My little man has just turned 2 and im about to start potty training, but not actually sure where to start.. Any advice on this would be fab, thank you!!!
2007-03-09 01:15:54 · 21 answers · asked by happyglitterthatrocks 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My son would go in the bathroom with my husband and watch him.
It took about a week of watching, and trying before he got the idea.
We also floated cheerios in the bowl, and told him to try and push them to the back of the bowl, with his stream.
Daddy and son had "cheerios races".
2007-03-09 01:19:03 · answer #1 · answered by kabmiller@verizon.net 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I tried to potty trian my little boy when he turned 2, but found that was a little soon. We tried again when he was 2 and half, and it was much more successful. The signs to look for are mainly does he recognise when he needs to use the potty? Introduce him to the potty several times a day and sit him on it asking if he needs a wee, or number 2!! Take him out of nappies and put him into either pants, or pull ups. This will get him used to pulling them up and down by himself. I must admit potty training is a nightmare at first, there will be loads of accidents. You just have to be patient and very consistant. It took us about 7 months to crack it, he's 100% dry during the day but dry nights take a lot longer. I recommend trying him for a couple of weeks, if he's still not catching on leave it a couple of months then try again.
Good luck!!!
2007-03-11 07:48:22 · answer #2 · answered by Andrea B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do not rush it. If he does not show an interest then just let him be for a little bit. Give him a prize and praise if he does a good job (what I mean by prize is like 3 m&m's...Not a whole package). Once he starts going on a regular basis, put him on the toilit every hour. A word of advice...An excellent approach if he does not like the potty or can not get the hang of letting it come out....Let him run around outside pantless and let him try and shoot tree's...Then move it inside. That did it for my son who had NO interest in using the potty. Good luck...It is a challenging time.
2007-03-09 01:22:41 · answer #3 · answered by Shay 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i found the best thing to do is have a potty around for a couple of weeks before you begin. talk about it and explain what its used for. Tell him stories about potty training too. then when the times right put him in pants NOT pull ups!! he will wet for 2-3 days, be patient, remind him every hour to use the potty, it will take time. if after 3 days he has shown no interest i would say he's not ready yet, put him back in nappies for a week or so and retry after that. my son is 3 and has only been dry for a month. good luck
2007-03-09 01:21:18 · answer #4 · answered by louise 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My son would go to the bathroom with his daddy. I would sit him on the potty chair every hour or so for a few minutes. When he goes in the potty make a big deal out of it. Make up "big boy" things to do now that he's using a big boy potty. My son loved it. Also, when my stepson was 2 (a few years before my son was born) I threw a small handful of Cheerios in the toilet and told him to sink them. Sounds crazy but it worked! He was using the toilet with in a week. (I told a friend about it and it worked for her son, too) Good luck!
2007-03-13 11:17:32 · answer #5 · answered by dmarie2101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a potty (have him pick it out if he's so inclined), and let him explore it, let him play with it, have him sit on it.
Explain to him what the potty is for, in terms he can understand.
And most of all--RELAX. Don't force him to use it. I got my son a potty chair when he was 2, he wasn't interested until he'd just turned 3 and realized that feeling dry was nice. Then it was a snap! (Funny thing is he started staying dry at night first!)
2007-03-09 14:40:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
best way to start (boy or girl) that worked well for us is to put them on the potty first thing in the morning.
since peeing in normally the first thing they do when they wake up, that way they pee (even if they try to hold it in) and then they are encouraged because they did it and they are happy because you are.
after several days of that you take them after every big meal or full drink. it takes the pressure off since you are watching when they are most likely to be able to pee.
kids have a hard time at first controlling those muscles to perform when asked. so timing really helps until they understand the "oh I need to pee now" feel.
hope this helps
2007-03-15 13:00:50 · answer #7 · answered by Blessed Rain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i bought the Once Upon a Potty book and video, and my 2 year old son was trained within a couple weeks. It is specific to the sex of your child. Just warning though, at first it is a little embarrasing because it teaches all the body parts and their use even the bum whole. Sounds weird, but it helped alot. He loved the DVD!!! it has a potty song that he sang and everything.
2007-03-09 17:26:53 · answer #8 · answered by Mesha 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
we are in the same boat!!
My daughter is 2 1/2 and i started when she turned 2......we have reached a plateau....for some reason she loves to go potty and will tell me shes peepee and go sit on the toilet but she is yet to actually "GO" in the toilet...so i know how to get to that point at least...
#1 take it slow dont expect it to happen within weeks...it will take months!
#2 start by buying him some really cool underwear and a potty let him pick them out...
#3 make a really big exciting deal about it all...the undies,the potty all of it! WOO HOO ITS FUN!!
#4 make it part of your daily routine.....persistence is key
#5dont punish for accidents
#6use the potty in front of him and show him that you do it everyday
#7 when he poops in his pullup take him to the potty and dump it over into the potty behind him and make out like he did it!! he will be so proud of himself
#8 dont stress alot of kids dont fully train till 3-4 yrs....so hang in there
2007-03-09 02:13:30 · answer #9 · answered by tokenwhtgrl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't push it. Thats the first rule.
Let him go with you and your husband to the bathroom when you go. Let him flush the toilet and wash his hands with you. Let him know what you are doing. Let him know that you and daddy go on the toilet because you don't want to have wet pants or dirty pants.
Never try to make him do it, but the first time he wants to try let him. Never scold about accidents, you will cause shame and he will not want to go in front of you. This leads to more accidents. Never force a child to sit on a potty. Never spank. Elation and clapping and high praise for every success will get you there. For the first while tho you have to be quick to get those diapers off. When he says he has to go it means NOW mom. Good luck.
2007-03-09 01:24:11 · answer #10 · answered by Suean 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buy him underpants, put some cereal in the toilet for him to aim at. Give him a sticker chart on the fridge to reward him. Keep him in underpants all day, if he has an accident don't scold him but say oh no, that's yucky lets get out of these messy clothes and clean you off. Making everything positive and nothing negative will be your best bet. But let him know that pee and poo in their pants is gross and big boys don't do that, if it was an accident and he didn't make it, tell him "its OK, next time we gotta stop playing and get to the bathroom a little faster huh?"
2007-03-09 01:22:01 · answer #11 · answered by chefck26 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋