i need help potty training my little girl she 18 months i have know idea how and im a young mom thats 18 and haves a husband that dose not know eather????

Andrea - posted on 12/22/2008

Wait till she is 2 years old but ask her if she wants the potty when you undress her/bath her. Just so she is used to it. If you start to early you will put her off and have to wait till she is 3+

Ashley - posted on 12/21/2008

I would wait til she starts showing interest to you. If she doesnt get it, you and her are only going to get frustrated with each other. I have 3 kids and all of mine were closer to 3 before they really got what and how to do it. My first I started at 18 months and it ended up me forcing her to sit every half hour and her crying because she didnt want to. I waited til she was 2 and it worked for about a week then back to the same thing so finally I waited til she asked me. It took 2 weeks no accidents and no crying.

Sarah - posted on 12/21/2008

i would get her books about potty and start reading them to her. take her to the potty when u go and when u change her diaper start tellin her the words like peepee and poop. for ex when she poops say something like u did a poop poop or pee whitch ever one she did. she will pick it up fast.

Randi - posted on 12/20/2008

You can slowly train her.. The biggest sign to show if she is ready is if she wakes up from naps, and in the morning if she is dry. This will allow you to know that her bladder muscles are ready. If her bladder muscles are not ready then she is obviously not. I have twin boy who are 25 months, and we have been at it for 1 month now. The biggest sign is seeing if they are dry for a long period of time.. We also give them potty candy which encourages them to go potty. Also, we have one potty movie that they love, "Elmo potty time"..Hopefully, this helps..

Dawn - posted on 12/20/2008

my daughte is 18 months old also and she started out m aking me sit ont he toilet while she was on the potty then decided she would rather use the toilet not the potty now because she is young its hit and miss sometimes she goes alot of times she doesnt 18moths is a good time to start im told but to be patient until shes about two

Tricia - posted on 12/19/2008

You first need to figure out if she's ready. Does she understand the potty and what it's about? I just started potty training my son and he's 2 1/2. It takes lots and lots and lots of patience. You can try sitting her on the potty and see how she does. She may not go right away it takes a few tries till they understand. Also taking in a book or toy for distraction while she sits on the potty does help when you are first starting out to try to get her to sit long enough so she does go for the first time. For me pull ups were good at first but they are so much like a diaper that I only use them at nite time now. They were to much of a convenience for him to wet in the pull up and not tell me he had to go potty. He's in big boy shorts all the time now. I found that he quickly caught on because he didn't like being in wet or dirty underwear. Also you need to do lots and lots of praising when she does go in the potty. Give her stickers, or a treat. I taped a piece of paper to the bathroom door and when he went pee he got one sticker and if he pooped he got 2. After he got bored with that we used M&Ms. I hope this helps! If you have any other questions let me know.

Jessica - posted on 12/19/2008

If it were me I would slowly introduce the potty to her. For example: When you go to the potty take her with you and let her sit on her potty. Even if she doesn't do anything that is okay it will just give her time to adjust and see that it won't hurt her. If you ask her if she has gone in her diaper can she tell you? I would start asking her if she needs to go to the potty. I use to work at a daycare and take it from me sometimes potty training takes time and effort. Don't get discouraged if it takes her a while. You could even start writing down the time of day when you are changing her diaper and then at that time you could have her sit on the potty and who knows she may go in the potty.
Good Luck! I hope my suggestion helps you.