How did you potty train your child?

Question

First was it a boy or a girl? What age did you start? How long did it take and how did you do it?

Answer 1

Girls. I started when they were 2 1/2. It took between 3 days and 1 1/2 weeks. I bought a comfortable potty chair. One that had a padded seat. I tried to stay at home or made very very short trips during the potty training sessions. I made them go commando or put them in panties they had chosen at the store, had them drink tons of juice, sat them on the potty chair and let them watch tv, I'd read to them or play with them on the computer. Inevitably, they would potty and I would praise and praise them. I did this a couple of times. Then went to the next stage - bringing them to the restroom every 15 minutes and having them sit. I'd wait a couple minutes, if no potty, then off the toilet and wait another 15 minutes. If they had an accident, I'd clean it up and say, "potty goes in the potty chair". If they succeeded in pottying in the potty chair, I'd reward them with a small lollipop. Before this, I had never allowed them to eat candy, so that the reward would be amazing to them.

The key to this is to be consistent. Don't ever go back to diapers, and keep bringing them to the bathroom even though they might not potty. The big thing for them to learn is to recognize the urge to potty. The next big step is for them to learn how to tell you that they have to potty. Buy the portable foldup potty seat - it comes in handy at public restaurants.

Answer 2

first of all most of the time its easier to potty train a boy. my son was potty trained in about 17 months. the best way is to have male or female which the child is go to the potty with them. because a boy will want to do what dad is doing. after you feed the child take them to the bath room and put them on the potty, take some books along, to help pass the time.

Answer 3

I have a 3 yr old and i've been trying since last Jan. Boys are hard. I've been doing this potty train for 9 months and my son is starting to understand going pee not pooping yet. Every kid is different. Lot of people do treats. But never force the child i just let my son do it on his own i gave up then all week he's been going. It really is up to the child when there ready.

Answer 4

I have a boy, we started potty training at about 2 yrs. old and it took about 6 months.
I just waited for my son to show interest in the toilet and going potty. I also took notice of when he started staying dry through the night. He was trained to poo in the potty 2 months before he pee-pee trained. My thinking is not to push them, eventually they will do it and it is most often on their own time.

Answer 5

well with my oldest (my son) my parents potty trained him. he was 2 and it took about 5 months. it took so long because i was pregnant with daughter at the time and it was easier for me to just put a diaper on him than to keep running to the bathroom with him and getting frustrated when he didn't go. once my daughter was born, my parents had him for about a month and when he came back home.... diapers were a thing of the past even at bedtime (i dont know how they did it, but they did)

with my daughter me and my husband (he was just my bf then) did it together. she was 2....almost 3. we would put her on the potty seat everytime she got ready to get changed so she could get used to it. then we started working on the every 2 hour thing.... we would stop whatever she was doing and put her on the potty. and after a few days of dry diapers we just threw them out and brought he big girl panties.

with my newborn, im gonna start early. like her first bday, introduce her to the potty seat so this can be over quick fast and in a hurry. diapers are expensive.

Answer 6

I bought the book, "How to potty train in a day". I bought it when my daughter was 2 years and 3 months old. She was potty trained that day! She never ONCE wet the bed either. I've heard that it's easier to train girls though.

Answer 7

Well my boy, I started training him when was 18 month old. I use the toilet that has music and a little encouragement and cheers when he got up. It took me about 4 month before he went by him self. Then my second boy learn even earlier because he saw the oldest going....

Answer 8

well first every child is differnt and will potty train at differnt ages but make sure they are ready. i potty trained two girls so my best advice is once you take their diapers off do not use them again. keep them in underwear that way they know they are a big kid. it worked for me.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

I have two boys my older one was trained by one. But my three year old he was hard, I started when he was 13 months and he was three when I had to stop changing poodie pull ups. One guy told me to put cherrios in the pot and tell him to aim for the cherrios