I need potty training help!!

Jessica - posted on 05/26/2010

Thank you for all of your suggestions..when it comes to the straight to real undies..my son doesn't mind peeing on himself..lol

Attracta - posted on 05/25/2010

I have an 11 year old and a 2 yr old but when I was Trainning my eldest it was straight to underware and she was done n about 3 days. Have not started with youngest just yet he is not ready give it another couple of weeks best of luck with it

Emily - posted on 05/25/2010

The only thing that worked for my son was letting him go naked all day. Did this for about a week, and he got it. Got very tuned in to his body and how it works.

Marie - posted on 05/25/2010

I think todays nappies are so absorbent that the child isn't aware of the discomfort of wetness or the fact that they have peed at all!
I would suggest using proper pants and not the disposable pull - ups, try and pick a week when you can be in the house as much as possible and introduce the new pants as something pretty special, then watch your child closely to try and anticipate when they need to use the potty and give lots of praise and little treats when they are successful.
They will know when they have an accident in the proper pants and get the idea pretty quickly, it can be a few days of hassle and lots of mopping up and washing but once they catch on its better than stringing it out over weeks or months!
Also I started potty training mine around 2 years old, I think leaving it too long makes them more likely to resist change as they resent being interrupted from their play. Good luck!

Honey - posted on 05/25/2010

What worked with me is quite simple, forget the pull ups,
Let them be, no diapers, straight to underwear
Sure its more work for you but its not comfortable for them.
After 5 days my eldest was clean and it only took 3 days for the youngest.
After a year on pull ups my sister tried my way and it took her 4 days and my niece was potty trained!!!
Good luck!

Dalila - posted on 05/25/2010

Hi, I'm new to circle of moms and I have a 3 year old and a 2 year old. I am going through the same difficulty with my youngest one that does not want to potty train. My 3 year old I was able to potty train 1 week before she turned 3. Now my 2 year old will be turning 3 in 3 months and I'm getting very nervous. My last suggestion is just take the diaper off and have them walk around without any diaper. Hopefully if they wet or poop themselves a couple of times in a row and dislike it, they will soon learn to go to the potty..... I hope this helps since I am taking this advise myself.

TORI - posted on 05/25/2010

I agree with all post you have to make it fun. However for both my boys my husband trained both one when he was 3yrs old and the other right before he turned two. His strategy was this is how daddy does it and of course all boys want to be like dad. So between that and the "shock and AWE strategy" my boys, nephews and two of my neighbor kids have all been potty trained.
shock n awe was after they have an accident after going threw the traing was to let there butts hit the cold water. So everytime they had an accident it was associated with cold water after 2-3 times hitting the cold water they were accident free and potty trained. sounds mean but it worked for me and a few others who we told about this kids being boys n girls.

Alison - posted on 05/25/2010

I agree to give it a rest for a few months. 18 months seems way to early IMHO.

Donna - posted on 05/25/2010

Boys need to start out sitting down.

Cherrios are used for standing AFTER training has been established.

Donna - posted on 05/25/2010

He is not ready. Wait 3 months and try again.
This is NOT a power play.
It is ALL about when he wants to do it.

I used real undies. Every time we had an accident, I went thur the " implications of stink and comfort".

I would then ask about every hour once the child would cooperate.

OR

My friend used M&M's everytime there was success.

The concept is to get the child to want to do this because they WANT to. The M&M's lasted for only about 1 month and then the training was over. One M&M per success.

Bailey - posted on 05/25/2010

My twins (both boys) turned 3 in January, and I struggled endlessly with potty training them. They are huge Thomas the Train fans, and I finally told them that I had run into a character from their favorite cartoon. I said that he told me they were much too old for diapers, and that he had given me presents for them, but that they could only have them after they used the potty. I gave out the gifts when they went potty, and continued to give out M&M's for a week or two after the little gifts were gone. They were completely trained within a week, and they pretty much did it all on their own. I didn't need to remind them at all, and they barely had any accidents. I had tried everything before that, and nothing else had worked. Good luck, potty training is frustrating, especially with a boy!

Charlene - posted on 05/25/2010

Try pouring a few cheerios is the pot and tell him to aim and sink! It worked for my boy! Make Potty time a game!

Chrissy - posted on 05/25/2010

Have you tried putting books by the potty? or putting cheerios for "aiming" at? Sticker charts work pretty good too..... I have sat in the bathroom when I was potty training my youngest daughter for 10 min before she went, but she did (shes now 6). Keep up the good work, sounds like you are doing everything that you can. Good luck!!