potty training

Jessica - posted on 09/09/2010

I just gave away 3 packs of pull-ups, SHE FINALLY GOT IT!!! Just keep at it, when he is ready it will happen!

Katie - posted on 08/07/2010

I just finished potty training with my son. He got to the point where he would go potty in his diaper and literally would not move after because he didn't want it on him at all. We basically just spent a week at home with a lot of "nakie" or near naked time (in underpants) and he took to it really quickly.. He's been in underpants exclusively for about 3 weeks now and has only had a handful of accidents.

I wanted for him to let me know he was ready, I never pushed it.

Tanya - posted on 08/07/2010

My son has an amazing vocabulary and could tell us easily if he has to go potty, but he doesn't. When he's ready, I know he'll master potty training quickly, but he's not at the point yet where he'll tell us he needs to go, so we're just taking it day by day. We try to anticipate when he needs to go, but often we just have to put him on the toilet after he wakes up, before he goes to bed, and a few times in between. If he doesn't want to be there, we can't force him because he just says, "I went already!" and then he squirms off the seat. I say don't worry. Do what you can to encourage potty training, but if your son isn't ready and he's anything like mine, he can be as stubborn as all heck! :)

Terri - posted on 08/04/2010

I soo wish I knew the potty training secrets...when someone finds out...PLEASE let the rest of us know..LOL seriously..My son knows he is the youngest and of course the baby of the group and literally refuses to use the toilet..he will however follow me to the toilet and flush when I am done...I have offered him tens of thousands of times to sit and I'll let him flush when he makes a "tinkle" but his reply is always a stiff..NOPE.LOL....I have decided I am not going to push him into it, but my older children have now started to tell him it is stinky gross to potty in his pants and now he actually is becoming AWARE that it is nasty. I think that is the first step for my son..awareness of the urge to go, and awareness of the gross factor..with the two combined..I am sure in a matter of weeks..He'll be going HIMSELF!!! YEEEAAAAHHHH...lol good luck to all of you on your potty training adventures.

Lynnette - posted on 08/03/2010

He just might not be quite ready yet. My daughter started to get interested in the potty at 18 months. Then she stopped. She just wasn't ready yet. Then about a month ago she started telling us "potty" again. We started taking her and she started going on the potty. She doesn't tell us all the time. When we are home we try to put her on the potty every 45-60 mins or unless she tells us. In this case, you have to let them decide when they are ready. If they are not ready you can't make them. I also heard that sometimes boys take longer than girls. Just like all their other developments, every child goes at their own speed.

Carlise - posted on 07/31/2010

Just take him after he eats or drinks anything and he might start going on schedule because I find it makes it less of a task for them. It worked with my then very stubborn 2 year old who was scared to potty train.

Emily - posted on 07/30/2010

We started to put my two year old poop in the potty even after he'd poo'd in his diaper and then explained that was where the poo should go. We also let him pick out a potty seat that fits on the toilet so he would like to sit on it.

Cristina - posted on 07/21/2010

Wow I am going through the same thing as Lenn, it's so hard for me to try to train this boy of mine, he will say potty just after he's gone, and with him I have to notice he's poo if not he won't talk some days, he blisters easily his bum if not changed fast after, so I really want to have him trained, so sorry I have no good advice, i hope you have luck with your child boys are so hard to potty train, why? I don't know but hope we get this soon, I'm going broke, diapers are getting expensive.

Lenn - posted on 07/08/2010

My son is the same way. He doesn't tell me Potty Until he's done. :( But when he's finished he wants cleaned right then. Bad thing is if i don't get to him fast enough, he strips everything off. (yea its a mess!) an i agree with Liza, my daughter was EASY to get potty trained. I'm have"n a time with my son (26months)

Liza - posted on 07/06/2010

we have the same problem... some mothers here told me that its easy to train a boy than a girl in potty training, but for my experience it is the other way around... my daughter was trained easily than my son... i have tried to train him than 2 but i didn't succeed. he's still in the his nappy until now... although he tells me(he can talk but not properly) when he finishes his pooh(in his nappy) that's the time i am going to wash him... after that, i put his cotton undies and tell him to tell me if he wants to wee. there are times he forget to tell it, i just saw his undies wet.. and there are times he tells me after he wee... maybe... it's not his time yet.....

Melissa - posted on 07/06/2010

I'm working with Jaycen on potty training right now too, but he's just not there yet. I'm just taking him to the potty regularly and trying to get him to stay dry in between. He doesn't usually tell me, but he's getting better about waiting til I take him to the potty. It just takes time and is different with every child. Just keep working on it and he'll get it.

Samia - posted on 06/28/2010

May be he is not ready yet my son also cant talk properly but he points to himself when he wants to make poo but of course not every time but if your son asks for the potty after he has already done it let him sit on it to complete it even if there isnt any poo just train him to sit on the potty and clap for him always encourage him telling him next time you make poo in the potty let him see your happy face tell him that the potty is hungry and is waiting for him to feed it tell his friends(teady bear or bugs bunny any soft toy he likes it)to come with him and clap for him when he makes poo so it is like a game i did it with my son and i succeeded so far just be patient because it takes some time but dont ever punish him play with him.also let him wear cotton panties so when he feels that he is not clean he will tell you to use the potty.I hope i would be useful to you Good luck:)