Potty training my 2-yr old, any advice?

Answer 1

your doing what? I bet your gonna tell me you cut the cord for him/her also. Its aboput time that little slacker learnt to stand on his own two feet!!

Answer 2

When my son turned one, he seemed curious while watching me go to the bathroom. So, I bought him a potty chair. He never used it. By the time he was about 2 ½, he showed signs of being ready and used the potty chair himself. It took awhile, but he eventually got the hang of it.

My potty training advice: it is best in these situations to wait a little longer until your child is more mature. Do not force potty training. Some children are not as physically or developmentally ready to receive and interpret the same signals that tell the rest of us, "It's time to go to the bathroom." While some receive the signal, their muscles may not be able to "hold it" until a potty is available.

Let your toddler be in the bathroom with you. You can make a great role model. While the bathroom doesn’t need be a public thoroughfare, never make your child feel as if the bathroom is a "secretive" place where strange things happen.

For younger siblings, potty training may be quicker, as they watch big brother or sister use the potty and want to imitate this wonderful role model. It’s natural for younger children to watch an older sibling go potty. Try not to curtail this activity. Our first lessons are ones of "imitation".... Good luck.

Answer 3

Children are ready for potty training at different ages. It is easiest and best to try it.... and if they are ready it will come easily. If they have too hard a time, you may want to back off and wait a few months and then try again.

Some people use corporal punishment to "teach" their children to use the potty, but I don't believe in it. It often forces kids to do something out of fear of pain, instead of learning what will eventually be a natural thing. Loving encouragement goes a lot further and is much less frustrating for mother and child.

Best Wishes,

Sue

Answer 4

I have read, just recently actually, a handout from my dr. that talks just about this. It said that take your child with you to the store and pick out a potty chair, then leave in the living room until they are familiar and comfy with it. Finally moving it into the bathroom all the while telling them that this is the place where pee pee and poop go. Praising when they get it in there. It also recommends a barebottom weekend, for kids over 30mo where you do just that, leave them with no pants on. NO distractions. THey will be much more aware of their body as when they go, it runs down the leg. Praise when they go to the potty. (A room with no carpet obviously for this) Make underwear a reward. You get the drift

Answer 5

I went to Amazon. com and looked up children's books that had to do w/ going to the bathroom on the potty. I think I even got a used one for like 89 cents. But, I don't know if your child is male or female but my 2 year olds favorite book was "The Princess and the Potty." She has me read it every day. It helped!
Best advice though, hands down.... "When they are ready, it will come so easy."

Answer 6

HELLO. I TRIED EVERYTHING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD. THE ONLY THING THAT I FOUND TO WORK IS TO FIND WHAT THEY LIKE...FOR INSTANCE MY SON LIKES BOB THE BUILDER, SO I BOUGHT BOB THE BILDER UNDERWARE AND WHEN I PUT THEM ON HIM I TOLD HIM TO KEEP BOB DRY(THERE WAS A LITTLE BOB ON THE FRONT). EVERY 1/2 HOUR I WOULD ASK HIM IF BOB WAS DRY AND IF HE NEEDED TO GO POTTY. THIS JUST THEN BECAME HABIT FOR HIM AND NOW HE IS POTTY TRAINED AND HE IS NOT EVEN THREE. I WOULD GO TO WALMART AND GET THE PLASTIC PANTS TO PUT OVER THE REGULAR UNDERWARE. I THEN JUST LET MY SON IN A TEESHIRT AND UNDERWARE SO HE COULD MAKE IT IN TIME. ONCE HE WENT ON THE POTTY I WOULD MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT AND TELL HIM HOW MUCH OF A GOOD BOY HE WAS. WHEN THEY SEE HOW HAPPY IT MAKES YOU...THEY TRY HARDER. TO POOP ON THE POTTY I HAD TO SHOW HIM THAT WHEN HE WENT IN HIS PANTS I DUMPED IT INTO THE TOILET TO SHOW HIM THAT HE NEEDS TO GO ON THE POTTY. GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 7

first is your 2 year old ready?

do they show an intrest in the toilet?
do they hate being wet and demand to be changed?
do they tell you they are about to go?

if they are doing one or more of the above their ready, if their not, then their not ready.


you have a choice, ether straght into underpants or pullups

underpants are quicker, but messy, you will have accidents.
pullups are slower (but why rush?) and are mess free, but cost money!

i think the choice is yours, ether way works. i personaly went for pullups.

get a potty, and get them to use it, tell them everything they need to go use it and help them the first few times so they know how to use it, and if nessicery reward them for doing it.

after a while, they should just be useing it and not having any accidents in their pull ups or underpants

once you get this far, if their in pullups ditch them for underpants now - you are out of the accident stage and get them on the toilet instead of the potty.

JOB DONE!

Answer 8

Although you're eager to be rid of diapers... you have to be sure you child is ready to potty train. Can they get through the night without wetting themselves? Are they aware that they're 'going'?

Start introducing them to the toilet... so they aren't afraid of it.

Whenever you see your little one in the act of pooping say, "Do you need to go to the bathroom?" and take them in there and put them on the potty (even if they've already done their business). T

They will start to associate pooping with going to the toilet.
Another way is to ask them every half hour if they need to go potty, and try putting them on and seeing if anything happens.

If they go... give lots of praise. If you child isn't ready... you might be wasting your time and breath!!

Answer 9

The best advice i can give you is to go with the flow. Take the diapers away, buy some undies and a steam vac. Your child might not be ready at 2 and youll find out soon enough. But if they are, thats great! Just dont stress and dont push it. :) Good luck!

Answer 10

If she became potty training nicely previously the toddler cousin appeared you are able to in simple terms look ahead to her to strengthen an activity back. My son had an identical project whilst his toddler brother arrived. by surprise the toddler became getting multiple interest and he reverted to desirous to be a newborn by using fact he needed that comparable interest. Reassure her which you adore her, huge female or toddler. in case you are able to have the money for it, and she or he reacts nicely, tell her which you will supply her something specific whilst she is all potty-experienced (like a sparkling sheet set for her mattress in her well-liked character or a set of underclothes or an outfit that she loves). Take a image of in spite of it particularly is you will supply her and verify she will see it on a daily basis. you need to even placed a "megastar chart" in the bathing room to tutor whilst she is going in the potty. beneficial reinforcement is often the terrific answer, on no account push her to apply the potty. by making use of the way, a chum of mine instructed me a thank you to potty practice that became out to be a lifesaver for me. Spend one entire day potty training. supply her a good number of juice, water, sparkling fluids, popsicles, etc and crackers. The crackers will make her thirsty and if she drinks adequate she'll ought to circulate. Then spend the day reading, telling memories, enjoying video games, all whilst sitting on the potty. whilst she finally gets the hang of "tee tee" in the potty, she will sense so specific from each and all of the attention that she'll desire to do it each and all of the time. it would take an afternoon or 2 of this "severe" training, even nonetheless it labored for me.

Answer 11

The most important thing- is to not allow yourself to get overwhelmed. If you don't give yourself BREAKS, you are goingto end up losing it. Don't give up. You are being trained, too. Don't give up on the kid, or yourself. Make sure you do things you enjoy and think are fun during these tough days.