I took care of a baby girl ever since she was 1 and now she is 3 years old and does not use the potty! I am going to start taking care of her soon so I want some advice on how the toddler can get started to use the potty. please if you have any advice please say so for it will be much appreciated. thank you! ;-)
2006-10-20 12:49:42 · 21 answers · asked by EREX94 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
We have three daughters who have been through this and a son going through it now. There are a few ways to go about toilet training but here's what we did. First of all we let the kids play with the potty to familiarise themselves with it and realise it wasn't anything bad. We would sit teddy on it etc. Then we progressed to having them sit on the potty every time we changed their nappy to create the association in their minds. Then after a little while of doing this we put undies on them and told them they needed to do wees and poos in the potty now. There will, of course, be accidents which the kids hate and you will need to sit them on the potty every 30-40 minutes at first, gradually increasing the time. We gave them a sticker every time they did a wee in the potty and we had special glittery stickers if they did a poo cos kids often don't want to do this for some reason. We also gave them an extra sticker if they had asked to go potty instead of being told. It's a slow process but she'll get there eventually. Please fogive the length of my reply.
2006-10-20 13:09:39 · answer #1 · answered by ilovealandofcontrasts 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well one thing that you want to make sure of is if this toddlers parents will be helping out too in the potty training. One of the reasons why is because a child needs consistency in their life, and if their parent is not willing to or have the time to potty train when you are not taking care of her then you will just be wasting your time. If they do then the best thing to do is use regular padded underwear on her. Do not use pull ups because they act as a diaper and pull wetness away from her. You will also want to use plastic underwear over the underwear. This way they will be able to feel the wetness and feel uncomfortable. Always put her on the potty at least once every hour. When she goes potty praise her. Tell her she is such a big girl and tell her how good she did. She will soon learn the sensation she felt before she went to the bathroom. If she does not then it is OK. Also see about getting her a chart and every time she fills up a chart with like 5 stickers then get her something special. That will give her incentive to want to keep using the restroom.
2006-10-20 19:55:16 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Vira 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What I did was I put the potty next to the toilet, I sat on the toilet and my daughter sat on the potty, we talked and read books for ages until she did a wee in the potty, then I made a huge deal about it clapping hands and praising her and said you're a big girl now and she got excited when she saw what she had done. I tipped it in the toilet and she wanted to sit there again, so we sat there for a little while longer she did another one so we did the same thing. Then I told her she has to put undies on cause she's a big girl now, she did and I went with her every 15mins or so to do wee even if she didn't need to go I still took her. It came to a point where she knew she needed to go so she went by herself. The key is consistency. Reassure that its ok if she has an accident, and take her to potty and remind her that this is where you do it. It worked for me, then the transition to toilet was easy. Let her see you going to the toilet, to allow her to observe what she has to do, tell her what you are doing, then buy a toilet seat just for her to put under or top of the existing seat and go throught the same process as the potty situation.
2006-10-21 01:23:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
For a few days I would take her into the potty with you and show her how it is done. Then every hour take her to sit on the potty. You can try giving her juice while she sits on the potty and then make a huge deal out of it when she goes. You know oh you are such a big girl and yahhhhh, etc. That is what I did and my daughter was potty trained in a week. My son just turned two so we are just starting but he has gone a few times.
2006-10-20 19:59:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My first 2 were easy to train, now I have a 2 year old..almost 3 and he is a little more difficult. It seems the only way I can get him to run to the potty if he has to go is if he doesnt have any underwear or pull ups on at all. If he has pull up on, he will go in those. If I let him run around the house with a tshirt and no undies, he will go in the toilet all day. So I agree with the first lady. Some are just harder than others.
2006-10-20 20:00:36 · answer #5 · answered by Blondi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the middle of potty training my just turned 3 year old. We had to bite the bullet and put him in underwear.We go through a few pairs and we have to clean up a few puddles . We even have to throw away some soiled underwear but we learned with our 5 year old, it's the only thing that seems to work. Pull-ups just confuse them. Of course you have to make a big deal when they use the potty. We usually make up songs and get everyone involved. Even my 5 year old says "Good job Buddy!" Good luck!
2006-10-20 21:22:41 · answer #6 · answered by Kristin B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a mom, but I've taken many child psychology courses and worked in daycare for several years. buy the child diapers that are JUST big enough to put on her, but are and seem rather uncomfortable. They life their diapers because they ARE comfortable, and want them off when they're too tight. If she whines about it, tell her she can wear the pretty girls underwear then, if she promises not to potty in it. Kids don't like feeling wet and icky. WHen she starts pooping and peeing in her undies, she will not like it and when you take her to the potty to use it, make a REALLY big deal out of it and be very happy for her. Kids NEED discipline and postive reinforcement. Being lazy is no excuse, a 3 year old should NOT be in diapers unless they have certain problems and require one.
2006-10-20 19:56:34 · answer #7 · answered by bumblebeemeggie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have three little girls, 8, 6, and 3, all potty-trained. It takes a whole lot of encouragement. You have to offer some kind of reward for using the potty, and she'll eventually catch on. :)
2006-10-21 14:00:22 · answer #8 · answered by caseyagain 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a child has to be ready to be toilet trained. She will have sure signs she is ready and wanting to try. One of the worst things you can do is force her to sit on a potty if she is not physically/and mentally ready to do this. I have seen many children who are 3 and in diapers!!..I have worked in daycare for many years..have taken child development..the whole works. It is not unusual to see a child at 3 in diapers or a pull up..or to have many accidents at this age. But, by the time the child comes closer to 4, she will be most likely on her own going to the bathroom. relax, chill out..don;'t stress about it..it's not a huge deal..nothing is wrong with her..it's normal. I have seen kids in a diaper one day, then the next on their own, go on the potty..i have seen kids, take months to be fully ready to be own their own to go to the potty. Praise her when she is sitting on the potty..don't force or threaten her..she is learning...and i9t will take her awhile to learn it all..(children are not little adults that can absorb all the info they are giving right away)
2006-10-20 23:28:33 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
so i have heard that if you put them in panties for three days by the fourht they will be potty trained. if she goes in her underwear don't change her right a way make her wear it for a few minutes... i guess this works really well. I never had to do this with my daughter. I had certain toys she could play with when she went on the potty and i even went to the extreme of giving her a party every time she went it worked very well... good luck
2006-10-20 21:10:58 · answer #10 · answered by Britta A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋