Any tips on potty training an 11 month old?

Question

I've started to potty train my 11 month old to do number 1 on a potty. He does number 2 on the potty since 5 months. I want to finish training before the summers end. The thing is that he sometimes goes every 15 minutes, sometimes nothing for hours.
Anyone has experience doing it? I know that some of you may think this is too early. But seriously, before there were diapers we were trained by our 1st year. plus training them 1 year earler really hepls the environment, since it saves like 2000 diapers.

Answer 1

I've heard of children being potty trained by the time they were 9 months. But, if he's not ready, don't pressure him. I also had a daughter that I pressured...I wish I hadn't. She wasn't potty trained until she was 4! My one year old son however, potty trained easily at 12 months.

Make sure he is consistently drinking enough. That should help the "outcome". ;-)

Those things being said, when he is ready, *Fun* is the key.
For example:

Try setting him backwards on the potty, acting like the back seat is a steering wheel. (You can change it day to day, one day it can be an airplane steering wheel--the next a car, submarine, boat, train etc.)

Then, either put round cereal pieces (like Cheerios) or toilet paper in the water and ask him to see if he can sink them.

Turn the water faucet on and allow it to drip on something like a plastic cup (magnifying the sound). Sometimes the sound of water helps.

Set up a sticker chart to reward him each time he goes.

Worked great for my 1 year old son! He loved it! (And was potty trained in no time! :-)
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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Start Potty Training only 3 Days!

Answer 4

I have no tips, but I have an 11 month old, that will be one in 2 weeks, and I could not imagine trying to potty train now.

I currently let her sit out by the door when I have to potty, and I say, "Mommy has to go potty, or Mommy has to pee-pee." Just to try and let her know that eventually she will be going to the potty.

I was thinking of starting at 18 months to train my daughter...but if it works for you...more power to you.

Answer 5

Cogratualtions on being aware of elimination communication! There are many families out there that are discovering this ancient way of non-diapering!

I really wanted to EC my son, but man I just couldn't it together. With sucha sporadic schedule of elimination, you may have to use a back-up system for some time yet. There is absolutely nothing wrong with helping your babe be aware of his bodily processes.
Many friends that EC use a system of cloth training pants under fleece pants, to keep things dry when they miss a signal.
The school of thought of EC does not usually set a time limit on training, as the child must still be able to get to the potty and remove clothing to be "trained" by our society's standards.

We have always used cloth diapers and my son is 2.5 and has been totally trained for a couple months now.

Answer 6

Back in the day there was a system called "potting" where a mom watched the signs that a child was going to pass stool or urinate and took the kid to the potty to go in the toilet instead of the diaper. This isn't exactly potty training, this is changing diapers without the diapers. Unless he is walking to the potty, pulling his pants down and going by himself, he is not going potty. Unless he is indicating that he wants to use the potty, he is not making the choice. You are making it for him. You can keep doing what you are doing and it will work eventually when he is old enough to figure it out on his own, in which case he would have done it anyways without your aid. In the meantime you will just be working twice as hard to not change a diaper.

If he truly is doing it by himself, he is very precocious, and you are the luckiest mom on the planet.. As far as urinating that can be the harder of the two to train for because most kids don't feel a full bladder until it is too late. If he is having accidents it's because he isn't ready.

Pressuring him with the "End of Summer" deadline will only set you back, and could lead to potty issues in the future.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

i think it might be a tad early... but first thing when he wakes up i would take him to the potty.... then about 20 minutes after he eats or drinks ((more than 4 oz at a time)) then right b4 bed. If he says he needs to go take him but dont let him flush ((for some reason kids love to play with it)) until he goes and if he goes let him flush and give him some kind of poitive attention and maybe a treat but slack off on this about5 months into him going on his own. Hope this helps

**Also when teching him how to stand up and pee... put cheerios in the toilet and let him aim at them its fun for him while teaching him aim...

Answer 9

i didn't potty trainl my kids until they were 16 months, all four of mine.
It might be too early, your child might not get the concept. Wait a few more months and then talk to your friends on how they potty trained their kids.
hope i helped.
good luck!! =]

Answer 10

New puppies have no understanding of the proper place to eliminate until their owners housebreak them. House-training is an important part of caring for a puppy. With some basic knowledge of how to train your puppy, he'll master it in no time