I have a 17month old...is that too early to start potty training?

Courtney - posted on 03/10/2010

Hi,

I would suggest putting your son on a schedule. Although he knows when he has to go getting him to verbalize it a whole different task. Take him to the bathroom every 30 mins to 1 hr. This creates a pattern for him until he can tell you. Ask him if he has to go every time you take him, he'll eventually answer.

Courtney - posted on 03/10/2010

My son is doing the same thing. I really don't believe its too early. He knows when he goes pee pee already. I would suggest putting her on the potty chair every 30 mins, especially when you go to the bathroom. Putting her on the pot sets a pattern. At first she may not like the potty chair but when she sees you do it at the same time, a visual picture is created. Hope this helps.

Jen - posted on 03/09/2010

Hi;
17 months old is not to young to potty train. It's a good sign that she doesn't like the feeling of being wet, as for peeing when diaper is off it's mostly the cool air and sensation that makes her pee. Just be persistant and ifpossible just put her on the potty every 20 mintues.When she does go pee make a HUGE deal of it clap and cheerand whatever else gets her excited about it.

Aggie - posted on 03/09/2010

I am trying to potty train my son. He is gonna be 3 in april and sometimes he does his little potty dance but not always so how am I supposed to tell when he has to go? He is proud of himself when he pees or poops in the toilet(he doesn't like to sit on the potty) but he won't let us know when he has to go. A friend of mine did cold showers with her son and he is 2 weeks younger than mine and he is fully potty trained now but I find that a little harsh. Anyone got any advice?

Aggie - posted on 03/09/2010

I would say to try just taking the diaper off and than put her on the potty and see what happens. My daughter went to the potty fine at about 1 and everyone told me that it was to young and than I stopped and later had a hard time potty training her. So if she is into going potty just keep at it and we rewarded her with a sticker everytime she went pee or poop on the potty and than after like 10 stickers we would either let her pick something from the dollar store or give her a dollar.

Kristy - posted on 03/09/2010

she mite be ready for a potty and if that fails try the toilet some toddlers hate the potty the earlier the better but they are all different. i started training my son when he was 18 months old and wouldn't know about it till 3 weeks ago and he is now 2 and 3 months but my neice went when she was 2 but my youngest brother the same age as my son started when he was 19 months. it depends when they aare ready and time and patience.
good luck!

Allison - posted on 03/08/2010

I think it's best to start early, so they start to learn that pee and poop should go in the potty and not the diaper. It's amazing how smart they are if we just give them the chance!!! If you are nice about it, they will learn that it's fun to use the potty like mom and dad. Rather than trying to keep things clean by using diapers, use accidents as times for her to learn that she needs to get to the potty to keep things clean and dry. One way to avoid a huge mess is to use big kid underwear and maybe a plastic diaper cover over it, so that she feels wet but the floor and clothes only get a little wet. Also, cloth diapers are way better - that way they actually can tell when they go potty. It's great she wants her diaper off when it's wet, since that means she knows she went potty! I say stick with it and take this chance to start the potty learning adventure :) It takes many months, usually, before young kids are diaper -free. With our 24 month old son, it took probably 6 months from when we started with underwear til he was really accident free. He really enjoys being independent now, pulling his own pants up and down and emptying his potty and everything.

Sara - posted on 03/07/2010

My daughter is 25months and she did the same thing. I've been trying to get her fully potty trained for the past 3months. I have started to take her every 30 minutes or so even if she doesn't have to go, then move it up to every hour or so and she'll get the hang of it. I heard of this 3 day potty training thing that you can do but you have to keep a very close eye on your child. You can google 3 day Potty Training. But you can't get mad when she has an accident just keep trying to explain to her that pee and poop goes in the potty and not in a diaper and hopefully she'll get the hang of it. Good Luck!

Samantha - posted on 03/04/2010

i have started potty training my seventeen month old and she is doing good at it we just make sure that before we sit down to eat we make sure and take her to the bathroom. They say that a child wont tell you they need to go if they are eating. I also put her in panties yes she has accidents but if she is wearing a diaper or pull ups then she still doesn't care she but when she is panties she knows that it make a mess and gets mad.