what is the best way to potty train my 22 mth old son?

Question

My son is 22 mths. Is showing some signs of wanting to use to potty. He is my first child and I dont have the slightest idea how to potty train.

Answer 1

Well you have came to the right place. I have just potty trained and entire class of 2 and 3 yr olds. First of al,l can your son jump with both feet off of the ground? This might sound crazy but this is their muscle control which tells you that physically they can hold it in...If the answer is "yes" the next question is, Can he draw a circle? This is his congnitive ability to understand what is going on...I know it sounds nuts but trust me on this. First of all 22 months might be a bit young but i have seen younger. After he has accomplished the above you might want to bring him to the potty every 30 mins or so. Read books and sing songs about the potty. Have him flush the potty when you or his dad go to the bathroom. Forget the pull-ups. Part of potty training is for them to feel the uncomfortable feeling of wet clothes and also big boy underwear makes them feel more grown up. since the invention of the pull-up childeren go months wearing them without success, but underwear usually takes a couple of days. Most importantly don't get discouraged. He is going to have accidents, but how you react might enable his progress. He might feel as if no one cared or got mad at me when i pooped in my diaper, and want to wear them again...Good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

This is a reasonalble age to start potty training. Usually a child will tell you after they have a bowel movement and will want changed.

Take him shopping for big boy underwear and tell him that these are like Daddys underwear and Daddy uses the big potty and you will use the little potty. (He should have a small potty so his feet can reach the ground)

Initially you will be asking him every 30 minutes to 1 hour if he has to go potty. He will be more likely to tell you he has to go potty when he is having a bowel movement. Our family was comfortable with the words pee and poop, but I know people who have used #1 and #2.

Make a chart and everytime he uses the potty let him put a star on the chart. Do not punish him for accidents. Just reinforce that he needs to use the potty now that he is a big boy.

When I trained my daughter after she earned so many stars I rewarded her with a small gift. A new book, puzzle, coloring book, crayons, etc

Each time he successfully uses the potty praise him and reinforce that he's not a baby anymore.

When Daddy gets home report your sons successes for the day with enthusism... Don't mention any accidents.

Some children take a couple of weeks and some just a few days. And some could care less. Boys typically are said to be more difficult, but I think that happens if you start the training too early. I continued to diaper my daughters at night until they refused to wear "those baby pants"

I had one girlfriend who gave her son one M&M everytime he did pee and 2 M&M's when he did poop. That kid never got off that potty except to collect his candy. He read and played with his toys right on the potty chair. He was trained in 4-5 days. We still laugh about it and our children are adults now.

Best wishes and make this a fun experience for both of you. If you find yourself becoming frustrated with your son you may want to postpone potty training.

Answer 4

Some children potty train early. I say if he is wanting to go then make it a fun thing and take him in. I wouldn't make a huge deal out of it just let him take the lead. If he goes then praise him with lots of yeahs, claps, etc. Make it known how excited you are that he went. When he gets the hang of wanting to go in more often then maybe you can start the underwear thing. I never believed in the pull up thing for at home, but if we were going out we then yes. Little ones have a hard time holding it sometimes. The worse thing to do is make him feel bad if he doesn't go or has an accident. Let him know that that is ok and he can try the next time. Stay positive and have tons of patience. Sometimes children will show signs of wanting it early on then regress and others take to it like fish to water. There is no one right way to do it so try all the different methods you can think of until you hit on something that works for your son. I wish you well. Have Fun!!

Answer 5

You can start asking him if he need to use the bathroom. That or every 30 mins - 1 hour you can take him to the bathroom. It depends on what you want to do but you can either have him sit or stand at first but with experience from my younger brother it is best if you have him sit at first and then once he is trained you can have him start to stand that way it would not confuse him or mess with his concentration of seeing spray or bubbles into the water. It would also help you out alot if you have an available male role model that your son can follow to the bathroom and watch him use the toilet that way he will get the idea of everything. It will be tough at first and there will probably be alot of accidents at first but you should NEVER punish your child for having an accident. At that age they can't control it and have small bladders. It isn't their fault if they don't make it in time. But to have fewer accidents it would be a good idea to take him every so often to use the potty. Also when you are out you should always make sure you have an extra clean outfit for him in case he has an accident and make sure that you know where all the bathrooms are. I hope this helps a bit. Good luck.

Answer 6

Try cheerios - put them in his potty -(of course have a little water in there first so the pee (when he does pee) doesn't spray all over the place - it's kind of like a binder. Any way, make it like a game and let him shoot the cheerios when he tinkles. I've potty trained my daugher so a boy is a little different - but that's what my girlfriend did with her son. Also there's potty chairs out there that they sit on and when they pee - it plays music and that's pretty cute - they get excited about hearing the music and makes it easier to train them. GOOD LUCK - my daugher was potty trained by 1year old - totally trained. But of course this was before the throw away diapers came out - I had the cloth diapers and rubber pants (my dauthter's 36 now) so that was a while ago. And also - let him watch Daddy pee - that's very very important - little boys love to copy their daddy's.

Answer 7

My sons across the identical age and while I first began I had problems simply getting him to quit gambling and take a seat at the potty however sweet did the trick. I'd supply him part a small gummy if he sat and the opposite part if he did some thing. A week later he does not want any motivation, but when he does ever lose interest I will take a look at the sweet trick once more, or I'll take a look at getting him to face and shoot cheerios, or I'll permit him learn/appear at a publication. Even simply sitting and speaking with him quite is helping. I factor out matters in the toilet and get him to call them. Anything to maintain him entertained. But now he normally does not ought to take a seat lengthy earlier than he is going when you consider that he is aware what he is intended to do there. Just maintain it up, it will come to him quickly.

Answer 8

Patience; after he eats, sit him on the potty chair for 10 minutes and periodically throughout the day. He'll catch on! Check out web site www.babycenter.com. Better yet, go to www.dogpile.com and put in "potty training tips"...you'll be amazed at the info!! Also, check on ebay for books on potty training. Good luck. I just trained a 3-yr old in 2 months.

Answer 9

Children are ready to potty train at different ages. My children seemed to be showing signs of readiness, so i started telling them in January..bdays in Jan and March, that when the weather gets warm we are gonna put on potty pants and TT in potty like a big boy/girl. I told them this every time I changed a diaper, everytime I went to the potty and at the grocery when I bought the diapers. By then hearing this for so long before hand, they were ready and when the weather wrmed we went to potty pants and they never had an accident at all. I did use diapers at night for awhile, my son would wet his diaper at night some, but my daughter was so ready to train that at night she woke me up to potty and refused to tinkle in her diaper so I just used pants all the time. This was before the days of pull-ups. so maybe you could try the pull ups first. But by letting them know for awhile before hand this is what we are gonna do it may help them be a little more prepared. It worked for mine. Do not be discouraged if it does not work out, like I said different kids are ready at different times.

Answer 10

I know it sounds weird but I put my kids potty in the living room. We were in there all the time plus they could sit and watch tv, and when they finally did go the whole family was there to cheer for them! They thought it was just great. After they start using it more slowly start working it in to the bathroom. Good Luck
Oh and be patient it doesn't happen over night it takes some kids as long as 6months to train.