Potty Training!! I need HELP!

Valerie - posted on 05/03/2010

Hi Alli,
I didn't have the reward of teaching my son to go potty, but somethings I stick with for my daughter are these...(WE are currently training and only have to wear a pull-up during the night only) So, keeping the potty in the bathroom is a Great Thing. I would recommend you do not sit him for more than 3-4 minutes. Running Water is a great tool to use and somehow stimulates the brain - which then allows the bladder to empty. I used to ask my daughter if she had to go - she constantly had accidents. Now we go every 1-2 hours, especially if she's had lots to drink during that time. Sometimes she'll say, "I don't have to go" but I insist and we sit anyways. I do not punish or criticize or allow her to see me upset if she has an accident - instead I don't make a big deal out of it and simply encourage her to go to the potty. My daughter never really took to the pretend potty, she uses her stool to get on the big potty. If your son isn't afraid of it, you can try that too. If he does go - make a huge deal out of it (As if you just won the lottery-worth $10 Million) He'll see how happy you are and want to repeat it. Give him Big Squeezing hug & Lots of High Fives. I would also suggest the sticker/stamp chart - put it in his room near his bed (in his view) and allow him to pick the sticker/put a stamp from a book of stickers or basket full of stickers/stamps (can purchase @ any dollar store) (If he likes cars,get him car stickers/stamps) while you point to where it goes on the paper allow him to place it on the paper. Then give him another high five and tell him why he got his sticker/stamp. "(Riley, your earned this sticker/stamp because you did a fantastic job going to the potty like a big boy! Mommy is SO PROUD OF YOU!" ..... Then as you walk with him out his room remind him and say, "Riley, when we have to go to the potty, where are we supposed to go??" Enough of this and he'll answer (In the toilet, or potty) Which ever word you use. He'll begin to connect his reward with his good deed and you'll soon have a Proud Son, as well as Happy Mommy. When we first began, I drew a monthly calendar with 4 spaces on each day, For instance; Monday had 4 squares following, Tuesday-Sunday had the same...I then slowly graduated to 5 then 6 then 7 additional squares as her progression grew. At the end of the day if she got all 4 potty stickers, she got another reward such as 2 tbsp of ice-cream, a new book, outside play-time whichever works best for you. No matter what Riley will do well if you keep a positive attitude, he'll grow and learn on his own pace - remember your there to help him learn and grow. He'll be just fine! If you have any questions, your welcome to contact me on my page. Thanks for reading.

Latasha - posted on 05/03/2010

my son Dijon( 17 Nov ) also is two years old is fully potty trained and we completed that task in two months we saw something he was intrested in and we took control from there dijon loves to play with other children so i took him by a preschool and i knew he would want to stay and i told him only big kids attend hur so if you would like to go whe school starts in August he wud have to get with the program when registeration occured for that daycare he was pottied tranied and actualy got to stay a day and he loved it. Advise: she for what he really loves have patience but also so remeber discipline and the goal you are trying to achevie!!!!!! gud look and let me know when you guys have accomplished your task!

Susan - posted on 04/27/2010

hi, my little girl Amy (21st Nov 07) isn't out of nappies yet . She wears pull ups all the time then if she asks to go you haven't got the problem of getting the nappy off. We have good days and bad days. We have a potty in the playroom and 1 in the bathroom but she seems to prefer the toilet . I'm just going to let her do it at her own pace x

Hayley - posted on 04/24/2010

Hiya, just got my little boy out of nappies through the day now he was born 30/11/07, took a while, kept him without anything on his bottom half for a couple of weeks in the house. he had the odd accident and screamed occasionaly but then i got a toilet seat from boots, you just unfold it and it fits on the toilet seat, I sit on the side of the bath too and have some foam letter shapes that I practise with him, it worked a treat! still wears nappies for bed although he will wake up at 2am some nights wanting a wee wee! hope this helps x

ALLi - posted on 04/24/2010

thanks guys... actually i've just decided to ask him regularly if he has to go and if not then i let him so but lately he has been crying to wear a diaper so i feel like he isnt ready... i'm going to keep the idea fresh in his mind but try to let it be his choice. i think i might try a sticker chart because he does get pretty excited about them, but maybe in a few weeks... he just gave up the binky a few days ago by his own choice, maybe its just me but now i feel like hes growin up too fast lol... no just kidding, but after everythign i read i'm now convinced he'll start using the potty when he's ready, i just hope thats before the age of ten lol

Tiffany - posted on 04/23/2010

Hi Alli!

I read an article that said if you start potty training at 2, you'll be done at 3. If you start potty training at 3, you'll be done at 3. I don't know that anything you are doing is "wrong". Aaron started sitting on the potty and urinating at 20 months. I am a teacher and he attends the daycare in the high school where I teach. His teachers are wonderful and I have to tell you that Aaron is taken to the bathroom every hour to hour and a half. Most of the time he is dry in between. He has only pooped on the potty once. When he is at home, we run the water while he sits on the potty and that usually makes him go.



Does any of this help?

Casey - posted on 04/14/2010

My son, Damien (21st Nov), had a hard time at the start. I use to put his potty in front of the tv, but found this was turning into more of a chair than the potty. Everytime, myself or my husband would go to the toilet, we would tell Damien and he would more than likely go and sit on his potty while we went. I did the same thing with the undies while at home. Pull-ups, while great when your out, seem to much like a nappy when at home. Keep the potty times short if possible. When Damien had an 'accident', i'd take him to sit on the potty, just incase he'd have a dribble left.
I did a sticker chart, which worked really well. I let Damien pick out a whole heap of different stickers, cars might work best for Riley, by the sounds of it.
Good Luck with it, and i know that it's hard but be patient. When he's ready he'll just do it.
Casey & Damien.
x

Kristina - posted on 04/13/2010

Personally, your son will use the potty when he is ready, it is great to introduce him to it, let him go when you see signs of him having to go or if you can find his timing. Dont force him to stay on the potty for more than like 2-5 minutes. It isnt suppose to be a long drawn out process, they will get it if you continue to praise him for trying and explain to him when accidents occur that pee pee needs to go in the potty and maybe next time. I know it is easier said than done, I have a hard time myself with my twins, they can get it when they want it but most times dont so im not pushing it. Give stars on a chart as a reward, that might help. I remember my mom telling me that your child isnt going to go to Kindergarten in diapers so there is no need to worry. When they are ready you will know. Just relax and enjoy your time with him (off the potty more than on I would hope!!)



hope this helps.

kristina