Potty Training Newbee. Help Please!

Morgan - posted on 06/29/2010

well usually children get potty traiened after age 2 because at your sons age they dont understand the concept and dont get why they have to pee in the big boy potty now, but if that is when you want him trained by thats great make sure you give alot of envouragement and let him be in underware and when he does have an accident which he will dont get mad just explain where he needs to potty and physically show him where the toilet is he will understand after a few days and make sure you give him a reward when he does potty with my daughter i used stickers! hope that helps

Bethany - posted on 06/29/2010

My son is 18 months old. He started following us into the bathroom and showing curiousity a little over a month ago. He also started pulling on his diapers when they were wet or dirty, wanting to be changed. It was a bit sooner than we thought it would be, but we went ahead and bought him a potty chair.

He started out just sitting on it with his clothes on, and we let him put his teddy bears on to go "potty". Now he uses it fairly often for peeing in, and he loves to wash his hands afterwards. He has potty videos, and he occasionally brings his potty chair into the living room to sit on while he watches them. We also checked out the library for board books about using the potty. I got some free samples of pull-ups from Pampers, and now my son hates to put on diapers during the day. We still use them at night. He prefers his "underwear", and runs to the bathroom when he needs to go. I've been showing him how to pull them up and down so he will know how to on his own later, and he likes to try it himself.
We are just following his lead, and he's doing very well! Good luck!

**Children have little or no control in this area until they are around 20 to 22 months of age. Accidents in our house are no big deal, we don't say much, just calmly move on to the potty when the mess is cleaned.

Stina - posted on 06/29/2010

With all the big changes that have been happening recently, I would give your son a chance to adjust and settle into the new routines and surroundings before getting down to the business of potty training. 19 months is on the early side of the spectrum of when kids may be ready- especially for boys.

Go ahead and make a child size potty available to him if you want. Let him see you and Dad going potty and if he wants to sit on his toilet, praise and encourage him, but keep it fun and low pressure for a little while.

When he is 2, you may have an easier time training him. In the meantime, visit the library and check out some books on potty training to prepare yourself with methods that you think will work for your son. I really enjoyed the "potty training in one day" book although it took me months for my son and weeks for my dd to be toilet trained. My youngest is 14 months and fights diaper changes like nobodies business... We jokingly tell her about this thing we have called a toilet, but I won't be attempting toilet training with her till she's at least 2.

Lindsey - posted on 06/29/2010

i got my daughter to use the potty by bribing her with M&Ms.. and honestly that was the start of her understanding lol since rewarding her with little treats for going potty.. shes now 4 and in daycare- i had trouble with her listening and behaving for the women there so i told her: "Good girls get treats, and bad girls get in trouble (or a spanking)" and since then shes done fantastic at school knowing that at the end of it all theres a prize for her good deeds :] hope it helps! also try potty videos such as "the potty dance"