We have barely started to potty train my 16 month old son. He has a potty, but is more interested in watching daddy and mommy than doing anything on the potty himself. I figure that is ok, because we just got him his own potty and he is not even 1.5 years yet.
My question is, every afternoon he sneaks away and closes his bedroom door to poop alone in there. If I run after him or in there and try to sit him on the potty he holds it in and gets very frustrated. Would putting his potty in his room be a good idea or a bad idea? It is hard because he is very insistent on being alone when he poops. He is showing signs that he is ready to start potty training, but I am new at this.
Does anyone have any experiences or advice? Thank you so much!
2007-09-29 10:59:07 · 8 answers · asked by Jess 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
This is great that he is aware of when he will poop and has a ritual! He is clearly advanced.
He doesn't seem comfortable with the idea of using the potty right now, though. If you try to push him to it, he could freak out and associate the potty with being unhappy. Also, if he's holding it in at all, then pooping could become very painful for him, and potty training could be long and difficult.
I advise that you leave the potty in the bathroom and let him poop his pants in peace. In the meantime, work on teaching him to dress and undress himself, so that when he is ready to use the potty he can do it himself.
Remember the signs of potty readiness:
Able to dress and undress self (most important).
Can stay dry for one or two hours.
Is uncomfortable wearing a wet or soiled diaper.
Indicates awareness of the need to poop (often the most difficult.)
Is dry upon waking.
A child isn't ready to use the potty independently until s/he can accomplish most or all of these things. Most kids figure them out around 2 1/2, but some are earlier or later.
If you would like for him to associate his potty with pooping, you could try suggesting that he go into the bathroom (instead of his own room) and close the door. He might even try sitting on his potty fully clothed and diapered while he goes.
Something else you can do is empty his diapers into the potty (I would use the big potty for this) while he watches. Explain to him that poop goes in the potty and maybe make a little song to sing while you flush. This worked really well with my son, but it could backfire on you if he decided to clean his diaper by himself.
2007-09-29 11:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by Meghan H 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have three children and none of them were potty trained before 2. They were all in their late 2's/early 3’s when they were finally trained. You are doing good by starting early, I started them at about 1&1/2, but all you can do is get them use to knowing that this is where and how you use the restroom. Them actually using it will come in their own time. I would NOT put the potty in his room. If he needs privacy, then he can close the bathroom door. Potty training is complicated enough to a child, you need to sit very defined guidelines and rules, and one should be to use the bathroom on the potty in the bathroom. Don't worry too much about it, I am sure that you are doing just fine and when you least expect it, your little baby will be a pro at this.
2007-09-29 11:15:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
we put the potty in the bathroom also, and he doesn't really do anything. but then one day our son started to get naked and crouch behind his playpen and say "i go potty" so i brought the potty in and he doesn't take his clothes off anymore, but he wont go potty in the potty yet. (i think i need to change the size of the potty he seems uncomfortable on it). but my suggestion would be yes put the potty in the room because i saw more improvement to wanting to go on the potty when i moved it then it being in the bathroom. and as soon as he starts going in the potty i will show im that it needs to be in the bathroom. oh my son is 2 years and 4 months old if that helps.
2007-09-29 11:08:43 · answer #3 · answered by ummunloved 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! Potty training should always be done in the restroom.
A child must be placed on the potty every 15 minutes, if she or he likes it or not. The same routine helps the child understand what's the potty for.
After 2 weeks you change your potty time to 30 minutes. Then you change the potty time to every hour. During training time you must not use Pampers.
2007-09-29 11:17:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let him go in the bathroom alone. I wouldnt put it in his room as a family member of mine did that. Let her chld use the potty in the living room and now at 2 1/2 she will ONLY use her potty in the living room watching nemo. she makes her mom put nemo on so she can go potty, otherwise she has accidents.
encourage him to go into the bathroom. show him its okay to shut the door to go potty.
if he wont, dont rush it, he IS young still.
2007-09-29 11:07:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i would put his potty in the bathroom
2007-09-29 11:10:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hes too young put diapers on him and wait until hes 2 and a half almost three. forcing this this early will make it harder quit and try again after hes 2
2007-09-29 11:06:07 · answer #7 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
let him close the bathroom door I wouldn't want to train mine to go in their bedrooms....he is still rather small...ask your pediatrician too
2007-09-29 11:05:45 · answer #8 · answered by just duky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋