It's hard to potty train my son when both my husband and I work full time jobs.?

Question

My husband and I both have a full time job and my sister takes care of my son while we work. He is 2 yrs and 3 months old and we are trying to potty train him already. We haven't really had a hard time because he actually loves to go "potty", the only problem is that its really hard to try and get him to use the potty when he is only with us like for 4 hours a days when we work. My sister isn't much help when it comes to teaching him and we can't afford to take him to a day care or have someone else take care of him. Any ideas on how we can manage to teach him during the time we see him during the week and weekends?

Answer 1

my son is 2yrs and 2 months old and he's not potty trained yet... when hes ready to go byhimself, he will whether your sister helps or you and your husband don't have much tim to help him. Best advice I can give you: wait till you have the time, like devote an entire weekend to potty training if possible, but hey! have you ever seen an adult wearing a diaper? thats the way I look at it, potty training isn't easy and you'll both learn at HIS own pace... Don't sweat it...

Answer 2

First off, Do NOT use pull-ups or diapers during the day, children cannot tell the difference and it takes much longer to train them. I speak as a parent of three kids and a preschool teacher at a great daycare center! Your sons childcare provider should have no problem working with your son and wearing big boy underwear. Pull-ups should only be used for naps or bedtimes. Most children (not all) do not like the feeling they get in wet pants and after about a week will choose to go into the bathroom rather than in their pants. Some children also respond better if you have them change their own wet clothes. They decide it is easier to go potty than change. Never punish him for having accidents...this just makes him feel bad. Instead find some little rewards when he does good. Stickers and such make great rewards for a job well done. Overall, encouragement and patience is the best way to go. I have potty trained my three children plus about 150 extras in the 8 years that I have worked in childcare. Children will do things when they are ready and if you make it a positive experience they will respond so much better....GOOD LUCK.

Answer 3

You can't have both worlds and expect success. 4 hours a day isn't very much time to spend with your child. Potty training continues on a daily basis and you can't do this in only 4 hours a day. Teach your sister how to train him. Isn't that your job anyways? You are the parent.

Answer 4

Take a week's leave from work at some point and really work on it with him as a joint project. But pick your time well - when he is showing signs of being ready - it's different for every child. We all learned to use a potty in the end, but by helping you can bring the time forward from what it might otherwise be and thereby help him feel good about himself and his accomplishments.

Answer 5

You will never get him potty trained if your sister isn't on board you all need to sit down and figure out a system that works, and everyone has to stick to it. If I were you I would just put in underwear, no pull-ups because they are too similar to diapers.

Answer 6

Since you have a boy your husband should take your son with him to the restroom, since they both have the same equipment. Every time he needs to go to the restroom he needs to go with a man unless it can't be helped. That was the only way my little brother became potty broke for good.