when to start potty training?

Question

my child is 2 and 2 months and we have a potty and toilet chair which was introduced to her 5 months ago however she will not go on either. she knows when she needs to go but will only do so in her nappy ive tried sitting her on the potty and seat for over and hour with breaks in between but she just dosn't seem to like it and she has said "fall down" when she sits on the toilet seat so i presumedshe scared bless her. i havn't shouted at her or made her sit on it when she dosn't want to as i have a friend who did this and her child was 3 before she came off nappies just wondering if anyone has any ideas that may work.

Answer 1

The experts say a child should be potty trained between 18 and 36 months and can take even longer for #2. If she isn't ready please don't push it.

Answer 2

Hello. I'm stay at home dad to 2 girls. Yes, the most important thing is to not rush them. I used 2 DVD's I found at Amazon.com to encourage sitting on the potty. They are Potty Power for Boys and Girls and No More Diapers. They worked great. I also used a timer to let my daughter know when to sit and try. I started out about every 1/2 hour and worked up to longer periods of time. The last thing i would recommend once she is showing interest is to put her in underwear. Sure there will be accidents. But the uncomfortable feeling of being wet is something that really helps promote using the potty. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Answer 3

I know that potty training boys and girls can be very different. However, I find that my story is very similar to yours. When my son was a year old, we started introducing the potty ideas. We bought children's books about potty training for him to read and look at. We bought a little potty for him to use. By the time he was almost two, we couldn't figure out why he wasn't using the toliet. In fact, he wanted nothing to do with it. Then all of a sudden, about 2 weeks before his second birthday, he came to me (naked) and said that he needed to go potty. But he didn't want to use the little potty, he wanted to use the big people potty. The little potty I bought him was a three piece set that could be used as a stool and an adapter for the big toliet (so they don't fall in). So I set up the stool in front of the toliet and snapped on the adapter seat, he got right up there and went. He has been potty trained since. They potty train themselves when they are ready. You can't rush them, they have there own way of doing. All you can do is give them the tools and encouragement. They will do the rest. Hope my story helps.

Answer 4

This takes time and not every child is ready at the same age. Sounds like you're doing fine. Try taking her with you and have her sit on the potty whenever YOU go to the bathroom. Also, try putting her on the potty after she wakes up in the morning and after she wakes up from a nap. She may be scared. Most children will start taking off their own diaper when they're ready to start to use the potty. Just encourage her to be a big girl, and praise her when she does use the potty - but don't force her. She'll go when she's ready. Don't worry about what the "experts" say....most of them don't even HAVE children!

Answer 5

I have two kids myself and i am a nursing student. What i know is the child is not going to do it until they are ready to. Sometimes its takes longer for a child to gain control over their bladder muscles. Not to give up though. You should make sure the child has just drank something a few minutes before you place them on the potty. Sit them on the seat and talk to them so they won't feel uncomfortable. If they indeed do go even a lil tinkle then praise them greatly and give them a treat. Make him/her know what they did is a good thing. Also if the child is afraid of the potty seat ontop of the regular toilet seat there are small portable potty training seats for children. You should check online to see if it would be better choice, good luck and be patient!

Answer 6

My best friend (mother of a three year old girl) tried to start potty training at about the same age. Her daughter had absolutely no interest. She still tried, but got frustrated and figured she was just too young. A few months later, her daughter showed an interest again and now fully potty trained. A few ideas she tried:

keeping a glass jar of toys or treats in the bathroom; somewhere where you child can see them, but can't get to them.

keeping a chart of everytime she went number one and number two and gave her stickers: 1 for #1 2 for #2. once she filled the chart, she took her daughter to the dollar store and let her pick out anything she wanted.

let your daughter know once she's completely potty trained, you'll throw her a party. my friend took her to Chuck E Cheese .. it's a kid's pizza place with games and characters.

Good luck!

Answer 7

I potty trained my daughter when she was nearly two and I thought she was very young (maybe too young) to train. However, she proved me wrong because using the Potty Stool http://www.thepottystool.com she was trained in less than 2 weeks. I was skeptical the stool would make a difference but I never would have guessed how well it works!

I realized later that my daughter really wanted to imitate what she saw adults doing and was very determined to mimic correct toilet use.

This really is just smarter potty training. I like that I don't have to use or clean a floor potty and I love that my kids are safe and never have to touch the toilet with their hands! My kids just get right up to the toilet on their own.

The best part is that kids use it for years. Hope this helps you.

Answer 8

The child will start to show signs when ready as in wanting to pull up own pants. I am a nanny and i like to try and change their diaper pretty consistent to get them used to feeling clean. That doesn't always work but it is a start. I am currently in this process, and we had an accident before I could finish this. Sorry so late in responding but when duty calls you must answer.

Answer 9

she might not be ready. after her afternoon sleep (that's if she does have one) check her nappy if its dry then she is ready this shows you she has some control over her bladder and she should be ready. as for the toilet show her what to do let her know that its ok. sit her on your knee and make it sound like a fun thing to do, when she sits on the toilet praise her. hope it works for you x

Answer 10

For a girl, 18 months; a boy, 2 years.