Is your 2 year old potty trained yet?

Deanna - posted on 07/25/2010

Actually my 2 year has been potty trained since she was 14 mos. and she potty trained herself!!! I loved it!

Khristina - posted on 06/14/2010

Are any of you sending your kids to preschool in the fall. My daughter will be 3 Oct 8th and the cut off is Oct 15th so she just barley makes it. I know she is young but she is soo excited and all she talks about is going to school so were going to to do 5 4 days a week 4 hours a day. But she has to be potty trained by then. She will go pee every time I set her on the potty and we do that alot. She just won't tell me she has to go if I don't put her on it. We've got a couple more months to work on this.. how is everyone else doing? Any other kids planning on starting preschool?

Jessica - posted on 06/14/2010

My two yr old was potty trained before my three year old. She was the motivation for the three year old to potty train

Cassy - posted on 06/12/2010

my daughter is two but will be three in October and has gone pee pee a few times and has gone poop poo once on her potty but has suddenly decided she would rather go in her diaper instead but I find that rewarding and sticker charts don't work for her I own the video potty time with elmo and she watches it but still just isn't very interested in going she always comes in the bathroom while I go and knows how the potty works and what the toilet paper is for and even likes to flush but getting her to go has become frustrating so I decided to let her come to me and ask to go I have found that me not pushing her helps her to want to go but now it is just waiting for her your daughter will in time want to go it just depends on her! :) maybe just for fun let her flush the toilet after you go that is what I do !! trust me it's all in their timing not ours they know when they are ready it's just having the patience to wait for her !!

Charna - posted on 05/30/2010

MY DAUGHTER IS 2 1/2 & HAS BEEN POTTY TRAINED FOR A YR...I MADE A POST TO GIVE SOME ADVICE....CHECK IT OUT FOR SOME ASST....

~CHARNA W.

Michele - posted on 05/25/2010

NO, He knows where to go. when i tell to go he is supposed to go potty on the toilet, he says "WHY" or NO I DON'T

Stephanie - posted on 05/25/2010

My daughter is not potty trained. When she has to poop, I pick her up and take her to the potty to poop. She will poop on the potty, butwill not go voluntarily. From time to time, I ask her if she has to pee, and that she can pee on the potty, she says no. I waiting for cues, she will take down her training pants to change them and will tell me sometimes when she is peeing. It will happen, i know, so I have patience.

Callie - posted on 05/25/2010

I got lucky because my daughter decided to potty train herself before her second birthday. I'm not kidding that my family likes to laugh at me and say I'm a lazy mom because I don't teach her anything LOL! But my mom told me that when one of my sisters wasn't willing to go poop on the toilet until she saw another kid do it and then she suddenly became the expert! All kids are different but maybe if your daughter witnesses another small child do the deed it will seem super easy to her. =]

Lynn - posted on 05/24/2010

tips would help so much im due in aug and my two yr old will only go on the potty when she wants to most of the time she wont getting her trained before the new baby gets here would be great but everything i have tried hasnt worked yet

Caitlin - posted on 05/23/2010

My daughter is fully toilet trained, and she did it all herself. One day she went into the laundry to play (where the toilet is) and called out to me. I go in and she had done a big poo!!! I was so proud. She has been fully toilet trained since end of December. She was nearly 2 months prem as well. BUT she had her tonsils, addenoids out and I have heard from a few people they get good bladder control after they are taken out. At night she wears a nappy from about midnight (when I go to sleep) but she is almost always dry.

Khristina - posted on 04/19/2010

I stared training my daughter at 16 months. We got a pretty pink potty and put in the living room where we spent most of out time. We got to where she would got 80% in the potty. Then we moved and she was scared to death of the potty and wanted nothing to do with it.. still wants nothing to do with it. We bought Dora, kai Lan all her fav undies..i bribe her give her stickers. Nothing seems to work guess she is just not ready. I have heard from many other mothers that there biggest issue is getting them out of the pull ups. Guess they get off the diapers then attached to the pullups..So if you have a choice skip pull ups and go straight to underwear.

Rhianna - posted on 04/19/2010

Kaydee was compelely potty trained except at night, then regressed because it seemed more fun to pee ON stuff, like blankets and toys :( She is getting better again but still has waaayyyy to many accidents

Mandy - posted on 04/18/2010

my 2 1/2 YEAR OLD is just about potty trained, but has taken nearly a year. Made the potty available in every room and asked her all the time and praised her but still took forever. I have a 13 month old to and she seems really interested so am starting her now i think.

Tanisha - posted on 04/14/2010

My 2 year old is potty trained and i got her to go by showing her pretty panties and telling her that she gets to wear them when she goes potty in the big potty and it worked

Jenna - posted on 04/14/2010

My little girl is 2 1/2 and she is finally potty trained. She took longer then her sister, but we finally got it done. She does, however, sleep in a pull-up at night, because I get tired of cleaning her sheets when she does accidentally wet the bed. We do have the occassional accident, but it really amounts to the fact she doesn't want to stop playing so peeing in pants is easier lol

Andrea - posted on 04/14/2010

My suggestion is that you wait until after the baby is born to potty train her. My experience is that they regress back into "baby" mode and you may have to potty train her again. Infact my 4 year old had to be retrained twice... both when Trinity 2 was born and Gabriel 1 was born. You'll know when she ready. Good luck.

Sabrina - posted on 04/11/2010

My son is 29 months and has been fully potty, day and night for 5 months now. He was fully day trained by 21 months but it took another 2 months to get rid of the night nappy :)

We just let him take the lead, put underware on him, left the potty in the living area and that was it, he basically trained himself within 2 weeks with very little accidents.

Leslie - posted on 04/09/2010

My son is 2 years and 5 months and we are just getting potty training down this week! I work part time and go to school full time so having the time has been an issue. My son is not in daycare. He stays with the in-laws who have not helped with potty training at all. Luckly, I was off this week. All we did was potty train. At first I let him run aroung in only a t shirt. He had some accidents on the floor of course. Next I rewarded him with one jelly bean if he peed in the potty and two if he pooped (hated bribing but I know it worked for a few friends so I gave it a shot). Today is day 6 of potty training and he is now waring underware throughout the day. He will tell me if he has to go potty for the most part. There are times I make him go however such as when we leave the house and when we first get some place/ leave to go home. He is pottying at night still but I believe that is to be expected. Good luck girl. She will get it. Consistancy/Positive reinforcement is the key!

Kandi - posted on 01/27/2010

my son will go potty when he wants too..but 95% of the time he tells me after he goes..i started him when he was around 18 months so im goin on along time to get him to potty! anyone got any tips to get him over the line?? lol

Danielle - posted on 01/25/2010

i have an open door policy with the bathroom. i always leave the door open when im in there so she can see what to do on the potty. she isnt totally trained yet but she does u the potty a lot. my oldest was totally trained by now i think b/c i was consistent about taking her to bathroom even when out and about. try making a big a big deal about undies and when putting them on her praise her to the hilt

LaKesha - posted on 01/25/2010

That potty is a toy to him so I agree, get a new one. And keep in mind, if he is smart enough to tell you about it, he is smart enough to start training. :)

Bessie - posted on 01/25/2010

My son is the same age and Im also pregnant only 6 wks but I feel the sameway!! Im son isnt interested at all. He plays with his potty chair the whole time. I think I may get a new one bc this one talks & sings so all he wants to do is play the whole time. Je has never even gone in it but he tells me when he poops in his diaper after the fact. I just bougt him undies and Im going to give that a try!! good luck

LaKesha - posted on 01/24/2010

My son was trained at 26 months and I used a number of techniques. When it is all said and done, the main thing is putting in the time. K-Mart has a book of stickers for 1-2 dollars. A reward system is so great. If she goes to daycare make sure you tell them what you are doing and have them take her to the potty before and after she wakes up from naps. This lets her know that she can use it there and it isn't confusing for her ( potty at home but not at daycare??? ). Also you and your husband devote a 3 day weekend to her to get the ball rolling, starting on a friday when you guys are off of work. Take her to the potty every 2-3 hours and have her sit on it, no more than 5-10 minutes at a time. Also, sit her on it 20 minutes after she drinks. Let her wear panties during this process. If she wets them she wont like it and she will make an effort to put the pee pee in the potty. Reward her with a sticker or a treat and make a HUGE fuss every time. Also dont forget......monkey see monkey do. This might sound gross but if she watches mom do it and see's what mom puts in the potty and/or when moms sits on it have her sit on hers with you at the same time, it makes it fun and a learning experience all at the same time. That should do it because I am sure that you dont want 2 kids in diapers at the same time so good luck!

Samantha - posted on 01/23/2010

i put pottty near our toilet n she went to potty every time i would go i'd always say mummy go wee wee, u go wee wee at the very start i put potty in livin room so it was close n if she did do an accident i let her know that it is wrong n must pee pee in potty then moved it upstairs in bathroom so she learned alittle bit how to hold it until she got to potty after 1-2 mounths she was potty trained in house n sometimes wants to go on big toilet but all children r different, hope this mite help u xx

Samantha - posted on 01/23/2010

i put pottty near our toilet n she went to potty every time i would go i'd always say mummy go wee wee, u go wee wee at the very start i put potty in livin room so it was close n if she did do an accident i let her know that it is wrong n must pee pee in potty then moved it upstairs in bathroom so she learned alittle bit how to hold it until she got to potty after 1-2 mounths she was potty trained in house n sometimes wants to go on big toilet but all children r different, hope this mite help u xx

Mesha - posted on 01/22/2010

I have a 2year old and an 8month old.My 2year old has been potty trained since 21months.She never like pooping in her diaper.i wa soooo big while prego, i said forget it,but she started telling me when she had to go,and i was like"Oh..let's go""She has to grasp the concept of that feeling you get right before you peepee..I sat her on the potty and motioned,like I was pushing the pee out(sounds silly)but she did and now she is my PeePeeBuddy.lol

Tanja - posted on 01/22/2010

My daughter will tell me the second she goes in her diaper but won't tell me before. I try asking her every 30 min if she needs to use her potty but even with a constant reminder she won't use it. She knows how to use it and even makes her dolls go on the potty ( telling them to go " pipi " ) but won't do it herself. i am not rushing it - just hoping she will soon start to be interrested in her potty!!

Cassie - posted on 01/22/2010

The trick to potty training is to wait until the child is ready.. trust me, it makes everything easier on both you and your child. Please don't give your daughter the deadline of having to be trained before your other baby is born, that is based on you, and this needs to be based on her. She will get it when she is ready. Until then, gentlly encourage her to sit on the potty and 'try' also watching the video 'Elmo's Potty Time' has helped both my kids get excited about potty training.
Right now I am potty training my daughter who is two, and another two year old little girl that I babysit. My daughter is ready and rarely has an accident when we are at home (we haven't ventured out of the house sans diaper yet) The other little girl is a little older and just hasn't been interested.. until this week! All of a sudden she is using the potty! She just had to be ready and when she finally was, it all cilicked into place.
The last point that I want to make is that even if you work really hard at it and potty train your daughter before the baby is born, it is soooo common for anykind of stress or change in a child's life to sort of 'undo' potty training. Imagine how stressful that would be, to have a new baby, and to start having accidents all over again with your two year old! I would wait until she is ready, or at least until the baby is born and a month or so old, so your house has settled into it's new routine.

Samantha - posted on 01/22/2010

Not yet. We do "naked bum time" each morning but she's smart enough to hold it in until her diaper is on. Part of me thinks it will be easier in the spring with fewer clothes to deal with, but I should get going on this.

Janice - posted on 01/22/2010

I wouldn't rush her. I started potty training my son and realized that he just isn't ready. He is also 2 years and 3 months and I am 6 months pregnant. I sit him on the potty regularly but he still goes in his pull-up. He is a smart kid so I am not concerned.

Jolleen - posted on 01/22/2010

um pampers makes a night time diaper. they are so cool. they are thin and hold the peepee but they can still feel it. my cusin is having the same problem with her child. they said she sleeps heavy and doesn't wake up. so they was told not to give her drink after dinner, so that the fluids had time to come out befor bed. but those pamper diapers ( in my opinion ) is better then pull ups cause they can still feel it, but it saves you from washing the sheets. :)

Chasity - posted on 01/22/2010

My son is 2 years and 3 months and he is potty trained except for when he sleeps. I started a few weeks ago with just putting him in underwear all day when we were home and he would have lots of accidents. He hated getting wet so he started to make it to the potty and then he never wanted a diaper on again. I keep a jar of m&ms in the bathroom and every time he goes he gets one. Now he never has accidents during the day even when we are out and about. I am having trouble with night time and nap times though.

Jolleen - posted on 01/22/2010

You know the same thing happened to a friend of mine.

Jamie - posted on 01/22/2010

i thought my son was completely potty trained by his second birthday. a few weeks later he lost all intrest! it took about two months for him to start up again, and now he is once again potty trained! i'd been told that that may happen, so when it did i didn't presure him, and sure nuff, he went back to the potty!

Jolleen - posted on 01/22/2010

I thought you was wanting advice. Sorry, Zoe is potty trained. When I put them in regular underwar and they went pee pee in it they didnt like the feeling of being wet and taking ten bathes a day. So she was trained with in a week. My son pee peed once in his underwar and that did it for him. So that is really the only suggestions I could give. Congrats on him potty training now.

Latasha - posted on 01/21/2010

i pushed it with my daughter and it seemed to delay it.. she got potty trained around 3... i didnt push it with my son.. and he just turned and has lots of interest in the potty and wants to go and where big boy gitchies.. and i talked to ppl about it.. and all ive talked to said more the pushed it more they fougt! a child knows better then we do when ythey are ready or not.. i am expecting baby number 3.. and i will use the same tatics... because from seeing my son as an example (who ppl say are harder to potty train cuz there boys) by not pushing it and getting frustrated he is potty training himself.. and this has also happened with other friends of mine.. pushed it with the 1st was w/e with the 2nd.. and found the 2nd potty trained way easier... u can explain how good she is doing and reward her with a sticker, but i think fighting with her will only make it worse on u and her!

Jolleen - posted on 01/21/2010

I had both my son potty trained at 18 months. I had my daughter potty trained right after she turned 2 yrs. I took both of them out of diapers and put them in underware. I just started taking her to the bathroom with me. She also like s to wave and tell the poopoo and teetee bye bye as I am flushing the tolit. Some times she would say she has to go and didn't need to. But I always took her just incase. You can also time it. Like Zoe always waited 10 to 15 min. after she woke up befor she would go. And then count how long after drinks and stuff.

STEPHANIE - posted on 01/21/2010

MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS NOT YET POTTY TRAINED EITHER WE TRY BUT ITS HARD WHEN IM AT WORK ALL DAY AND SHE STAYS HOME WITH HER DADDY AND HE HAS NO IDEA HOW TO TEACH HER. SO IM AT A LOSS AS WELL!! I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP AS WELL... WITH MY SON IT WAS ALOT EASIER I THINK... OF COURSE I HAD HELP MY BROTHER TO HELP CAUSE HIS DAD WASNT AROUND AT THE TIME LIKE HE IS NOW....

Katherine - posted on 01/21/2010

My daughter is exactly the same age and is now showing signs that she's ready to be toilet trained. Don't stress - she'll do it when she's ready!!

Samantha - posted on 01/20/2010

my daughter is just over 2 i hav her potty trained in my house which she took to quite easily i just hav no idea how to get her potty trained 4 wen we go round over people or if on long bus ride, can any1 plz help me wiv this?

Michelle - posted on 01/20/2010

my son is 2 years old he will be 3 in feb. and he is still in diapers

Marie-Claire - posted on 01/20/2010

I had my daughter totally trained at 22 months (just wearing a training pant overnight), then when she was 25 months my son was born, and she gave up on telling me when she needed to pee. Very frustrating, but now 2.5 months later we are almost back to where we were!

Sarah - posted on 01/20/2010

my daughter was 2 in october,i did try potty training wen she was about 18 months but i just got soo mad at her not doing it which wasnt the right way to act soo i gave up untill now i get the potty out on a morn and let her run about wiv no nappy on but she just wee,s all ova (good job i av laminate flooring) she wont even sit on the toilet she stiffens up!! im finding it quite hard at the moment as she just wants her nappy bk on..im thinkin of buying her one of those pottys in the shape of a toilet see if tha helps they are expensive to buy tho...these ppl tha says it will come to them naturally!1 i rally hope it duz with my lit girl as this seems the hardest thing sooo far x

Leslie - posted on 01/19/2010

My daughter is NOT potty trained yet! We have a princess potty and a separate little potty, and she has no interest. she will sit on them all the time but refuses to potty in them. She even wipes herself! The other day she went down for a nap and I tried to get her to go beforehand, but she wouldn't. 20 min later I smelled poop in her room...went in and she had taken off her pants and diaper and smeared her poop! OMG this potty training thing is driving me nuts! My 3 boys had no problem at all! uuuggggg!

Alyssa - posted on 01/19/2010

My son is the same age, exactly. born 10/22/2007. He uses the potty first thinq in the morning, maybe ONCE during the day, and once before bed. He's done a poopy in the potty, and sometimes pee, but he doesn't tell me every time he has to qo. Has been in a pull up for over 4 months. If anyone has had better luck, and has any tips, please let me know!!

HANNAH - posted on 01/19/2010

It's very different for each child, I have a five year old who potty trained very easily and was completely trained by 2 1/2, and never had accidents, even at night, His younger brother however is proving to be more "difficult", he just turned 2 at the end of October so i'm not worried about it. I'll keep working with him and he'll get it when he's ready.

Kyston - posted on 01/19/2010

i have 3 kids including my 2 year old, and with all my children i waited until they were 2 to start. and my experiences with the wonderful world of potty training is that they all do it when they are ready. it sucks, lol because my children are all 2 years apart, and i was like as soon as i got one out of diapers, here came another. but potty training is something that you can't force a child to do, and trust me i know, lol. but all toddlers are different, with my son, he had a "traveling potty" it was something a friend suggested i try. when he was watching t.v. we would sit his chair in front of the t.v. and have him sit on it while he watched. if he went to nana's we did the same. with him it was easier to teach him on his down time.lol but they're all different. it'll be ok, and before you know it, she will be potty trained!!!!!!!

Misty - posted on 01/18/2010

my youngest is doing will on the potty training she is always following her 5 year old sister and 7 year old brothwer around. so i guess it has been easyer this round for me.dont rush it let her want to do it. my kids and i made up a pee pee and poo poo song and dance i know it sounds "different" but hay it worked. lol it will happen give it time she and u both r still learning the 2nd is easyer well mine was. good luck!!

Ashley - posted on 01/18/2010

My son turned two in October and was doing perfectly splendid going potty then it STOPPED. Cold turkey. I don't know if I did something or if that is normal because we never pushed him. He wanted to go on his own and now nothing. Anyone else experience this because its soooooo frustrating? Any help?

Sarah - posted on 01/18/2010

hi i have a little girl the same age and she is potty trained. all i did was put a potty upstairs and down stairs and just took her nappy off and told her to go on the potty if she needed to and she did.