Tanya - posted on 08/09/2009 ( 2 moms have responded )
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i have 25 mth old twin boys. can anybody tell me what is a good age to start potty training, cuz right now they refuse to sit on the pot. they know wht its for, but they just dont wanna pee/poop in it. just thinking abt it stresses me out.
plus they both want me to pick them up at the same time. i refuse to do so and tht leads to a big tantrum. wht to do in situations like these. thanks.
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Terri - posted on 08/16/2009
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General rule...the summer AFTER they turn 2. And they say that is when most are developed physically enough, start out with it just being routine like sitting on it before baths, and if they go they go if not no biggie. I have done daycare for 15 years now and it does run pretty true. They do have to be able to pull up their own pants, take them down, and climb on the potty or who is really training who? And stay dry for extended times.
As for the picking them both up, sounds like a little competition there? Good for you saying no, they need that. Instead of saying no, Tell them "in a minute", and go and sit and allow both to sit on a knee, saves your back and teaches them its not a no but a wait, which they need to learn. And by all means tell them they can cry and throw a tantrum all they want but they will have to do it away from everyone and when they are done they are welcome to join everyone. Pick a place in the hallway to ask them to go to (or put them in, in the beggining) while they are needing a moment to themselves. This works cause they do want to be near you or playing with toys, so they usually learn to get themselves together quicker to come out and play and be with you. and teaches they don't get what they want with a tantrum.
Maria - posted on 08/09/2009
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My twin boys are 26 months old and we started about a month ago and they are both potty trained, boys i tell you it feels so strange not buying 2 cases of diapers a week, Walmart must think I died. lol. One twin was ready to potty train but every time i put underware on him he would pee in them, and i know this sounds mean but a couple people told me to spank him ( not hard) and take him to the potty and tell him to pee on himself again, so i did and he hasnt again, the second twin was about a wk behind him, only because he's the stuborn one, but they both did great, I still put a diaper on them at night and sometimes they pee in their sleep but alot of times they get up and go. Now as far as the tantrums, i could use some advice myself, lol, our boys are wild and out of control, i know its our fault because we spoiled them so much, but its come to the point that we have got to figure out how to stop it, they are good at home, for the most part, but when we go somewhere they are wild, to the point its embarssing.
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