My son just turned 1 this past Sunday, but everyday for the past 2 weeks he takes his pamper off and "poop" on the floor or wherever he is at the moment. For his bday he got 2 potty's but I havent opened them yet. I need some advice quick... Any suggestions?
2007-09-23 02:15:22 · 17 answers · asked by msp2k6 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Follow his lead. When he's taking off his diaper to poop then slip a potty chair underneath him. If you're a stay-at-home mom then you can work on this regularly on your own. If he has a babysitter then fill her in on what to do. The best potty training method depends on what cues your child is giving you. Your son is making it
quite clear to you what you need to do. Slip him the potty and see if he continues with this same behavior. If he masters pooping in the potty then get him to wear something cloth (e.g. cloth training pants or cloth diapers with an elastic waistband ) so he can feel the wetness that's impossible to feel with today's disposable diapers. Stores like Wal-mart, K-Mart, Target and Shopko sell the Gerber line of cloth and vinyl training pants. You can buy cloth diapers online too. He may lose interest in the near future but maybe not. Just follow his lead and see what happens.
It is not typical for a 1 year old to potty train but not impossible neither. Back in the days when all babies wore cloth diapers, some kids were potty trained awfully young like your son. I'm sure all these grannies aren't lying about the young ages that they potty trained their kids.
2007-09-23 14:41:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't potty train a 1 year old, you would only be training yourself to know her usual habits. The best time to potty train is when they can tell you verbally when they are wet and dirty and show interest in it and when they go through the night without a wet diaper. There are a lot of websites out there that give advice and most say to wait until they are 18 months to two years.
2016-05-21 07:03:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not gonna lie, potty training my son was the hardest thing I ever did with him. It took a really long time. Consistency was the biggest problem because he would be with his dad one weekend, and with me the rest of the time, so things were being done differently. What finally worked was I was home for an entire weeekend. I had bought 3 or 4 packages of "big boy" underwear, and hid his diapers. I also bought him a small toy. Then I told him on Friday afternoon that we weren't gonna wear any diapers anymore, that I threw them all away. About every hour I made him sit on the potty, and kept him in the underwear. There were some accidents, but it worked. By the end of the weekend, he was about 80% trained and earned his toy.
2007-09-23 02:27:36 · answer #3 · answered by lisalu1219 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thats early for potty training! But hes obviously recgonising that he needs a 'poop' which is a good sign! Maybe just leave him in nappies for a while but leave the potty out and tell him he can use it for his poops! Or wen u see him taking his nappy off to do a poop set him on the potty and see what he thinks of it. When he uses it give him lots of praise and see how things go!
If hes recgonsing that he needs to go then its never too early to potty train.. all children are different
2007-09-23 02:38:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Although, he is giving you obvious signs, he may not fully train for over a year. However, you should get one of those pottys out and start sitting him on it when he regularly poops. NEVER scold or punish during potty training. If he does go in his diaper, take him and the diaper to the toilet and put the poo in the toilet. Try to get him to flush so he sees where it should go. Make sure you are keeping onesies on him so he can't go on the floor. When you see him trying to get his diaper off. Pick him up and put him on the potty.
I'm lucky. The daycare my son goes to helps teach potty training so I have help with reinforcement.
Good luck and best wishes.
2007-09-23 02:21:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
At 1 I really don't think he ready to be potty trained, but what I would do is "this may sound gross" but to pick up the poop and put it in the potty and say poo poo here. He might get the idea after a while then start to sit him down on the potty.
Good Luck.
2007-09-23 02:27:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i started with my son at 17 months all i did was go and sit him on the toilet. i didnt force him to go because i have read that that can be bad and make them not want to go anywhere near the toilet. if your son is only one and already taking his diaper off and pooping in the floor try it just when you see him doing that take him to the potty and see if he goes in it. be patient though one is really early. if he goes great and it may take him a little bit. just take him to the potty about every 30 minutes and soon as he gets up from naps take him to the bathroom and try putting pull-ups on him. thats the best advice i have it worked for my son. good luck
2007-09-23 02:43:35 · answer #7 · answered by smces2004 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well good luck. get him interested in it early. My son had a potty at 18 months but now at 20 months he is using it all the time but still pees alot of his diaper too. He has very little control which most kids don't get til they are over 2 at least so. Just sit him on it before bath or in the morning. Sprinkle warm water his penis and he may pee in it. Reward him with m&ms or some other candy he can eat.
2007-09-23 06:02:42 · answer #8 · answered by Baby Julie due 5/12 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/parenting_tips/potty_training/potty_training_readiness.html
These are some signs that your child is ready. If you don't see these signs, it's too early and you're only setting your child up for failure -- and possibly you pushing too hard, which makes the process last longer than it would have if you'd just waited for the signs that say your child is ready.
Let your child enjoy his toy potties. He won't get the idea yet, and if he feels comfortable around his toy potties, he's going to be more likely to use them sooner. But, if you push, he'll push back. Boys notoriously train later than girls.
2007-09-23 02:29:31 · answer #9 · answered by Serena 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some people recon that one year old are to young to potty. i normally use the potty before bath time, i put him on the potty and make a big fuss if he has used it. at first it doesn't go so good. they should first get used to the potty. i found that it works better if i put the potty in the bath.
2007-09-23 05:55:54 · answer #10 · answered by japapd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋