Potty Training

Andrea - posted on 04/15/2009

my son is 21 months old and ive tried him with the potty but he just wont go on it at all. he screams if i ask him to sit on it and then if he sits on the potty he wont wee on poo on it at all he just stands in corner and wees there. i tell him its naughty and not to wee there but i just dont know what to do. i dont know where to start. any advise would be brilliant thanx xxxx

Claire - posted on 01/20/2009

Hello, my little boy is 2 on Friday and reading some of the posts I'm wondering if I'm leaving it too long before I start to train him? Or does it usually take longer for boys?

Janetha - posted on 01/19/2009

I tried my hand at potty training. It resulted in her now saying "I pee mommy" and hitting when she wants diaper to be changed. I tried to sit her on the potty but it comes up dry and the urine ends up on the carpet. I think I'm going to give up for a couple months. I don't think she understands the concept of holding urine. We tried rubber pantis for and hour I think she went #1 three times.

Super Nanny had a tip that if they wake up from an afternoon nap dry that they are ready for training. She wakes up soaked.

Theresa - posted on 01/13/2009

my son hasn't shown much interest in the potty yet. He tells me when he's pooped and ants to be changed ASAP, but nothing about using the potty. I really don't even know where to begin either.

Amanda - posted on 01/13/2009

Our oldest son Dylan who will be 2 on Jan 27 showed us that he was ready for the potty by stripping off everything. I can't count how many times i got him up in the morning or from a nap to find him naked and pee all over the crib and the floor, very frustrating. We tried everything from the diaper on backwords and onsies and all that, nothing stopped our Houdini :) so all the while we left his potty out on our hard floor for weeks and he wouldn't go, finally about 3 weeks ago he did it. YAY! and ever since then he knows when to use the potty, #2 he gets a diaper and tries to put it on. he still strips off his clothes but i don't dare put him to bed without a diaper, however, during the day i let him run around nude, as long as noones around he doesn't mind. I feel pull-ups are a waist of time and money, children in my opinion feel like they are still wearing a diaper and use it like one too :) so my advice is to go straight to undies or nude till they really get it down :) thanx for all the other tips and stories, and for reading mine as well, GOOD LUCK TO ALL,

Madison - posted on 01/10/2009

You know my daughter did the exact same thing (telling us "potty" after she had already gone in her diaper) so a couple days ago I threw the diapers away and put her in her "big girl" panties~day and night. She hated the feeling of pee-pee down her leg so she just gave in and told us when she needed to go. The fist day was changing panties ALL DAY long!! The first night she peed the bed but since then she has woken up dry and told us every time she needs to go. Now going #2 is a different story but she is catching on pretty quick! Good Luck to everyone!

Melissa - posted on 01/10/2009

My daughter, who is now almost 7, was potty trained threw the night by age two mainly because we started when she turned one and our daycare was great helping and following threw with our training at daycare. My son, who will be 2 the end of the month, we have tried but he doesn't want to go on the potty he will go in his diaper, take off the diaper, and then go get a new one and ask us to put it on him. I am hoping that one day he will just decide to quit wearing the diapers. Any suggestions for my son???

Oh and for Yolanda---it is completly normal for children going through a seperation or really anything that they don't understand to revert back. We went through that with my daughter. my ex and i seperated when she was three and she reverted back to a diaper and a bottle but after a couple months of positive reinforcement and continuely telling her we still loved her she was back to her normal self. Best of luck to you in your long hard road ahead. It can be tough just stay focused on your child(ren).

Lisa - posted on 01/08/2009

My son just turned 2 on Tuesday and I am getting pretty anxious, but he always tells me "after" he has gone. I think I am going to hold off til summer time unless he shows more interest. He still doesn't tell me when he goes #1 so that is definitely something we need to work on. Good Luck if you move forward with it.

Keeley - posted on 01/07/2009

Well, thanks for all of your advice! It has been two months now and we haven't made any real progress. We have pull-ups, but she won't tell us she needs to go untl after she has already gone. We put her on the potty when she will let us, and very occasionally we catch her at the right moment. She obviously isn't ready to jump into this with both feet, and I'm ok with that. I really appreciate all of your thoughts and experiences, thanks again!

Angela - posted on 01/07/2009

My daughter turned 2 on the 3rd of Jan. Today, I actually had her using the "potty ALL day. I just let her run around the house with no bottoms and just a shirt. Amazingly, she used it everytime she had to go! I just rewarded her with a "good girl", and she seems to be happy with that!!  I notice if she has her diaper on she just ignores the whole thing, so that is why I let her go bottomless. For a few months she has used the "potty" but only when there is no diaper. So, bottom line is she gets the idea, I think I just need to let her "streak"  until I am sure she gets the point.......hoping it won`t be long now! 

Mandi - posted on 01/07/2009

We have been making great progress with my daughter who will be 2 on the 25th....she now has her regular diapers and her "Dora pants" which are special.  She gets to wear a Dora pull up if she goes on the potty and gets to continue wearing it until she has an accident.  Then as soon as she goes on the potty she gets another Dora pull up...new record of 4 times asking to go and actually go on the potty yesterday...yeah!!! :)  We make sure we let her know how proud we are of her every time that she tries to go...I think the "celebration" after each time she uses the bathroom is the real motivator for her.  Best of luck to you!

Yolanda - posted on 01/07/2009

My son who will be 2 on the 29th was doing so very well, but he has completely reverted!!  I really believe it is because of the upset about having to suddenly bounce between mom's house and dad's house which has gradma and Auntie there since our seperation.  I am trying to get him back on track as they are over there, but he is just simply not cooperationg.  But I dont' think it is too soon, I started potty training at 18 months and he had it down so well that he wore his underpants during the day and his pull ups at night.  I worked it completely out by the time he was 20-21 months or so. 

Angela - posted on 01/02/2009

We've been potty training since Sept. The first few months, we didn't push it really hard, but now we are. She is doing really well. She has accidents when she is sidetracked. I think you can try.

LeAnne - posted on 01/02/2009

Our little fella whose birthday is quickly approaching doesn't seem all that interested in training. He has an odd day here and there he wants to tell us things but mostly he is happy to run around soaking wet and not let us catch him to change him. On the other hand, his elder brother, now 9 years old, trained when he was 18 months old because he absolutely hated having diapers on. He was much happier training, mistakes and all, than wearing the diapers all the time. He was dry day and night before he was two. It really is child depend it. It might cost more but rushing only causes frustration and more mess for everyone. Good luck.

Brooke - posted on 12/30/2008

My daughter is just turning 21 months too! she saw her friend (who is almost 3) use the potty and ever since is obsessed. she says' "potty" all the time. I am in the same boat as you, It seems too young. I bought her a little individual potty (even though those seem gross to me) and she loves it. we've been practicing sitting on it before bath time at night...we will see, good luck!

Marissa - posted on 11/20/2008

I started at 18 months, when she started showign interest, but she lost interst, so we dropped it.Now, she is 22 months, and we have been training for a few weeks, she actually initiated it all her self...she started going in to the bathroom on her own, and it took a few days before she could actually get there in time. Now, she makes it most lal of the time, adn she is so proud of herself. Its worth a shot if they want to try, just dont push them, if they want to wait, let them, its not a rush!

Lorna - posted on 11/17/2008

Hi Keeley,
My little girl also has seen her older brother being potty trained and shown interest in it. She seemed ready to try it on her own so we let her try too. It has been a great success, within a week she was going all day without pamper or pull up all and then at night she uses the potty before bed and most mornings her pull up is still dry. My 3 year old son is a different story however; we are still training him :)

I really think that if she is showing signs that she is ready that you should let her have a try. If she doesn't do well with it in the first week then leave it for a little while and try again.

Heather - posted on 11/16/2008

My little girl loves having her pull ups. A lot of time she tells us when she needs to go but never when she has to poop, then she tells us just after. I encourage her tell us and ask her too and she is doing pretty well. Just keep encouraging.

Maria - posted on 11/16/2008

I bought an ebook online about potty training. you can google potty training help and find it. It was written by a daycare worker who has helped potty train over 300 toddlers! We've been doing the "pre-potty training" but our lives have been changing a lot recently so the actual potty training will wait til the day he turns 2 (Januray 3rd). already my son knows when he's going "pee-pee" and "poo-poo" some of the time.

Michelle - posted on 11/05/2008

I have a 21 mo old little girl and we have started on the potty training a little. First we should her a video... Elmo goes potty. We don't pressure her, but when we ask if she has to go, she wants to at least try. We just make sure that we praise her for trying... even if she doesn't do anything. It's still very slow and it doesn't bother me one bit. So far it's going fairly well. I'd say that if she is interested... go for it! Besides, it will be cheaper on the wallet to not have to buy diapers anymore! LOL

Shannon - posted on 11/05/2008

I have a 22 month old boy, and we were at the doctor because of a fungal rash - not fun, and she suggested we started with the training pants that get cold when they are wet. I was surprised, especially boys usually start later, but I'm going to try. Good luck!

Leisa - posted on 11/05/2008

Answer to Keeley's message.

ME! use pull ups ..works ..my almost 22mths old girl tells us its wet or dirty... easy! Use the real toilet with toddlers seat fittings. Its great. Reusble stickers on walls beside the toilet to keep her amused and interested to use the toilet. Its fun.

Its not too soon. Its up to your daughter if she's ready or not. :o)

Amy - posted on 11/04/2008

My little girl tells me she has to go and even pulls her diaper off most of the time when it is wet, but when I try to get her to sit on the potty she just jumps up and says , "I done". She will not use the potty for anything, but wants to be changed when she has finished. If your daughter will sit there, go for it. As for mine, I guess I'll wait til she's 2 in Jan.

Mandi - posted on 11/04/2008

My daughter sounds very similar to Trishas - she often tells us when she needs to go but we are not pressuring her in any way to start training - she seems facinated with the whole process. We put her on the potty for a few minutes before tubby time and any time she says "potty" - we have had good luck so far. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it continues!

Trisha (Arnold) - posted on 10/31/2008

Our little girl on her own, started telling us when she needed to go but we didn't "start" training her since I figured it was to soon. However the daycare has now started using pull ups and 8 out of 10 times when we ask or she tells us she needs to go, she goes. She has a long ways to go but I really don't think its too soon! Think of ourselves as lucky! :)