I have heard that normally kids are beginning or are potty trained. My daughter is 19 months old and i just dont know where to start. Can anyone give me some helpful hints like how do i tell? Thanks.
2007-03-22 06:03:07 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
You may be a bit premature, our girl had no interest in being potty trained until 24 months then we got this reward chart with stickers and she was dry within 1 week.
If she doesnt seem to have any idea, just leave it for a month or two.
They all get there in the end :-)
2007-03-22 06:10:33 · answer #1 · answered by Marxsparx 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was potty trained at 14 months my sister at 15 but then again we are not the norm. Once you child knows the difference between wet and dry is a good time to start if they are not aware when they feel wet then you have no chance. Once you take the plunge into potty training you can't go back you have to follow it through or you will confuse them. I started potty training my first child when he was just under 2 and he was dry through the night two weeks later. With my second he has been doing it for 3 months and it not dry through the night yet but doing really well.
When you decide to do it take her knickers off and let her go around the house without them on at all. As soon as she starts to go have the potty to hand and get her sat on it quick. Praise her as she does it make a real big fuss tell her she is soooo clever and a big girl and oyu are very proud.
We always stand up after and show him a cirlcle (of wee) in the potty and tell him he is clever for making circles.
Good luck
2007-03-22 08:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by dmbz2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right here goes from some who knows,, I have a 3 yr old girl and a 18mth boy, (who still is in nappies). My daughter was real fast at learning, What i did with her was to let her run around with no nappy with a potty in the corner, once she had a few goes on that, I just started to put her on the "Big Loo" even when she didn't need to go, in the end it all fell into place, where she would just try and say wee. With my son tho,, its a different story, he doesn't want to know either at the minute, although I am trying the same process with him, he just jumps off as fast as i sit him down. Althouugh I have heard that the boys are a bit more ,, lets say lazy. So I still have all that to come with him. Best of luck anyhow
2007-03-22 06:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you have to look out for signs. is she telling you when she is wet?, has she started sitting on the potty with or without a nappy on?? if she has started to do these then she may be ready to start. they do shy however that the best time to potty train is in the summer as you put pants on them and if they wet then its not a cold as it would be in the winter. you cont however potty train a child that is not ready. my son is also 19 months old and his only now started telling me when he wants his nappy changed so by the summer he will be ready to start wearing pants however my 7 year old was potty trained by the time he was 18 months. every child is different and there is no rush. the more you rush the less they will want to do it. good luck
2007-03-22 20:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by EMMA B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will know when they are ready, dont try to rush her into it otherwise it could be very upsetting for her, the best thing to do is wait until the summer, when its is warm then let her go round in a pair of pants and just leave the potty where she knows it is, when she is ready you will know. All children are different, i have 3 children and everyone of them where at a different age when they started using the potty (well i say that, but my youngest never did he went straight on the toilet), Good luck and dont worry to much, go with the flow
2007-03-22 10:08:01 · answer #5 · answered by jayz81 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to do it is keep putting her on the toilet or potty and say wee wee,if she does a little tinkle praise her and say theres a good girl,given time she will want to do it more as kids loved to be fussed over
it will take a few weeks but she will learn in time
she is not too young she is the right age my kids were out of nappies and potty trained by 2 and even dry all night
they are now 18 and 20
good luck
2007-03-22 08:07:16 · answer #6 · answered by ♥♥™Tia™♥♥ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you have answered yourself by asking your question!!!! Your daughter is not ready to be potty trained if she can't tell you when she wants to go to the toilet or understands what she has done when she has had a wee or poo in her nappy.
My daughter was about 26 months when i started and it took only a couple of weeks to get her dry through the day (don't get me wrong we still have the odd accident but they are very, very rare!). I knew she was ready as she started to tell me when she was weeing or pooing. I then just took the leap and put her in knickers, i started by asking her every 30 mins if she wanted a wee and asking her to go on her potty.
My mum told me that both me and my sister were dry day and night by ten months and she pressurised me into thinking i was doing wrong by still having her in nappies after 2yrs. i researched it and sought advice from my health visitor and she told me exactly what i have just told you - you can only potty train a child successfully when they know what they are doing!!
Hope this helps x
2007-03-25 08:31:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the average potty training age is 29-36 mos not 19 mos or under
she'll let you know when she's ready
however she's to young at this point
whoever told you there kids were potty trained this quick is either lying or crazy
potty train to quick and the child will have issues making it later on or even knowing when to go
my mom trained me at 18 mos and i had issues till i was in kindergarten
my inlaws did the same and their kids wet the bed up till high school
2007-03-22 07:56:34 · answer #8 · answered by squeaker 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
do you not think that she is a bit young? wait until the summer to start training her start by bringing her to the loo when you are going so that she can see that there is nothing to be afraid of and reward her when she tells you that she wants to go nothing to big just a biscuit or a trip to the park when she gets older and goes for a week with out wetting herself but don't for get little accidents happen so always bring a change of under were with you when you go out.good luck
2007-03-26 05:11:00 · answer #9 · answered by Granny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What we did with my neice is my sister stayed home with her for a few days. She would put her on the toilet every thirty minutes. Then after that she put the potty chair in the living room for my niece to use whenever she felt she had to go. Good Luck
2007-03-22 06:12:08 · answer #10 · answered by **Sarah** 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋