potty training @ 17 months?

Shannon - posted on 12/25/2009

How about when she gets off, just put her back on and say "One more time"

Megan - posted on 12/11/2009

Unless your child has the words to express that they need to wee or poo then they are too young for toilet training. To be properly toilet trained is when they can tell you that they need to go and you take them. You can sit them on the potty and they may go but it is learning to do it on command just like Pavlov's dogs salivated at the sound of the bell - it is not because they have learnt to tell when they need to go and actually have proper control over it.



I would definitely wait longer. They also have to have certain physiological developments complete before they are ready and this is usually not completed by 10 months or younger.

Melissa - posted on 12/10/2009

i just had my daughter at the dr today for her 18 month check up and she told me to start training her now. and to jsut put her on the potty when she wakes up, right before she eats adn after she has juice or something to drink. and only praise her if she goes potty in the potty. she also said it helps if you sit and go also when you put them on the potty. good luck!!

Jenine - posted on 12/09/2009

Hi there. I've read with interest all that everyone has said. My daughter has just turned 18 months and we keep her potty to hand before she goes in the bath. We try not to make a big deal out of it at the moment but she does go over on her own to sit on it now. She has done a little wee in the potty but never done it again since. I don't want to pressurise her too much because I feel she is still a bit young but she is getting there. She will now tell us when she has done a #2 which is great. Baby steps!

Sara - posted on 12/04/2009

Try reading books on the potty. Sounds like she isn't sitting long enough to relax enough to go.
My daughter doesn't get "paper" until she goes potty. She LOVES "paper" and loves to wipe herself. She starts pointing and saying "paper" as soon as she sits down. But we use that as a reward now for going potty.

Sarah - posted on 12/04/2009

use a doll that pees so that she would understand. For my duaghter I thought she was too early to be ready but at 15 months she would take her peepee doll and put it in the potty and i just have to sit her down and she will pee. she still isn't comfortable pooping yet but that will come later on. all i can say is always keep the potty in sight for her and then once in a while say her doll needs to potty, make it pee water and then praise the doll for going potty. get her to decorate her potty too with stickers, they love that. or even try her on the toilet. some kids perfer the big boy, big girl stuff. just give her space too don't force it, it will ruin thier self-esteem and make them consipated. for when she does do it, go nuts. cheer and praise her.

Kate - posted on 12/04/2009

hay 1 good thing is that she is peeing near the potty, so she's nearly thier, my daughter wipes but doesnt do anything

Tannis - posted on 12/03/2009

she's probably a bit young to understand what she's supposed to do. give her time. she'll have more success if you let her do things at her own pace. she's got to unlearn going in the diaper and learn a new trick which may take some time. be patient. it'll happen!!

Erica - posted on 12/03/2009

thank you everybody for your words of wisdom!

Katie - posted on 11/27/2009

we haven't fully committed to potty training yet- but i have my son watch my husband go to the bathroom and we encourage him to sit on the potty while daddy goes potty. we got the fisher price potty that has the flusher. so far- every time my husband flushes- my son flushes too. we are waiting until he is around 20 months. i read that at 20 months- they do not go as frequently.

Kristin - posted on 11/21/2009

hey, we are just about to start potty training our son and Ive been reading what everyone has to say to get some tips. I did read that children dont fully develop the feeling of peeing and pooping til after 18months (a generalization Im sure, some kids probably do earlier)...so maybe give her a few weeks and try again? My son did the same thing the other day, was super happy on the potty then stood up and peed next to our toilet lol

Giselle - posted on 11/21/2009

My son went to the potty a couple of times to my surpise ,i think you should not rush her. She's still young just let her get use to it . Maybe if she has a older child of the same sex thats older than her that she admires let that child show her . My son looks up to my nephew so everytime i tell my nephew sit on the potty my son gets excited and want to try . Its good that your cheering her on, it makes it fun and less scary and stressful event for her. Make song up praise her accomplishment kids loves it just like we do.

C. - posted on 11/21/2009

Maybe she's just not quite ready to be potty trained. Even some of the smartest babies potty train a little "late". It sounds like you're doing everything right, but maybe just wait a little while longer and see if that helps. In the meantime I would take her into the bathroom when you go, I know to some that may sound a bit disgusting, but it helps them to realize that you go to the bathroom when you sit on the potty and that it is ok to go. Good luck with everything!

Sarah - posted on 11/20/2009

Sounds like you are doing the right things, someone also told me, to let them watch you on the toliet, that might help her if she see's mummy doing it...??

Cassy - posted on 11/20/2009

I heard running water will help with the getting to go part

Cara - posted on 11/20/2009

My son is potty trained now, and he is 17 months also. I would put him on the potty when I thought he would go, or around every hour to hour and a half. When he goes, I always give him a half of a raisin or some other healthy treat. He is now potty trained except he doesn't stay dry through the night yet.
Keep up all your work with her! Good luck! She will get it!

Erica - posted on 11/20/2009

thanks for the advice.. I will keep trying- Im sure it will work out eventually lol

Vanessa - posted on 11/20/2009

Sounds like you are doing everything right to me, I am in the middle of potty training also maybe she sees her sitting on the potty as the right thing and doesn't totally understand the concept that going in the potty. Maybe only praising her when she goes in the potty and not when she sits on the potty might work.

Erica - posted on 11/20/2009

Quoting erica:

potty training @ 17 months?

our daughter is 17 months old- and I am trying to potty train her. She knows to sit on her potty, but she doesn't go #1 or #2...she just wipes her bum, and stands up and says 'yay!' and claps her hands- then she will stand up, and pee NEXT to the potty. but she doesnt do anything on the potty! I still praise her, though even though she's not 'going'. Maybe because she sits on it and wipes herself...help?

let me xplain a little better- i praise her when she sits down on the potty..not when she pees NEXT to the potty....but when she doesnt do anything on the potty, i dont praise her- i feel a little disappointed like im doing something wrong- cause shes a smart cookie!

Erica - posted on 11/20/2009

Quoting Vanessa:

Depends on when you have her sitting on the potty, most people state that times when you know they are going to pee is best, like when they get up dry from naps and maybe before her bath. I would maybe decrease the amount of times you praise her for sitting on the potty and start praising her when she goes in the potty. Good luck

I usually sit her on the potty when she first wakes up in the morning,a couple of hours later (when her diaper is still dry), after a nap, and a few more times before bed- then right before she goes to bed I put her on the potty again... she does the same thing every time.haha

Vanessa - posted on 11/20/2009

Depends on when you have her sitting on the potty, most people state that times when you know they are going to pee is best, like when they get up dry from naps and maybe before her bath. I would maybe decrease the amount of times you praise her for sitting on the potty and start praising her when she goes in the potty. Good luck