How and when is the best way to potty train yor child he is 2?

Answer 1

Like Tess said, these guys run the show. Until you figure that out, you will never get anything right with them. I guess like everyone is saying, 2 years is the right time to train them but that will depend on the kid. If they are not ready you will never get them to do it right. Coming to think of it, I think they rejoice on our disappointment when they fail to do something we want them so much to do.
I have a 20 month old baby and when she was about 16 months, she would do her potty right. We praised her every time. Well, she had her accidents but we were ok with that. We knew with time she would get it right. But just recently she doesn’t like the potty. We are back to square one. Worse, she hates the potty. She would screw her face and shouts no the moment you push the potty towards her. Most of the time she throws it outside the house when she comes across it.

Me and my daughter are tight. Just lately my wife suggested that I start to use the potty so that in a way she might get the drift. But hey, I dont want to be caught using that.These guys are bull headed. That wont even change her. If they don’t want to learn then that’s it. You can’t make them.

But a little patience will do the trick. Oh, and some encouragement and some more love.

Answer 2

I think 2 years old is the perfect age for potty training. Don't spend your money on those cute little potty chairs, get a step stool.
Your son can be the only person to actually determine rather or not he wants to go potty. You can beg and plea with him, but unless he is totally amused with it, he wont do it.
This is how I knew my son was ready. I was using the bathroom with the door opened. I noticed he was standing there just staring at me. I asked him did he need to go potty and he said yes! Every since then 10/12/06(turned 2 on 10/15/06) he has been going.
My point is, he will let you know and don't buy a potty chair!
Oh and pooing is another thing. Try the tee tee-ing thing first!

Answer 3

My daughter was dry, night and day by 23 months and she only took one week, My son was almost 3, so I guess what I am saying is that every child is different.

The child must be interested in toilet training to start with or it is like banging your head against a brick wall.

Lots of people advised me to wait until the summer when the child can run around outside with no pants on, but I didn't find this any good at all because they would just stop, wee and move on. I found it much better to talk about buyin new pants and making a thing about going shopping for them. Let the child choose the ones that they want and that way they will be less inclined to want to wet or dirty them. (Don't use pull ups because they are no different to a nappy really and that is confusing for a child)

When you get home make a big thing of putting the big boy/girl pants on. Neither of my children like a potty so we bought a special seat to put on the toilet to make the hole smaller, which is alot less daunting than them trying to hang on for their life or fall in.

Put elasticated trousers on them so that they are easy to pull up and down, but if they do wet them it is quite uncomfortable for a minute or so, as I think this helps them realise that it is much nicer to wee in the toilet.

When we used to go out in the car, I still put them in their usual pants but used to put care mats under their seat and in their seat to catch any accidents that they might have. For emergencies when out you can buy porta potties, which fold up and fit in little bags- When you get them out you unfold the frame and there is a little bag in the bottom with what can only be described as a sanitary towel in the bottom. The child wees in there and the towel absorbs everything, you then unclip the bag, tie the handles and dispose of in the nearest litter bin. They are made by tomee tippee and although it sounds quite disgusting, they are great in an emergency and you can,t find a toilet.

Answer 4

When he is ready. Two is usually the age to start, but for it to really work he has to be showing the signs that he is ready to be potty trained. If more often than not he is waking up with a dry diaper, he is able to tell you when he is wet or has to go. He has to be able to recognize the feeling that he has to go, otherwise it's simply going to be routine that gets him there on time and before long he will go back to accidents. Potty training for dummies is a really great book for this and has a number of approaches. What I've found to work best is to have my daughter teach one of her dolls to go potty, and I'll ask her to show her doll how. When she tells me she has to potty, we get out the potty and two books and that way she doesn't get bored. Good luck!!

Answer 5

my sister is potty training her little girl right now. but she wanted to be potty trained. she started asking questions and starting trying to get there. now my sister is taking her and putting her on the potty every couple of hours and waking her up in the night so she doesn't have accidents. also she said never use pull ups because it pulls the moisture away from the toddler which means they won't care if they are busy to just pee in the pull up. she said she has to change more clothes this way and sheets but it is working. and she is only 21 months.

Answer 6

2 yrs and above is the best time to potty train ur child.other signs r *ur child can walk well and run *can sit in a place and play for a while*understands that hes has soiled his diaper.if so then its the right time
first of all let ur child join u in the toilet and see the process,then explain that hes got to sit on the pot and poo.wen he poos in the diaper take the diaper to the toilet and show him how u flush his potty in there,then let him flush after a few days.slowly let him sit on the pot with the diaper on n wen hes through let him flush his poo in the pot.after trying this for a few days when he looks prepared place him with out his diaper and praise him wen he learns to poo in there.
watch out for signs wen he himself doesnt tell u he wants to poo,but just goes ahead.instead u ask him if he wants to go and sit on the pot.
it will take anywhere from 15 days to 2 months dont lose patience.
dont bribe ur child just raise.all the best

Answer 7

Try this site.

My kids are so much older. But when I did potty train by boys, I made a game of it. I would put Cheerios in his potty chair and tell him to, "Sink the rings baby, then drop poopy bombs". Goofy, I know, but it tickled him so, it was a joy for him to go. All the rest came later.

Answer 8

skip the potty. thier skanky. when my boy was 2 i told him right no more nappy, pants now. we got a step for the toilet. we had 1-2 weeks of accidents. he didnt like it to start with but when he got scooby doo pants he never wanted a nappy again!

really skip the potty, i dont see the point at all, at what age do you then start the toilet traing all over agin to get him on the loo? also its pretty degrading sitting in a corner pooing infront of ppl!

hes 3 now and since 2 1/2 has been going himself. (though when its a poo i prefer to follow as his wiping skills arnt to great!!!)

Answer 9

my daughter, we started pushing right away at 2...it took almost 4 years for her to be able to control it....i think we pushed too hard. My son is 2 now. he goes in the bathroom with us when we go....he sits on the potty chair (with his diaper on) and wipes his nose...(i don't know where he associated it) now at daycare he sees some of his friends going potty....so yesterday he asked to sit on the potty without his diaper! he didn't actually go but still the idea is there....
i guess i am saying don't push but encourage the curiosity.

Answer 10

He will probably indicate that he is ready. According to books two seems to be the right age. But the worse thing you can do to the child is to pressure him...talk to him about using the potty or bathroom. Eventually, he will want to use it. Let him decide.