Potty use

Gloria - posted on 07/01/2010

My experience is that boys take longer to PT, I wouldn't force it. Give him another few months to mature a bit and try again.

Dawn - posted on 06/18/2010

I bought a potty a few weeks ago and put it in my son's room. Several times a day I remove his diaper (most times it is dry and he just had a beverage) and sit him on the potty......he immediately gets up, takes it apart (or puts his foot in it!!), then pees on the floor without even noticing.....I have decided he is not ready yet!! I will keep the introduction going but will not push him.

Emma - posted on 06/13/2010

I started putting my little boy on the potty when he turned 1 every morning when I went. It took around 4 months but now he does his poos every morning in the potty, but he is still not ready to be potty trainned to do wees. I think I am going to wait until he is 2, and see then.

Melissa - posted on 06/12/2010

I haven't even thought of potty training yet. His father and I are no longer together,so we need to discuss it. There is no sense of training him at my place if his dad doesn't also train him.

Kristel - posted on 06/12/2010

Really, try a little patience with the little guy. He's just not ready yet. Our childcare services give the advice that you should start when your child is like 21-24 months old. Your trying way to soon. You could damage your child by forcing him and this could lead to problems later on (like bed-peeing or even failure anxiety). Just give him time. My 15 month old baby boy isn't ready yet and actually, almost all babies aren't ready yet at this age to teach them potty. Practical tip: when you notice that his diaper stays dry for a long amount of time you can start slowly. First, let him get use to sitting on his potty, let him join you when you go to the toilet, that sort of thing, but really (and I know that I'm nagging a bit) DON'T FORCE THINGS

Mary - posted on 06/10/2010

I have heard of people potting training that young, but I know that a child usually isnt physically ready until they are at least around 20mths, meaning that their bodies cant hold it in or be able to tell when they are about to go.
I waited until my daughter was 2 and a couple months, and I kind of used the potty wise book.
We took her diapers away and and got her a new potty and panties. The first few days we did nothing but stay home, have her naked, and give her lotsof special drinks:)
We had one accident the first day and none since..its been a couple months now and she stays completely dry at night and for her naps too.
Like some of the other posts, I think you should wait to look for clues when your child is ready...It can be done earlier, but when done that early,its more the parent watching for the clues that the baby has to go, rather than the child realizing her own body clues and telling you she has to go.
Let us know how is goes though:)

Salome - posted on 06/10/2010

Thanks all of you for your advice

Jenny - posted on 06/09/2010

Don't rush it! That only makes it harder. Speaking from second hand experience. My daughter will sit on her closed potty chair when I go to the bathroom but does not like it when I put her on it open with just her diaper. However, she does let me know when she has gone potty. I'm not sure I'm ready for the potty training to start but we are taking all our cues from her.

Stephani - posted on 06/09/2010

first i have heard boys are way harder then girls to potty train. so if you have friends that are potty training their girls, dont compare. second, dont make it a fight. I have a brother who is 18yrs younger then me, my mom took him to the store had him pick hims undies out and then told him when he is ready let her know. We werent going to even cross that bridge until ours hit 2.

Nadine - posted on 06/09/2010

My son is 16 month too and will sit on the potty for a while, do nothing, then gets up and put his foot in it i will sit with him but he will not do any thing in the potty so i am just letting him have some fun with it

Angie - posted on 06/08/2010

i let my son tell me when he was ready, we started introducing the potty at bath time sitting him on it just a few minutes before we put him in the tub, slowly he began to tell us that he had to go peepee potty, we did have a set back shortly before his baby sister came along, then one day about the time that he was 22 months old he told me he wanted to wear big boy underwear and i explained to wear big boy underwear he had to use the big boy potty, he has a a few accidents since then but has done excellent going potty. time and encouoragment works best. you could also try the reward system with either candy ( such as one m&m for peepee and two for bowel movements) or the sticker chart which rewards them with a new toy or suprise for going potty. hope all goes well and good luck

Salome - posted on 06/08/2010

Thanks very much for your kind words Bethany,good day

Bethany - posted on 06/08/2010

I'm not sure about boys, I've heard girls are easier because they need to learn to sit down to pee. There is a thing you can get that is a boys potty that clips onto the toilet, so they can learn standing up.

I have had a potty for Charlotte since she was about 9 mths, and it's more a routine thing at this stage. Every morning, after each nap, while bath is running, I sit her on the potty and say potty, potty, weewee on potty.

Now she's older and can sign, and say poo and weewee, she has been doing it so long, she knows where it should go, and says poo, or weewee and I put her on the potty, and most of the time she does something.

Go with a regular routine, doesn't matter if he doesn't do anything, he just is getting used to hanging it out there at first, then when that's comfortable, anything that does go in the potty "good boy, look, you put your weewee or poo in the potty!" and if nothing, then "oh well, next time"

Don't set yourself a time limit, just make it part of your day. Keep a book or fave toy near the potty to keep him on it if he's reluctant.

Salome - posted on 06/07/2010

Thanks Evangelia Blake for the help.

Evangelia - posted on 06/07/2010

if he is not ready to be toilet trained then there is no reason to force it on him. All children run at their own pace and being forced to do something that they are not ready for can have serious side affects if not soon then later on in life. Enjoy him being a baby and let him still have some dependance on you while you have the chance.