Does anyone have any tips for potty training?

Question

We have just bought our toddler a potty, any good tips for getting her to use it?

Lol, yes we have all had to parade around with our new 'hat' on.

Answer 1

Try to keep it as casual and fun as possible.If she wets herself(which she will)just say never mind etc.Let her feel her clothes and show her that she's wet.She wont like the feeling of being wet.Praise her over exaggerating when she does anything in the potty, but if she's not keen on sitting on it just go at her pace and give her time.I have found that trainer pants confuse them too much because they feel too much like a nappy.Just make sure you carry plenty of spare clothes with you because there will probably be plenty of accidents.Good luck!

Answer 2

my wife always potty trained our kids in the summer around the age of 2 1/2 . you should leave the potty out and let your toddler play with it so that they get used to this new strange thing. Lol it will become a new hat before its used for its correct purpose

Answer 3

In my experience leave it till later. Due to there being unforseen distruptions such as moving house then going to nursery when I had to go back to work, the timing wasn't right at the age you're supposed to start training them. Because of this my son was nearly 3 when we started potty training and he took to it like a duck to water. Also he started having dry nappies in the morning about 2 weeks after we started so I just stopped putting them on him and we never had any problems there either.

I've heard it's better to try this in the summer rather than the winter so that they can run around with no clothes on and it's not such a hastle if they wet themselves trying to get loads of clothes washed and dried!

Answer 4

I have watched my cousins go through potty training and what seemed to work for all of them was like this sticker system where they get a sticker for everytime they go #1 in the potty, and two stickers for everytime they go #2. When they get a certain amount of stickers, they get to trade them in for a toy or a prize or something.

Yeah, so basically bribery.

Answer 5

Perseverance really. We rewarded ours with a jelly baby each time they used their potty and not the floor! They very soon learnt.

Start just at home, remove nappy and let the bare bum run around. You will have accidents, so be prepared, but persevere!

Reward the behaviour you want really as you do generally with young children.

Answer 6

don't make a fuss about it...and don't get angry when your child has accidents.
every now and again sit your child on the potty and he/she will get used to it. keep it in the bathroom if you can so your child will associate going to the potty with the bathroom because thats where he/she will eventually go to the toilet.
make it a positive experience and you can't go wrong!

Answer 7

with all of my children i used to get them to sit on the potty with a biscuit or piece of fruit and let them watch the telly or read a book as soon as they have done what you want them too praise as much as you can to make them feel good and so would normally want that praise again and i always just kept asking if they need to pee

Answer 8

Explain it to her - she probably sees you using the toilet so she gets the idea. Let hertry it out a few times. You must have figured out when she pees. Don't get angry if she has accidents her body might not be ready for this process if she hasn't turned three yet. Be calm about it and it should work well.

Answer 9

let the child go when they are ready, my daughter just would not go on the potty, she went straight to the toilette. try taking your babba to the loo instead

Answer 10

Reward with praise / delight or a small treat- works wonders. Never get cross or scold.