she needs a change, encourage her to sit on her potty. If she does do something in the potty (the fist will more than likely be a surprise), get excited and praise her. Keep on going from there.

Let your child decide how fast she wants to be potty trianed and respect her if she backs off or seems unwilling. And many children will use the potty as a control issue, so the harder you push the more they will resist! Keep as positive an attitude as you can and try never to yell or punish when an accident happens.

My daughter was 18 months when I first tried to potty train her. I was expecting my second child and since my daughter had done most everything at an early age, I figured this would happen early as well. Boy was I wrong. After two weeks of attempts, pleas, minor bribes and frustration, my daughter took her potty seat,placed it in a closet and covered it with a blanket. I got what she was trying to say and backed off, A year later she potty trained herself in three days! If you can, give them the chance to do it when they show you they are ready to try, If you must do it by a certain age for daycare of school, stay positive, stay calm and be patient.

Answer 2

Itotally disagree with the last poster. I personally wouldn't do anything this early. Your child will show you when they are ready. The average is around 2 or 3. I tried introducing things to my oldest when she was around 18 months & it backfired big time. She wasn't trained at all until the week before her 3rd bday. My youngest I decided to leave it up to her & she just woke up one day & said I need to potty & I need panties. She is a little over 2. We have always had the potty seat int he bathroom, even though she wasn't interested at all. If you're insistant then you can put the seat in there & let her sit on it when SHE wants to. ALso, yes let her go in with you to the bathroom. Really she wont' be ready until she can pull her own pants up & down & communicate that she needs to go.Probably not for a while yet. Good luck!

Answer 3

It is still a little early to start potty training. It is a good idea to let them see what the process is but not until they are old enough to understand because otherwise they will just use the potty as a garbage can for toys and that gets expensive. Usually you can start when the child has a good vocabulary and understanding of concepts to start. The usual age a child should be fully trained by is 3 though some are earlier and some are later. You will know when your child is ready

Answer 4

I asked the Pediatrician this very question just last month. He said around 27 months for a girl and 30 months for a boy. He said boys are harder than girls.

We brought the potty chair out about 6 months ago but our 2 year old boy would have nothing to do with it. Then after several months of just discussing it we told him that if he goes pee pee on the potty he can have 2 m&m's and if he goes stinky he can have 5 m&m's. He was trained in 6 days.

Answer 5

Absolutely! Taking her in the bathroom is a great idea. Kids will go when they are ready, but they can't know they're ready unless they know what they are doing on the potty. Make a HUGE deal about using the toilet. The more fun you make it, the better. And please, PLEASE don't ever punish/scold your child for wetting their unerwear. This doesnt help at all, and humiliates them. Just reward her for a job well done on the pot, and maybe take a second or two to change wet panties. The uncomfortable feeling will make her not want to go in her pants. Also, I dont know about anyone else, but I think pull-ups are horrible!! Once you "make the switch" to panties, DONT switch back. This makes it confusing. And get ready to clean up some tinkle!! BTW - my son was completely potty trained soon after his 2nd birthday this way, and all my neices were well before they were 2 (girls are easier).

Answer 6

Most children really let you know when they're ready. Taking them with you into the bathroom is a great idea. Go ahead and get a potty chair. Let your child see it in the bathroom, while you are going. Call it a 'big-boy' or 'big girl' chair. Your child may want to mimic what you are doing, encourage this, but don't push it. Kids learn a lot by copying their parents, so giving them an example and letting your child copy you is a great way to introduce the idea without pushing them into it. The harder you push them into potty training the more difficult of a time you'll have with it.

When your child is ready, buy them 'pretty panties' or 'cool undies' with their favorite cartoon character. Let them know that Batman or Strawberry Shortcake doens't like to get wet. Whenever they do 'go' make a HUGE deal out of what a great job they did. (Look Batman is happy - he's all dry! Good job!) My mom used to reward with a large marshmallow - she'd only give one, and only when the potty chair was used. So, since it wasn't given out at any other time, it was a 'special' treat.

For difficult potty trainers (I did this with my stepson) - Get some cheap plastic fish, and put them in the potty chair, and encourage him/her to 'make them swim!'.

Target practice for boys - Use one of those floating plastic rings (almost everyone with a baby buys or receives on of those stacking rings games - the rings from this are perfect) Take one of them and toss it in the toilet. It floats, and it's too big to flush. Encourage boys to 'hit the target'.

Like a puppy, a toddler can't necessarily tell when they have to go, and they have to learn to hold it until they get to the bathroom. So, you'll need to take him/her to the bathroom to 'try' pretty regularly, at least every hour or two.

I'm not a big fan of pull-ups, unless you are going somewhere with them, it's more a convenience for mom and dad, and potty training seems to take much longer with them than just moving to underwear.

Also, the little seats that sit on top of the toilet seat don't work well for some people. My stepson was 'scared he was going to fall' and would wet himself to avoid using it. We originally bought one 'just like the one he had at home' so he'd feel more comfortable with it. The potty chair worked lots better.

Answer 7

Yes!!! Go and get her a potty chair and put it next to yours and every time you go to the bathroom take her with you and let her sit on the potty like you, you can decorate the potty with Dora the Explorer, or what ever character she likes, this will make it a lot easier and fun for her, they also have potties that sing when they go to the bathroom. Have fun, make sure you have plenty of pull-ups. Good luck!!!

Answer 8

my kids have always watched me in the bathroom, we have an open door policy, unless of course you choose to close it, as my 8 year old does now. We brought the potty chair out at around 18 months for my daughter to play with and get used to, shes 3 now and has been completely potty trained for about 2 months. even at night, she sleeps with unders on.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

hey we bought a little potty when my son was 15 months old. we also have an open door policy. at our house. he watches both mommy and daddy go. he never leaves us alone. he is now three and completly day time trained. dont expect too much til after the second birthday