My son is 13 months old, when is the best time to start introducing him to pull ups and the potty?

Answer 1

well they say not to start untill 18 months old. my son is almost 21 months and i started hiim in pull ups about a month ago just to get him used to the fact that it wasn't a diaper and i just went and bought him a potty tonight and im gonna let him play around with it starting in the morning so he knows what it is then saturday is when the real battle of potty training a boy will begin! it just depends on the child and if you feel they are ready to start potty training here are some signs of when to start:

Sometime around two years of age, your child will become ready for potty training. There are several factors that indicate readiness.

1. The child must be physically ready. This involves maturity of the sphincter muscles. These muscles give control.
2. The child must be able to communicate. Your child must be able to indicate the urgency to you. Even saying "peepee" or pointing to his diaper is sufficient.
3. The child must be emotionally ready. Children show interest or readiness.

Studies have shown that children trained before 18 months of age may not be completely trained until the age of 4. While children trained at around age 2 train more quickly and fully trained by age 3.

Answer 2

You can introduce the potty at anytime. Babybjorn makes a little potty that is very baby friendly. Don't expect results for a long while, but the concept can be introduced. My son likes to sit on the potty because we sing songs while he's there. He rarely pees in it, but he loves to sit and sing.

IMHO pull-ups are a waste of time and money. They are just like a diaper, but harder to get off in case of a poop accident. You can buy several packs of plain old training pants for the price of a couple packe of pull ups. Cloth feels cold and wet and is a great motivator when your baby is a bit older.

Answer 3

I have learned this the hard way, this is something that just cant be rushed or forced. I am 39 and from my own experience from my own daughters and from seeing others handle this, it really depends on ability and desire of young one. Some are real qiuck to rid of diaper, as young as 1 year, others are just not that concerned about it and are perfectly content to wear one till their 7 if you let them! lol. Seriously it depends on the child, the best thing to do if you think they are ready is try potty trainning every 3 months or so and if it takes, great! If not, try again later. Please do not show too much disappointment when they fail cause this leads to hiding the little "stinky" and prolonging the outcome, just praise them when they get it right. Sooner or later they figure out for themselves what is the right thing to do. 13 months is an ok time to try, just make sure he knows you love him no matter what and everything will work out ok.

Answer 4

I found that with my boys I waited until they started showing signs of being interested.What I mean is my boys started to take of their diapers them self's when they peed Usually rite after,or would say "I pee". Now keep in mind that although most kids can know what they are supposed to do and where at a fairly young age they do not start to have the kind of bladder control they need for full time potty training until around 18months-2 years old.I found that when I let them go at their own pace they responded much better than my friends kid who she tried to "force" to Potty train.All kids a different and it will depend on you and your child.I personally did not use pull ups for anything other than sleeping and long car rides as I found the go naked around the house and taking extra pants with me when I went any where method worked best for us. {By the way if your husband or a male member of your family is comfortable enough to let you son go into the bathroom with them it helps for him to see how big boys do it.}When they wore the pull ups during the day my boys tended to use them as like diapers.Good luck to you Hope this helps some.

Answer 5

my five kids were potty trained by two years old (accidents persisted for several months). 13 months is a good time. For boy's try this---get a step stool so he can pee in the toilet----this may sounds funny, but it works....put some Cheerios's in to water so he will have something to aim at. He will have fun going potty, success will soon follow (and they say he's less likely to pee all over the seat as an adult...LOL)

Answer 6

I wanted to potty train myself at a year.. I'm going to start encouraging my son about 10/11 months.. positive encouragement and fun toys will help that.. start a star chart.. for everytime he uses the potty, he gets a star.. once he reaches a certain amount of points, give him some kind of treat...plus, i've seen they have playful toliets...that play music when you pee in them.. weird i know, but hey.. might work?

Answer 7

I think he's way too young, but I guess that also depends on how mature he is. I would wait, at least until he can control his bladder better. He's still too young right now. My son is 18 months old and wouldn't give a darn if he had a pull up or diaper because he doesn't know any better!

Answer 8

I have heard that a good rule of thumb is this: if he can usually get through a nap without wetting his diaper, he is ready to be potty trained. There is nothing wrong with trying a little early, as long as you stick with it. Once you put him on Pull-Ups, don't go back to diapers.

Answer 9

I started with my daughter at this aged and she was fully trained by her second birthday, only one accident after that. I now have 20 month old twins and only one of them is just starting to recognize when he is wet. I have heard that boys are usually older then girls when they are ready, but I believe each child has their own time line. If you think he's ready start, but once you start you have to stick with it 100%, no going back or you'll just erase your hard work. Good luck!

Answer 10

whenever he shows sings of intrest. don't push. I never used pull ups, i have 6 kids, 5 boys. boys are hard to train, some around 2 some not until 3 or so. be patient.GOOD LUCK!