Potty Training Troubles....any advice?

Kylie - posted on 08/15/2010

if he is taking his nappy off that is a sign that he wants to start toilet training, but it if he won't sit on the potty, maybe try a reward, or something that makes being on the potty a good thing. with my son, he sits on the potty when we take his nappy off, and we sing about how joshy is on his potty, and he sits and waves his arms, and then if he wees or poos (which is only sometimes) he has a reward, like a sicker, or sometimes a lollie. it can be really hard to judge when kids are really, but taking their nappy off is a clear sign that they want to start but don't be discouraged if it takes awhile, most kids aren't toilet trained completely before they are 2, some kids are not really ready until 3. if the pees on the floor just tell him taht he did pee (he may not know) and then tell him that pee goes in the potty, and show him the potty, or get him to sit on it.

Helen - posted on 08/10/2010

Hi! My son is 20 months and we just introduced the potty. I tried it about a month ago and he had no interest, so I put it away and got it out again and he seems to be interested now.

He sits on it without a problem, but sometimes needs the TV on to entertain him, and I try not to leave him on for more than about 4 minutes. We put him on after his breakfast, after his lunch and before and after his bath. We've had quite a bit of success so far, not a day has passed where he hasn't had something in the potty for us. He gets a little chocolate treat when he either poos or wees, but not just for sitting on it.

Seems to be working for us!

Good Luck!!

Jameisha - posted on 08/09/2010

a baby is not ready to be potty trained until they can say mama i have to pee or poop dont rush because this can be very frustruating to the baby and they will eventually shut down. until they understand the concept of potty training they will not get it dont let daycare centers encourage you when you know your child isnt ready

Sharman - posted on 08/09/2010

i know that when i was training my son i started alittle before 3rd bday and he was trained right before 4th bday. but i heard boys are harder. so i will just work with her, she will be ready when shes ready.

Kristy - posted on 08/08/2010

My daughter is 20 months and recently she has been asking to sit on the potty. I let her. She hasn't done anything yet just sits there, but I figured that was a start and if she wants to do it then I'll let her. We are definatley going at her pace on this one.

Sharman - posted on 08/08/2010

hi sara, am just starting potty training with my daugther. the few times that i have put her on, she has went. but she to will rip diapers off, so am hoping that with me staying on her and getting her on the potty she will get the hang of it. she is 20 months. how old is ur son/

Shaunna - posted on 07/15/2010

oh yeah woops. i agree with the idea of giving it a break for awhile and trying again later. as for the taking off of the diaper, my son does that too and i put a pull up on him there for awhile just because he didnt know how to take it off so i didnt have to worry about him peeing on the floor. note though: dont use it at night because they don't hold as much as a diaper and i ended up having to strip his bed in the middle of the night and lay a towel across the mattress for him to sleep on top of until i could get his sheets washed in the morning

Shaunna - posted on 07/15/2010

lol my son is 20 months and he started out good and peed in the potty a few times for about a week after he finally figured out what he was supposed to be doing and then he just quit. now he's starting to again and when he does i give him a sticker and he gets to run around with his chest all puffed out showing it off lol.

Janina - posted on 07/14/2010

my son is 19 months and i started to "train" about a month ago. i just started out with when he sat on it he would get a little marshmellow or a tiny choc chip. then once he figured out that he would sit on it he'd get a treat i would stop giving him a treat. now he will tell me when he poops after its done but i give him a treat because he told me. and now he tells me when he has to pee and i put him on his potty, if he doesn't go he doesn't get anything. If he goes he does. and he isn't "trained" but its a start. my Nephew is 2 and still screams at the sight of the potty

J - posted on 07/14/2010

@ Caroline



If she believes that all children should be potty trained by 18 months old she's a moron! find a new provider your child will learn when they're ready. Don't allow someone to stress you out like that these day care providers a lot of them are full of it and they feel like they have up the upper hand b/c the parents need their services. Every child is different and gets to every mile stone at their own pace. She is just being lazy and doesn't want to clean dirty diapers well if that's the case she needs to care for older children who are past the diaper pull up stage b/c even kids in pull ups will have accidents they're kids and that's just a part of being a child.

Mirrhya - posted on 07/06/2010

I am not even going to bother trying until my son is two. They pretty much cannot control their bladders until that time anyway.

Caroline Sarah - posted on 07/06/2010

I know! And there was no reasoning with her... she wanted pull ups and nothing else (we use cloth diapers too!)

Clara - posted on 07/06/2010

Caroline - my goodness !! Do you pay this lady ?

Personally, nobody not even my husband will force me to implement something if my daughter is not ready?

Like Nikki said all children are diffrent, anyway when last did you see a 3 year old running around in a nappy ??

When they are ready, it only takes 1 day to potty train them.

Nikki - posted on 07/05/2010

my first son had NO interest in potty training until he was 2 1/2, but this little one is very different.

He has consistently told me when his diaper is wet or dirty for weeks now. I bought him a little frog potty-but I am not doing any formal training. He likes to have his diaper off 2 or 3 times a day to sit on it-but he has yet to actually do anything with it.
At 19 months-and especially a boy, whom I have always been told take longer to understand potty training, I am fine with this.

I would say-put the potty away for a week or two. then, pull it out, and don't make him sit on it, just ask throughout the day "Do you want to go potty?" Braden sometimes tells me no, so we don't, but later, he'll see it in the living room and say "potty" so I let him get on it.
Also, just leave it where he can see it (when you pull it back out) and he may start to think it is fun to sit with clothes on first, then later, he can sit on it without. He may decide to potty train very fast, or he may be more typical and wait another year-but from having one that was stubborn to train, I will say this-DON'T push-it only makes it miserable for everyone.
Also, if the going to the bathroom on the floor is a huge problem, would onesies help? It seems like it may be harder to take off a diaper if it is under a snapped onesie. Braden constantly takes off his pants, and helps take his diaper off, but he has yet to figure out how to get the onesie off.

Caroline Sarah - posted on 07/05/2010

My daycare lady thinks all children must be potty trained by 18months old. Apparently we have to switch to trainers at this age as she will not use diapers anymore. WTF!!

Clara - posted on 07/05/2010

Stop struggling !

Trust your child, he is not ready, most children only have control over their bladder at about 26 - 30 months.