i have twins that are 3 and have been trying to potty train them and nothing seems to work . i would really like to have them potty trained before the end of summer if any one has any tips please let me know what they are i really need your help . i have already purchased a little potty and pull ups and all the stuff i need i just need help with enforcing it .
2007-07-18 07:59:41 · 10 answers · asked by nascars82003 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
the twins are a boy and a girl
2007-07-18 09:10:15 · update #1
change the title, sounds like you personally need help being potty trained
2007-07-18 08:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
do not use pull ups they are too much like diapers. I put my kids in real underwear. If they made a mess, clean it up with no big deal attitude. We gave stickers for trying and a skittle/m&m for going on the potty. Run the water while they sit on the potty, read stories and sing songs. When they go, make a big deal about it and tell them how proud you are. Try often. Don't just ask if they have to go, tell them it is time to go. They will say no if they don't want to but they really don't know that they need to. Talk a lot about pottying, be patient and show lots of love no matter what happens
2007-07-18 15:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by Layla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) RELAXXXXX . No amount of hoping, scheduling, praying, bribery etc will MAKE them train.
2) Boys or Girls? Boys are notoriously harder to train than girls.
2) Urination or defecation? Urination training will happen first, defecation second. My son was peeing in the potty at 2 years. It took 15 more months to get the poop down. We has a few false starts but he got with the program at 35 months.
3) It will just suddenly happen. Keep trying and stay calm. One day it's like they decide, "OK - NOW I'll do it all in the potty." Oh and be prepared once it happens, you'll have to visit every gross potty in town because they have to see what they look like. It's true even if they just went!
That being said:
Rewards-Many have had success with stickers. Didn't work for mine. Hand stamps snapped him right in.
Potty Dance- making a big deal out of successes.
Potty books-VERyyyy special books that get read only on the potty.
Potty Chart - simple chart with stickers. After say 3 successful potties they get a reward. You can increase the amount gradually as they age.
Big boy/girl-aspect. "Just like Mommy/Daddy..."
Bare bottom - let them roam the house w/o diaper or pull-up. They learn to recognize their bodies' signals better.
GOOD LUCK!
2007-07-18 15:11:28 · answer #3 · answered by tlsmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was potty training my boy we would set a timer while we were home and put him on the potty every hour on the hour (the timer was so I wouldnt forget). Once he starting going in the potty, we started putting pull ups on him so that he could pull them down easier... BAD IDEA! I've learned that kids tend to use pull ups at crutches and go in them because they know they are there to catch them.. Now my son thought that his underwear was a diaper too so he would wet them as well so we just put pants (cotton so they can breath better) on him without anything underneath.. He caught on SO quickly with only a few mistakes. While it's nasty to have to clean up the accidents, the time it takes for the kids to catch on is so much shorter than with pull ups that it makes up for it in my opinion...
With our son we also started giving him gummi bears (normally like 5) whenever he went potty and he responded to this very well.. Gummi bears are very inexpensive and you can buy big bags from wal mart. Plus I felt like gummi bears were a little better on his teeth than, say, giving him a lolli pop...
Dont forget the huge fanfaire when they finally do go... We told my son that when he went poopy in the potty that we would take him to Chuck E Cheese (good Lord what was I thinking that place) and he LOVED that idea.
2007-07-18 15:07:59 · answer #4 · answered by tiroskassie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 3 yr old and can't get him trained either...I have tried sitting with him, sticker charts, potty parties, cherrios, and everything else that has been suggested to me. What is hard for me is that I work full-time, and I don't have much time to train him like it should be done. Hubby and Granny don't help out much. I want to have him trained by Sept...for preschool.
I am going to try letting him run naked and giving him the choice that he can only go in the potty.
I suggested to a mom with multiples...make it a contest....see who can use the potty first!
Good Luck...hope this helps alittle....
2007-07-18 15:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by poopsiemom031904 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an expert, but my 3 year old is trained (but I only have one). what worked for me is that i put the potty in a common area (like the living room) and let my son run around nude or in cotton pants. then when he had to go, he just went. after it was regular, i moved the potty to the bathroom. other things to think about are the pull - ups. personally, i hate them. they are absorbent - like diapers - my son needed to feel that he was wet. not to say i don't use them - i used them when we were out, and at bedtime. i instructed the daycare of the same. also, it's their schedule - not ours. they will be trained - everyone is - it will just be when they want to be. doctors don't usually worry about things these days til they are four. i was so uptight about it at first but then let it go - and now he's trained. also, resist the urge to listen to all those who say "they're not trained yet?". ps - when you do have pee in the potty, treat it like it is the best accomplishment you ever saw - i mean clapping, singing, whatever gets yyour kids pumped. also, expect accidents - they happen even after months of dryness....good luck.
2007-07-18 15:07:35 · answer #6 · answered by cheyenne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop the pull ups use regular underwear or panties. save the pull ups for naps bedtime and long outings out. take them potty once and hour every hour including when out your the parent you have to be consistent every day or it wont sink in they will think its a joke
i potty trained my son this way it took a week once he felt wet and a little more than 6 months for outings to be dry he still hates auto flush toilets outings are harder because bathroom are fewer and far between so use a pull up incase of an accident its easier to clean up and no wet smelly laundry yo lug around plus no embarrassment
2007-07-18 15:06:58 · answer #7 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of the pull ups. Take them to the store and let each one pick out underwear. Then what I did was (at home) I let my daughter run around with the underwear. When I went out of the house I still used the pull ups for a little while longer. They may have some accidents but they will start getting the idea of not doing it in their underwear.
2007-07-18 15:14:08 · answer #8 · answered by SAChicky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say if they were boys are girls. With boys, make it a "aim game".. throw a few Cheerios in the adult potty and have them aim to hit them. It's a fun game for boys and worked on both of mine. I had issues with my daughter and what finally worked was peer pressure. I took her to Mother's Day out and they told her that if she couldn't use the potty, they would have to put her in the baby room. She wanted to make new friends her age and was very offended at the thought of being in the baby room. From her first visit she stayed dry and clean. My sister used bribery on her girls.. offered them Brats dolls if they got trained... who knows, that might work for you.
2007-07-18 15:50:45 · answer #9 · answered by Rogue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kids will do it when they are ready to, just make sure you are consistant and don't give up.
2007-07-18 15:03:17 · answer #10 · answered by Shomama 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋