potty training?

Question

what is a good age to start working on potty training my son?

Answer 1

It's usually a good sign that he's ready when he wakes up dry from naps, in the morning. A good age to start watching this is 2 or so...

First thing to remember, don't force it, believe it or not they can control it, if you force it and he's not wanting to then it's not going to happen.

Sadly there is no magic trick for potty training kids, it's all trial and error, what works for one child won't work for the next one. Try a "sweet" treat...get some mini M&M's..he get's one for every time he tries, whether he actually does something or not..then then he tries and actually goes then he gets two, if he likes stickers then get little stars or those little circle smile ones and a chart, make it if he gets so many then he gets to go shopping at the dollar store. If you make it fun and make a big deal out of it when he tries and goes both then he's gonna want to keep trying.

One thing to keep in mind, don't loose your cool! If you get stressed and freak out on him for wanting to try every five seconds then he's not going to try, he's learning to understnad the "feeling" of needing to go and until he get's that down, you're gonna make a lot of trips to the bathroom, I suggest packing a "fun" basket for the bathroom with books and little timgs to entertain him while he's trying.

Answer 2

you should do it when yoru son is ready and i know that is hard to wait. My sister waited until her son was 4 and a half and the cost of diapers I wouldn't be able to do that. I trained my son at the age 2. If you can wait I would start getting him familiar with the toilet. Read him books on potty training he can identify with. After a month or two of preparing him then that is when I would start him.

Answer 3

I would get him aquainted to the potty between 20-24 months but dont make it a tramatic experience just let him sit on it when you sit on yours make it a fun game. If he isnt interested then dont worry its all about repetition and getting him used to it at first. My first son wore diapers till he was 3 1/2 but he did go occasionally on the toilet, he was just not interested in doing a bowel movement on the potty.
My 2nd son (3rd child) was a breeze to potty train and has been trained since he was 2 1/2 with very few nightime accident about 4 since august and he loves his big boy underware.

Answer 4

You can purchase a potty seat he can use at the grownup potty, or you'll be able to make him use the child. Either approach you'll be able to generally must keep in the toilet with him till he is going for the primary few months of potty coaching. Don't count on him to be ready to head in there and care for it himself. Grab a ebook and plant your self till he is going. Don't make it worrying. You can present a gift of a few sort if he makes use of both potty (like 2 m&m's). Be sufferer although he is not and do not fear. Training takes time.

Answer 5

You know that's a hard question to honestly awnser. I'm a mother and a grandmother..And i just got done training my 2 1/2 year old grandson, and i honestly believe boys are harder to train than girls. Everyone one kept telling me he was ready, but i didn't not believe he was yet, and i was right, you will see signs if he is ready, i found that letting my grandson letting me know he was ready worked best for me, this time..I started it, and he fought it, then 2 weeks later he came and told me that he had to go potty..And now he is fully trained, and don't even wet the bed at night..So to sum this up just let your in-stinks tell you, not everyone else, all kids are different, and do it when there ready.

Answer 6

I have trained so many kids- mine, daycare kids, and now my granddaughter. It only takes a week at around 2- 2 1/2 years old. Consistency is the key. Set the timer for every 30 minutes, when the bell rings, say, POTTY TIME, Hurry, hurry, and, run to the potty. Have one treat for sitting and two treats for success. Also have a chart in the bathroom for stickers. My granddaughter got to put lipstick on and kiss the paper when she went- she loves make up. Make sure little boys sit down, at all times....you never know. Also before you put them in the tub at night- set them on. You will be able to stretch the time to 1 hour, and then stress they tell you when they have to go. At the end of a week, have a party for trying, and have the child look forward to their special toy waiting for them.

Answer 7

Age has little to do with it.
It has to do with when he is ready to use the bathroom. You will know it is close when he starts to notice that he is wet or "dirty" and doesn't like it. Some kids are ready at 1 1/2 some not until they are almost 3. Most are about 2-2 1/2. They are able to distinguish wet from dry and can hold their bladders for a longer period of time. If you start to soon, you could really frustrate him, but if you pass the window of opportunity you could have problems. I think the trick is to catch them when they are ready and not make a big deal out of it. Just teach them to use the toilet like you would teach them to brush their teeth. This is the toilet, this is how you use it, wash your hands.
With patience and consistency, this really works.
Good luck.

Answer 8

Age is relative, you can start once they have the verbal skills to tell you they need to go, and when they start to object to being wet or dirty. My two oldest started right about 2, one we're still working on, he's not quite 2 1/2, but he'll go to the bathroom door, take off his diaper and say "Potty!", so he's definetly ready.

Answer 9

Most likely between age 2 and 3. He will start showing signs like being able to take his clothest off, telling you when he needs to go or after he's gone. Not wanting to be in a dirty diaper. Taking his diaper off. Showing interest in the potty.

Answer 10

Around age 2. If you wait longer they get lazy and used to you doing it all for them and you'll have a much harder time potty training.