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Thanks for the encouragement. I think I will probably just wait a while. For my boys I started when I knew they had to be potty trained to go to preschool. (So somewhere between 2 1/2 and 3) But like you said she will let me know when she is ready. Sometimes after naps she wakes up dry. But it is not consistent.
Erin
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My son would go at his DCP's house, but not mine for a LONG time. He just eventually came around. I offered jelly beans (2 for pee pee, 5 for poop) and that seemed to help. Eventually he stopped asking for the beans and I stopped offering them. Now, poop is another story altogether and we are still working on that (my son is 3 1/2). I have a prize box that he can pick out of if he goes. Sometimes it helps, sometimes not. I guess it just has to be on their own terms??
Good luck!
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CADENCESMOM
8/3/06 7:25 A
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When Cadence turned 1 I brought out the chair. I just put it in the bathroom and while she was getting ready for bath or while I was going potty she would sit on it. Sometimes play with it, but I did that so she would get use to it being there. When she was ready she went and sat on it... of course that was once and she decided she wanted to be like mommy and wouldn't sit on the potty chair but wanted on the big potty. Now she doesn't even want her seat to go on the toilet (those ones so they won't fall in) she'd rather hold herself up.
Just be patient and they'll surprise you one day and go sit on it themselves. Just don't push. I learned that with Cadence after one long difficult night of fighting her to go potty. I just knew she had to, but turns out when she was ready she did it.
I put a diaper on her to go to bed on Tuesday night, she woke up wednesday with a dry diaper and went potty on the big girl potty. She stayed dry all day no accidents until about 7 last night when she took of runnign for the potty and couldn't hold it long enough. She tried so hard. I'm so proud of her!
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| I have a 19 month old daughter. I was thinking of starting in panties. She likes to go and sit on the her potty chair while I am on mine. I don't know if I am starting too soon or not. I might get the panties and see what she does.
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Hi!
I thought I may as well sing my potty training blues here, too, and see if anyone can help me.
My girl turned 2 in April. I recently put a potty chair in the bathroom and she was totally uninterested. I went out and bought an Elmo potty book and she made the connection. She looks at the book and runs to the chair saying "potty" and sits on it with her clothes on. I clap and praise her and make a big deal out of it. She points to the toilet and says, "momma potty" and to her potty chair and says "Bridgette potty." I tell her she's right and so smart, etc. The problem is getting to the next step. I can't get her to sit on it with no clothes on or with just a diaper. I bought training pants, and she looks at the picture of Elmo in his "panties" and gets the pants and says, "panties" but when I ask her if she wants to put them on she says no way. I tried to put them on once and she got hysterical. I've been taking the no pressure approach and just keep asking and waiting. Should I be doing something else to speed things along????
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hi all, i am a mother of 2 boys one is 3 and one is 19 months. i started training my 19 month old about two weeks ago, just geting him ajusted to sitting on the seat. We read books while he sits and then when he goes he gets to flush and wash his hands. My oldest son i had fully potty trained before his 2nd birthday so i hope the second one will go smoothly. He has been telling me he has to go, but has been going in his pants before we get there. oh well, at least he's telling me!
Hope everyones making progress!
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Just like we are all different in our weight loss efforts so are our kids. My older son (now 12) trained at barely 2 basically by himself. My almost 3yo just trained in the last few weeks. When I first gave him underwear he told me he hated them and to sell them in the garage sale bc he didn't want them. I never wore pullups bc I feel they are still a diaper and the kids don't know the difference. It is still to pee and poop in. His big thing was being able to go out onto the porch or deck and pee off the side. It was every 10 minutes and he would have to really try to go but he would. Since he started wearing underwear he wouldn't wear a diaper at night and only has had one accident and I don't take the drinks away at any certain time. I just make a trip to the potty just before bedtime. He has pooped on the potty since he was 2 1/2 so that was not a problem for us (thank goodness). Always take changes of clothing down to the shoes. Boys will pee on the bottom of their shirts guaranteed. My mother has had a home daycare for 20 years and has potty trained alot of kids. The boys usually were older but not always and the girls would always hide. But while at daycare the kids would always want to do what the other kids were doing and that is what worked best. I also let my 3 yo know when we are out that the store we are in or where we are going has a bathroom and show him when we get there just in case I am not around when he has to go. kids have to be able to recognize the feeling of having to go. Last week we were at grandmas house and auntie was in the potty when we knocked on the door and said we had to go and she said we would have to wait. We told her we didn't have a "hold" button yet to please hurry. We made it. Please be patient and see though all the stories from the ladies here that every child is different. Punk is sitting here with his baseball underwear on inside out and backwards but they are on and they are dry. Yeah!!!!!
p.s. The only thing we ever used the potty chair for was a step stool. He has always gone on the big potty. I bought one of those kid size potty seats for the big potty but he just likes to sit up there without it. We also make bubbles in the potty water and try to sink the piece of tp that we drop in there. It helps with the aim.
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CADENCESMOM
7/27/06 7:51 A
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Cadence has done a lot better lately. I've realized that I have to not push her, which I'm not trying to do... she is ready to train, but I have to really reward her.
He loves the playdoh but I have to get her to calm down and then give it to her on the way to the potty. She will 9 times out of 10 go potty then. Yesterday was a bad day at the sitter with accidents both pee and pooping in her panties, but she did fine for me last night.
I only will sometimes put a diaper on her at night, I've stopped putting diapers in her bag for the daycare at the gym or church so that they have to put panties on her. She's doing a lot better, A LOT better! Thanks for the advise ladies and Good luck to those of you who are also Potty Training!!
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I just wanted to add that potty training is one of those really difficult things. I feel like we are pressured sometimes to have our kids potty trained by a certain age, or when you say your child is 2 everyone asks if they're potty trained. And there are so many reasons kids do it and then they don't. I am a firm believer in they will get it when their little bodies are ready to do it.
My now 7 year old wasn't potty trained until after her 3rd birthday. People drove me crazy, but I stood by my belief that when she was ready she would do it. And she did, in a matter of days.
My 18 month old sees me and big sister going potty and she is in the bathroom with us taking off her diaper and sitting on her potty and going pee.
Every child is different.
Good luck to all of us trying to potty train.
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| My daughter is 6 now. For her we took her shoping for her NEW BIG GIRL PANTIES, and let her pick out her favorites. We told her Dora didn't want her to pee or poop on her so she had to tell us when it was time to potty. That seemed to help espically with going pee. We also got stickers and a calender. Every day she stayed dry she got a small sticker, She didn't like to poop in the potty so she got big stickers every time she pooped in the potty. We learned to notice her signs of when it was time to go [she hid under the kitchen table] and took her straight to the potty. I also let her choose diapers or pull ups she was more consistent if she got to choose if she was going to be lazy that day.
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LUCKYMOM17
7/25/06 11:16 P
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I bought him new underwear today. I told him he has to use the potty in order to wear them. He went on the potty 5 times today. We even went for an hour and 20 minute walk and he wore the underwear. No accidents!!
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| HI! Potty troubles, I had them with both my girls. They are now 15 and 10. I found that just go with it and not to push or pressure too much. Have the potty available at all times for them, praise them. not to worry, eventually they will be using the potty and you will be looking back at these times like I do.
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CADENCESMOM
7/25/06 7:38 A
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Evie_Gyi.... My daughter does the same thing. Last night she was standing on our dinning room chair, and peed then said potty mommy... I said do you have to go and she shook her head, I looked at the chair and realized she already went... she does this all the time. Later on I saw her grab herself and start doing a little dance. She didn't get there quite in time, but she did go potty for me. I guess I'll just keep going for now.
My mom will be in town next week, hopefully she can offer some help!!
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LUCKYMOM17
7/24/06 6:46 P
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My son only went that one day and maybe 3-4 times since. Well at leat we had one day of no diapers.
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| 2 is still pretty young though. Some kids are not ready to train until they are closer to 3.
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I have been trying for the longest with my two year old, he turned two in june and I have been trying since before he turned two and I have managed to get him to go in his potty but most of the time he tells that he has to go when he's already wet, I keep asking him all day if he wants to go and he looks at me like, shakes his head and goes off to play.... maybe I'm doing it wrong, lol
I had no problem training my girls though....
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CADENCESMOM
7/24/06 7:36 A
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Thanks so much! I will have to try that. I know she doesn't like to be wet, she tells us after she's gone though.. Of all the luck.
This weekend went a little better. While she still had accidents (and quite a bit) I stayed calm in helping her. She doesn't like to wear diapers anymore. I gave her the choice of diapers or panties and everytime no diapers, she wanted panties. So hopefully she won't like that feeling either.
She loves to be outside and it has cooled quite a bit. Thanks for the help! I'll update you on how it goes!!
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OK, now I see where you are in the process. Here's the advice I got from my twins group that also worked for me. You might have to wait until the weather isn't so scorching hot (if it is in your area.)
Take the kid(s) out to the back yard, wearing only a tee-shirt (and sunscreen). Put the potty on the patio. The sensation of air on their little bottoms makes them much more aware. I think that because they've just spent a few years with their bottoms so bundled up in diapers that they're out of touch with their "equipment". And there's something just funny about having the potty out there. Provide drinks or juice pops or whatever and just let them play.
Really worked for my kids. They realized they hated the sensation of pee running down their legs, and the potty was like a toy - something else to do while they were playing. Of course with twins, I had the added hilarity of their conversations - "let's go sit on the potty!" "yeah! Let's!"
For my older daughter, I used a "Potty Dotty" doll (I think that's what it was called). She came with her own little potty and a bottle that you could fill with water. You gave her a big drink and then she talked and told you when she had to go. If you set her on the potty correctly, it activated a little liquid sound like she was using it. We had hours of fun "teaching" dolly. But it seems your daughter is past that stage.
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LUCKYMOM17
7/20/06 11:05 A
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It could be that she goes at the day care because other kids are doing it also. Could she be trying to get your attention by having all the accidents?
I am trying to get my 32 month old to go on a daily basis. He was doing great up until the night we had our baby. Our baby is now 4 months old. He just started to use the potty again in the last week.
Yesterday was a GREAT day he went on the potty all day until we left to go to my MIL house. He is in underware right now and I am hoping he will do it again today.
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CADENCESMOM
7/20/06 7:46 A
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My daycare lady said that (keep in mind it's home day care) she just tells the kids it's time to potty and they go... depending on how much they've had to drink usually every hour. But if they've had a drink (like after lunch or breakfast) she makes them go in 20 minutes.
I tried that last night with Cadence. I took her home and told her she had to go potty and went in there... well she threw a fit and wouldn't do it and I tried to make her (probably a mistake). I finally gave in and let her get down but was going to try again in a few minutes. She ended up peeing her pants about 2 minutes after I let her go.
Later on she came and told me she had to go potty, she wasn't wet yet so we ran into the bathroom only to find she pooped her panties.
So I changed her, got her cleaned up put another pair on her, and about 30 minutes later she peed her pants again after telling me she had to go potty. She knows when she's wet, she just doesn't get (with me atleast) that she needs to go before she pees. THe daycare lady has no problems with her. I don't know what else to do.
I praise her, I've told her if she gets so many stars she'll get a toy or candy. I've made up a song to sing while she potties, I make a big deal out of it when she does potty in the toilet... and it's just not working.
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| I agree that at almost 2 she is doing great! My daughter will be 2 in September and she's just starting to sit on the potty. She hasn't done anything in it yet, but she loves to sit on it! Have you asked her daycare provider how she goes about potty training? Is there a set schedule for sitting on the potty? Do they get rewards for going? Keeping everything consistent is the easiest way to see results. My son's daycare was wonderful at communicating with me about potty-training and we each made sure that what we were doing was the same at home and at daycare so that he wouldn't get confused.
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I find setting a timer for every 30 minutes helps. Every time it goes off I get my 3 year old to sit on the potty and just try.
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| I just thought of something else, lol,,, potty training on my mind I guess? Both my boys used to use the bathroom with my (ex) husband. If your daughter goes in when you go, she might be inspired (for want of a better way to put it :-P). Both my boys were trained before they were two, so I think it is definitely an individual thing,,, Lizzy
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| If your daughter is at this stage and she's not even 2 just be patient, she's almost there ! My son just went through this stage and he'll be 3 on Monday ! Actually, I would be very patient. That sounds a little young, even for a girl.
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I also used rewards. Amazing what kids will do for stickers on a chart!
I'm just guessing but maybe at day care there is a set routine for the potty? Maybe you can institute a routine at home - potty before snack, potty before favorite tv show etc.
My problem was getting all 3 kids to stay dry overnight (I had 3 in diapers at once). I resorted to the ultimate bribes; I found sets of hot wheels and sets of barbie clothes. I displayed them beautifully in the dining room. Every morning that they woke up dry they could go select something to keep. Worked within a week and really didn't cost me much. My husband pointed out that in the work world, we're given bonuses and incentives for performance, so I convinced myself it wasn't really a bribe. Other moms would disagree I'm sure. You have to figure out what works for your child. I'd try stickers first. Maybe promise she can call grandma when she get 10 or something. Good luck!
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I am going to call my 21 and 25 yr old sons tonight and tell them I was discussing their potty training LOL!
I used to use a reward system of stars and stickers. They got one each time they used the bathroom. I also got really excited for them (ok, I faked that part a bit) each time they did it. I would praise them for being such big boys just like their daddy etc. I just ignored it if they went in their diapers. I remember one other thing,,, it seemed to be a long process although in reality it only took about 3 months,,, and then voila, one day it was done. Although sometimes frustrating at the time, now I look back with tears of joy that I was able to experience such a wonder as potty training my boys.
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CADENCESMOM
7/19/06 7:56 A
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Hello all! Hope you had a good night.
I am the mother of a beautiful (almost) 2 year old... almost 2, not almost beautiful LOL. Anyway, She has been potty training. She goes to a home day care and does great there during the day. Maybe having one accident after nap when she can't get to the potty in time. But most days she can stay in the same pair of panties.
My problem is once she gets home, she loses all training and immediatly stops telling me when she has to potty. Yesterday, for example, I got home and asked her if she had to potty literally every 5 minutes. SHe kept saying no, but then squatted (in front of me) on the kitchen chair and peed. So I changed her and just said it's okay, next time lets try to get to the potty. She did it again not 15 minutes later.
Why would she do so well at day care and not at home, and how can I get her to potty train at home? Any tips are greatly appreciated!!
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