IS THIS A TRUE FACT

Elaine - posted on 07/31/2010

ov cours it doesnt matter, my son was in his own bed by the time he was 15mth sleeping all night with nappy on....he didnt get fully potty trained till he was almost 3 you do not force them, they will go on the potty when they are ready....my daughter was fully potty trained at 12 mths

Kerry - posted on 07/31/2010

No thats not true, i put my son into his big bed when he was around 16 months old, and he wasnt potty trained, he werent ready then! he is now 2 and half and has been potty trained for about 3 months but he had to be ready to do this, i would let him tell you when he is ready to be potty trained and forget about what you said in your status x

Theresa - posted on 07/31/2010

I don't think that's true either, we moved my son into a big boy bed at around 18 months and he wasn't potty trained until he was 4. I think trying to do both things at once would be very stressful for him and you. I would just put some type of waterproof pad on top of the mattress and then put the sheet on top of it.

Fiona - posted on 07/31/2010

what a load of tosh...! seriously, two completely unrelated issues

Suzanne - posted on 07/31/2010

personally if hes not shown any sign of being ready to potty train i wouldnt push it but thats just me

Jessica - posted on 07/31/2010

My son has been in his big bed for nearly 2years and he is still in nappies at age 3 yrs, and shows no sign of wanting to go toilet just yet lol.

Lorraine - posted on 07/30/2010

no, I would say by three. but by two is expecting a lot of the child

Rosie - posted on 07/30/2010

no. kids normally aren't ready generally until they are 2 1/2 -3 years old. all 3 of my boys were potty trained at age 3. i tried earlier with all of them and they were not interested AT ALL. in fact they were terrified. gentle pushing is what they need, and you'll be amazed at how all of a sudden they just want to go, one day!

Keri - posted on 07/30/2010

No. There is no reason to have him potty trained before you move him to bigger bed. If he isn't ready trying to train him now will only create a lot of frustration for both of you. I say move him to a bigger bed and wait on the potty training. I have found boys train later than girls. Both my boys were three before they started.

Laura - posted on 07/30/2010

neither one of my boys were potty trained before they moved into their toddler beds. I don't seen what one has to do with the other.

April - posted on 07/30/2010

Some kids are ready for a "big bed" before they're ready to potty train. In my experience, if you try too push potty training before they are ready, you can actually put them off to the idea and they resist. This may make them do it later than if you let them have interest on their own.

Sherri - posted on 07/30/2010

Brittney you have been told wrong look at the information I posted on it. Boys are NOT harder to train in anyway total myth!!

Renae - posted on 07/30/2010

What does moving to a bed have to do with potty training? All kids are different. Some are potty trained by 2 and some aren't. In fact the american paediatric association is now saying that boys should be potty trained between 2.5 and 3 years old! For girls they say 2 and 2.5. Maybe tell her that.

Its also normal for him to still have a nap during the day. Most kids nap until they are about 3.

Samantha - posted on 07/30/2010

2 early start when hes 2 and a half and see how it goes!

Eleni - posted on 07/29/2010

"the pediatrician says,....." the best intro-line to address unwanted advice, or suggestions you don't agree with. Works like a charm. As for potty training-- your child may be too young, but that should not deter you from changing his bed.

Danielle - posted on 07/29/2010

Potty trained? Nah. My family doctor says not to even attempt potty training before the age of 2 and a half unless they're showing interest in learning.

Michelle - posted on 07/29/2010

Nonsense - that's really the word I think best describes it! Good idea to try and start potty training but there's no reason why he should stay out of a cotbed!

Brittney - posted on 07/29/2010

no boys r harder to potty train they usually dnt start going in the potty till a lil after 2 yrs old. atleast thats what i was told.

Neva - posted on 07/28/2010

It doesn't sound like he's ready to be trained then. You can introduce the concept, by putting him on the potty and talking about it, but don't force him to stay there. There are several developmental clues that will let you know he's ready. The first one is having the language to tell you that he has to go potty, or at least when he's already gone. The second is that he wakes up from a nap or over night with a dry diaper. I counsel people on potty training every day in my practice, and I usually recommend that you don't even try to start training boys until they are at least 2 and most aren't really interested until 2 1/2.

Terry - posted on 07/28/2010

The decision is yours. My son was in his big boy bed at about 21 months. He was potty trained at about 2 1/2. No problem!

Julie - posted on 07/28/2010

No, you can put your son in Pull Ups until he's ready to be potty trained. Our son wasn't fully potty trained until he was 3 years old. I have a friend who's daughter is the same age (6) and she still wears one at night. Some kids sleep deeper and have a hard time waking up to go. Seriously, do you know of any adults who still wet the bed? Everyone eventually gets potty trained. Don't stress.

Amanda - posted on 07/28/2010

Not true...Your baby will let you know when they are ready to potty train...boys are usually around 21/2- 3 years old before fully potty trained. I will keep him in the crib unless he climbs out. It is more safe.

Candice - posted on 07/28/2010

Bah... we moved our 2nd into her toddler bed when she was 15 months (kept climbing out of the crib!) she was no where near potty trained! you can start training him now because it's summer and babies can be bare bumed, which helps with training!

Sarah - posted on 07/28/2010

all children are potty trained in there own time don't worry if they are dry by 3 thats fine xxx

Jen - posted on 07/28/2010

thanks everyone all your advice has been grate so i will just wait til my sons ready n showing signs.

Emma - posted on 07/28/2010

not at all ! your son will potty train when he is ready ! my son is 17 months old and we have just put him into his bed and he is no where near being potty trained ! concentrate on the potty training in the day first ! and when they start waking in the morning dry then you can think about potty training at night.

Louise - posted on 07/28/2010

when your baby ready he do it in his our time he not got to be potty trainned before he go into a big bed hun :)

Sherri - posted on 07/28/2010

Just so everyone knows potty training boys is no harder than potty training girls. It is a total myth.

The physical maturity and readiness skills needed for successful toilet learning appear at the same time in girls and boys-between 18 and 30 months of age. The average age for girls to be toilet trained is 29 months, and for boys it's 31 months. Keep in mind that these are averages. Ninety-eight percent of kids are trained by 36 months of age.

Chelsea - posted on 07/28/2010

Each event are separate from the other and require the child be ready for them individually. I would wait for signs of readiness in each of these areas. They are not necessarily in conjunction with each other. The only case that they may be need to work together is if the child is ready to potty train but still in a crib. This would make it dangerous to try to go potty while napping or during the night.

Jeanna - posted on 07/28/2010

My daughter was potty trained two weeks before her second birthday.. They say boys take a bit longer. I dont see a reason you cant move him into that bed. :P Im sure hes ready for the new bed lol and potty training will come soon enough

Kember - posted on 07/27/2010

Boys usually take longer than girls to potty train and each is different. I have 3 boys. None were potty trained when they moved to a bed. Pull-ups are an awesome thing...

Chandra - posted on 07/27/2010

I moved my daughter to a big girl bed at 18 months. (right when we moved) and she is going to be 2 1/2 in a month and still isn't potty trained! She is just now kinda showing she wants to but not always and Thankfully we have tile floors. lol.
Until he shows signs you can't really Force him, cause boys are harder when it comes to that. IF you do try to potty train have a potty in the main room your in most of the time and one in his room(or when he mainly plays with all his toys)! Cause he may be playing with his toys n all of a sudden have to go.
Being that it's summer that helps a bit, cause you can let him play outside with no diaper and when he goes he will feel it, then help him notice the signs. Plus very easy clean up.

Robin - posted on 07/27/2010

Sometimes making big boy/girl changes help other things along. My children both were sleeping in regular beds before they were potty trained. Pull up are made for just this reason. :)

Amy - posted on 07/27/2010

We moved each of our 3 kids (ages 6, 4, & 3) into a "big kid bed" before potty training. We never used a kiddie potty chair - just a seat insert on the real toilet. My 2 boys learned to pee standing up just like Dad. All my kids were potty trained between 2-3 years old. Don't stress about it - like the other reply said, smile and nod when given advise, then do what's best for you & your kids.

Teresa - posted on 07/27/2010

trying to potty train your son before he's ready (or showing signs of being interested) could actually make it harder for both of you. It can be quite stressful for a lot of kids, and if he isn't ready or willing to try, he could really easily just shut down to the whole idea all together, and it could take a really long time to finally bring him back around to the idea.
i work in an infant/toddler daycare and have helped potty train dozens of children. Some of them take to it so easily, and some take a year to get the hang of it. the main key is just to pay attention to him when he starts showing interesting in trying the potty, and when you start, be consistent (switching back and forth between diapers and underwear is confusing for the child). also, i've noticed most children become potty trained between the age of 2-3 years old. your son is still on the younger side of the age group. i say, if he doesn't seem interested, don't push him. he'll let you know when he's ready.

Leannawilson_68 - posted on 07/27/2010

My boys each went their own pace when I raised them. I think a lot of it depends on the child and how he is advancing in the learning process. It never hurts to try and see how he reacts to it then go from there. Some are quick to pick it up some are not. It becomes necessary to train if they start doing their business on the floors when no one is looking. I think that is a really good sign that the process should have be started a little sooner. lol

Kelly - posted on 07/27/2010

I wouldn't even listen to her. My youngest child will be 4 next month and she still wears a pullup at night. She uses the bathroom during the day but at night well it's a different story. I have 2 boys also 12,8. I learned never to push them into potty training,they will when they are ready. Ur the mom,do what u think is best.

Lindsay - posted on 07/27/2010

also, my son is 10 months old, so nowhere close to true potty training, but he is having a couple constipation problems, so out ped suggested that i put him on the potty once a day, and massage his tummy, because the position is better for bowel movements, so maybe a daily potty-massage will help him get ready?

Lindsay - posted on 07/27/2010

i don't think it is necessary! it would be easier to night train them AFTER they are in a bed they can safely get out of on their own i think! lol.. MIL's really think they know everything!!! if he isn't showing that he's ready for the potty, but he is climbing out of his crib, then he needs a toddler cot!!

Amy - posted on 07/27/2010

No, they don't need to be potty trained, kids potty train when they are ready and it doesn't matter where they are going to sleep at when they are ready to get outta diapers they do it

Jen - posted on 07/27/2010

thanks everyone

Angie - posted on 07/26/2010

I have no idea what sleeping in his own bed has to do with potty training. My children were in their own beds before they were one and weren't potty trained until they were 3.

Stifler's - posted on 07/26/2010

I think if the 2 have anything do with each other, moving him into a big boy bed would encourage potty training.

Maureen - posted on 07/26/2010

I don't understand either what do the 2 have anything to with each other?
Move into a big boy bed when he's ready & he'll pee on the potty when he's ready.

Danielle - posted on 07/26/2010

I think you should worry about the bed issue before addressing the potty training. My little monster has been sleeping in a big boy bed since he was 18 months. It didn't make sense to me to try to potty train him unless he could get out in the middle of the night.. it seemed like a step backward.
He is almost 2 now and has been sleeping in his bed for almost 6 months and is fantastic!
I've also heard that a good age to start potty training boys is at 30 months. That is when their understanding of the topic generally peaks.

Susan - posted on 07/26/2010

My oldest day trained around 21 months, but didn't night train until 4 years old. My middle didn't toilet train until 3 1/2, but he went from diapers to nothing both day and night at the same time. The youngest toilet trained at 3 in about 3 days. The oldest is a girl and the middle and youngest are boys.

It's NOT fact. Each child is different and it's really more training the parent, in most cases, if a child it toilet trained before 2 years old.

Elizabeth - posted on 07/26/2010

Kids will potty train when they are ready. I have twins and one was done at 2 years the other one took until about 3 1/2. The one who was trained at 2 pretty much night trained at the same time. The one who was 3 1/2 was not dry at night until about 5 1/2. Every kid is different for potty training.

For us we knew it was time to change them to beds when they kept jumping out of the crib even when it was on the lowest setting. Our decision to put them into beds had nothing to do with their potty training.

Adrienne - posted on 07/26/2010

My boys were moved into their bed at 15 months and they weren't potty trained. If they don't show signs I wouldn't try it just yet.

Medic - posted on 07/26/2010

We moved my son into a toddler bed at 15 months and he wasn't toilet trained until about 25-26 months and he still isn't totally night trained. So I guess that would make it a False Fact????

Amy - posted on 07/26/2010

I don't think it makes any difference. It is very difficult to fully toilet train a child before they are 2 (unless you are very lucky) especially boys. They all do things in their own time. I didn't even contemplate toilet training my first until after he was 2 (and he wasn't dry at night until almost 3 1/2) but he moved to a big bed around his 2nd birthday. My 2nd moved to a big bed at 18 months (my new niece needs the cot) and he is practically toilet training himself! but he isn't 2 until November. They are all different and it doesn't really matter. You have to take your cues from the child.