My daughter is ready to be potty trained, but I don't know where or how to start. I have gotten her a potty chair and I have gotten her big girl panties, and I also have gotten training pants. My question is what is the best way to get it started? Any advice would be great...
2007-01-26 15:42:11 · 9 answers · asked by Carrie Z 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Start a rountine. The toddlers at our school all sit on the potty before going outside in the morning, then again after snack, again before circle time, after lunch before nap time, as soon as they wake up, ,etc. This way, you have a chance of catching her before she goes in her pants. Rewards, such as a gummy bear or M&M are very helpful. You can also place a potty chart near the potty chair and let her add a sticker for each potty in the chair. Let her change her own wet pants if she has an accident (help if needed but try and help her to be independant) but don't make a big deal of it. Make sure she knows how to pull her own pants and undies down herself, don't do it for her.
Good luck!
2007-01-26 15:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by dottidal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start with taking her in there with you when you go. Or asking every 20 mins or so if she has to go potty. We have a treat jar with either m&m's or smarties as a reward for going potty. The big girl panties work great if you make it a point to try and not "potty on Dora" for an ex. We also made up a little song and dance. She loves it when she would go potty and get to sing and dance..it made it more fun. It took us about 1 week or so. Good luck and stay positive and consistent.
2007-01-26 16:44:18 · answer #2 · answered by ALF08 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For startes take her to pick out her own panties she will get excited about picking the ones she likes then tell her that she can only wear them if she learns not to pee her pants and that for now she is going to wear big girl pants (pull ups) to help her learn put the pull ups on and ask her every 30min if she has to pee i know it sounds like alot but its important that you keep up with it so that she doesnt make a mistake if she insist on wearing the new panties put them on over the pull ups and make sure she understands that if she pees in them or soils them there gonna have to go in the garbage that will be an insentive not to do that praise her and give her lots of hugs and kisses every time she uses the potty if she can talk hold a convo let her call someone like a grandparent aunt uncle or dad at work to tell them that she used the potty like a big girl if she does well for 2 days buy her a gift for being so good
2007-01-26 16:31:00 · answer #3 · answered by Sawyers girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a hard time with my son and I asked a friend who has 5 kids what she did. She told me to make a game of it. I put a little table with books on it right in the bathroom and put a sticker on the wall every time he used the toliet. When he got to 5 stickers, he would get a little prize. The first day I tried it, he went on the toliet everytime. He even tried when he didn't really have to go just so he can get a sticker. I probably should have told him 10 stickers because I ended up having to buy him so many toys! He had so much fun though picking out a book to read and putting up a sticker. He never needed a diaper since that.
2007-01-27 03:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by beeto79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first day of our 'potty prep week' our daughter woke up to find Henry- her toy monkey that goes everywhere and does everything with her- wearing a nappy. Together we gave him a drink of water and talked about where it goes...then we walked down to the potty and took off his nappy and sat him on it (I had already out a little bit of water in the bottom of it, so when he was done she saw that he had gone potty!), then Henry got big hugs and got to wear a sticker... he also got to wear a pair of big boy pants. This little scenario went on for the rest of the day, and by the end of the week she had done her first voluntary wee in the potty!!
2007-01-26 21:23:39 · answer #5 · answered by danie_190805 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Potty readiness signs include the ability to use words for the functions, body control to know the feeling associated and the muscles used, but mostly... willingness of the child!
Letting her watch other family members go will help, motivation like stickers and charts are good, and lots and lots of patience. There are also great books at the library like the classic "everybody poops".
2007-01-26 15:53:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
DEAR
(1) BUY A SAFETY SEAT FOR THE BIG POTTY GET HER USE TO (# 1) THEN ALSO LET HER WATCH YOU GO TO THE POTTY AND BRING HER EVERY 10 MINUTES ARE SO AND SIT HER ON IT AND SO SHE WILL GET USE IT OK AND NOT BE SCARED OF IT OK THAT IS FIRST THING SHOW HER IT IS NOTHING TO BE REALLY AFRAID OF LET HER LOOK IN THE BIG POTTY SHOW HER NOTHING IS IN THERE NO MONSTERS ARE ANY THING OK TAKE CARE GOOD LUCK
2007-01-26 19:46:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best when the are few distractions going on around her. I've heard there is a kids story book on potty training that helps kids. (I also heard there is a new DVD out ) It will happen when she is ready, not when you are ready.
2007-01-26 15:54:14 · answer #8 · answered by imaspaceychic 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get the potty video, and a potty book
2007-01-26 15:50:38 · answer #9 · answered by jess 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋