shes too young. wait until she is at least 28 months then come back for help
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Toilet Training
When is the right time to start toilet training?
There is no set age at which toilet training should begin. The right time depends on your child's physical and psychological development. Children younger than 12 months have no control over bladder or bowel movements and little control for 6 months or so after that. Between 18 and 24 months, children often start to show signs of being ready, but some children may not be ready until 30 months or older.
Your child must also be emotionally ready. He needs to be willing, not fighting you or showing signs of fear. If your child resists strongly, it is best to wait for a while.
It is best to be relaxed about toilet training and avoid becoming upset. Remember that no one can control when and where a child urinates or has a bowel movement except the child. Try to avoid a power struggle. Children at the toilet-training age are becoming aware of their individuality. They look for ways to test their limits. Some children may do this by holding back bowel movements.
Look for any of the following signs that your child is ready:
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Your child stays dry at least 2 hours at a time during the day or is dry after naps.
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Bowel movements become regular and predictable.
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Facial expressions, posture, or words reveal that your child is about to urinate or have a bowel movement.
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Your child can follow simple instructions.
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Your child can walk to and from the bathroom and help undress.
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Your child seems uncomfortable with soiled diapers and wants to be changed.
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Your child asks to use the toilet or potty chair.
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Your child asks to wear grown-up underwear.
Stress in the home may make learning this important new skill more difficult. Sometimes it is a good idea to delay toilet training in the following situations:
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Your family has just moved or will move in the near future.
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You are expecting a baby or you have recently had a new baby.
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There is a major illness, a recent death, or some other family crisis.
However, if your child is learning how to use the toilet without problems, there is no need to stop because of these situations.
How to teach your child to use the toilet
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Decide what words to use. You should decide carefully what words you use to describe body parts, urine, and bowel movements. It is best to use proper terms that will not offend, confuse, or embarrass your child or others.
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Pick a potty chair. A potty chair is easier for a small child to use, because there is no problem getting on to it and a child's feet can reach the floor.
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Help your child recognize signs of needing to use the potty. Your child will often tell you about a wet diaper or a bowel movement after the fact. This is a sign that your child is beginning to recognize these bodily functions. Praise your child for telling you, and suggest that "next time" he let you know in advance.
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Make trips to the potty routine. When your child seems to need to urinate or have a bowel movement, go to the potty. Explain what you want to happen. Encourage your child with lots of hugs and praise when success occurs.
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Encourage the use of training pants. This moment will be special. Your child will feel proud of this sign of trust and growing up. However, be prepared for "accidents." It may take weeks, even months, before toilet training is completed.
If any concerns come up before, during, or after toilet training, talk with your pediatrician. Keep in mind, most children achieve bowel control and daytime urine control by 3 to 4 years of age. Even after your child is able to stay dry during the day, it may take months or years before he achieves the same success at night. Most girls and more than 75% of boys will be able to stay dry at night after 5 years of age.
http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/toilettraining.cfm
2007-09-24 07:48:54
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answered by kleighs mommy 7
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Don't listen to the others about her being too young. My daughter is 14 months old and has been showing an interest for the past 2 weeks. She started saying poop before she had to go so I bought her a potty chair. I have always brought her in the bathroom (actually, she followed me) when I had to go and I would tell her what I was doing. Today she pooped for the first time in her chair! So I would just start with the chair and let her sit on it in the bathroom when you go and take it from there.
2007-09-26 04:06:06
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answered by mccacj 2
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I am trying to potty train my baby and she just turned 1, she already did both in the potty but what I think has worked is I put the potty in the bathroom. She caught on within a day. I think if you make a schedule for your child at first and keep the potty in the bathroom, she should catch on. I got the potty that rewards with music ,if the child does either it lets out a tune. Good luck
2016-04-05 23:13:21
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answered by Anonymous
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I just finished training my son. When he started to to show an interest I got the potty seat that sits on top of the regular potty. It took a while to get him to actually go but if you start putting her on every hour for a few min at time she will eventually get used to it. Also if you are going to use a rewards system I would recommend something cheap. like stickers. I got conned into buying cars and that adds up quick :)
I wouldn't bother with pull ups they never contain the accidents, and the regular diapers can be pulled up and down just as easily.
Good Luck!
2007-09-24 07:53:48
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answered by Mimzy 2
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I always put my daughter on the potty before taking a bath each night. Word of advice: Take off her clothes, diaper, etc and ask her if she wants to sit on the potty BEFORE you start running the water to fill the tub! The running water should help. I always let my daughter see that Mommy makes potty in the Big Girl Potty too. And, as funny as it sounds, she likes waving bye-bye to potty when you get to flush it away, lol. Whatever works!
Good luck!
2007-09-24 07:54:43
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answered by P.Y.T.23 3
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Don't listen to the ones that say your daughter is too young....if she is showing signs than there is no harm in starting to teach her the habits that she will use for the rest of her life. When my girls started showing interest, any time I went to the bathroom I asked if they had to go, they would imitate me on their own potty and then I would start to ask at certain times of the day - when she is truly ready - you and her will know it. Go with your Mommy instinct
2007-09-24 09:03:47
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answered by danczar1 2
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I read parenting magazones i am 19 with a 2 year old know in there they say they are not read to use the potty until the have words for what they do ex. pee and poop or so on. if she can't talk you will have a hard time do it
2007-09-24 07:55:03
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answered by Anonymous
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she's WAY too young to start potty training. Wait until she's at least 20 months old.
2007-09-24 07:50:46
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answered by Anonymous
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take her underware shoping it will b fun let her pick out her own and get her on a potty schedule and let her wear the pretty panties over the pull up when she makes it in the potty over paise her smiles hug and kissies when she dosent make an ugly face and say yuck when u channge her say we gotta keep the pretty panies clean cause thats what big girls do it works belive me
2007-09-24 07:53:31
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answered by Anonymous
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answered by ? 4
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