How am I going to potty train my son who just turned 2 with a active 10 month old?

Question

We been working on it, he likes to sit on the potty and I have been reading the books. We quit for a while since we both we getting frustrated. My 10 month old daughter is starting to take two short naps a day. She only took one today. I don't know how I can be in the bathroom, playing with her while cleaning my house? They say to let them be in training pants and I just can't keep on cleaning up pee. It's not healthy for both of my children. My daughter crawls. Even if I clean it up, the urine is still soaked into the wood. (I have wood floors) What to do?

Answer 1

Try putting him in cloth diapers for a while.

Really, this isn't as hard as it sounds, and doesn't involve pins. Get some pre-folds (you can buy them at K-Mart, Walmart, Target, etc.) and some cheap diaper covers like these: http://www.babybestbuy.com/diapering-cover.asp

My son was in cloth, and disliked the feeling of being wet/poopy so much he trained HIMSELF at 17 mos. I'm serious -- it works.

Finally, for those pee-stains on floors & furniture, you have two options. The cheap one is go to the grocery & get a big jug of distilled white vinegar. Apply it to the soiled area after you've soaked up any liquid. It will chemically neutralize the urine (and without damaging fabrics). The expensive option is to go to the pet store and buy one of the many urine treatments there. ("Nature's Miracle", "Anti-Icky-Poo", etc.)