Hello everybody:
My son is 21 months & believe it or not we're potty training and is going good so far. It's been 3 days and I leave him naked from the waist down and when he sees that he's gonna start peeing or pooping he runs to the potty and finishes his business there. Today only one time we had some drops of pee on the floor. The problem is that if I put underwear or pullups on him he thinks is ok to pee on them. I guess that what he thinks is that while he's naked he has to go to the potty but if he has underwear or pullups it's ok to not go to the potty. I have to go back to work on Monday & he's going back to daycare. I'm sure they're not going to keep him naked. At the same time I don't want to waste all the progress we've made. Any Advice?
Let the daycare center know what's been going on. If he sees the other kids not going "freestyle" maybe he'll be okay.
Nanc
I own a daycare center and we do not use pull-ups at all. I just ask mom to bring tons of extra clothing and when they get wet we just change them. Within a few weeks it is done. Pull-ups are confusing and I think consistency is key so if you can put up with the extra laundry and your daycare is willing to do this with you then I would just stick with underwear. Target sells cloth training underwear they are thicker in the crotch area so it does cut down on the mess. Good luck!
That is great and my first two sons were great when it came down to potty time. My second one who is only a year and 3 weeks younger and he did it two months before 2 1/2 years of age when the oldest did it 2 months after turning 2 1/2 years of age. My oldest I satrted abround that time and was constistent and let him go commando on the bottom and then at home tried spiderman underpants and I told him spidey does not want you to pee on him. if you have to go pee-pee, you go i nthe potty and I helped him with pulling it down. But, if the daycare can, can they take him potty every 1 hour, or however you noticed he goes at home? To kep him going and that would be great. Tell them what he does at home and see if they can reinforce it there too and you do it in the evenings if you're home and on weekends if you are home. The pullups that supposed to feel wet and all that did not work for our oldest at all and did not have the time do that with our second son. Now, we will begin pottying with our third. That is wonderful and you're doing a good job and again, don't forget to praise him with positive and good words! Way to go!
He sounds very independent and many toddlers are like that. As soon as they can go potty by themselves they will, but they dont like to be taken. I dont think putting him diapers at day care will bother him, since he has no problems going in them now. Kids quickly learn the difference between home and elsewhere and what they can do in different places. When he gets home take his clothes off and let run free. Then try to teach him to undress and redress by himself. I bet as soon as he can pull his pants down he will go by himself.
Good luck
Read up on the Dr Phill method. It worked wonders for my boys, I would get him underware with his favorite charecter on the fron and tell him Spiderman or what ever Does not like to get wet, we have to keep him dry and if he pees on him just keep reminding him that he does not like to be wet, and keep taking him to the potty.
Good luck.
It depends on what your daycare is willing to put up with. My home daycare provider suggested that I send my son with three changes of clothes. If he soiled himself, then he got cleaned up with baby wipes and then put on a new set of clothes. I did a lot of laundry for a few weeks, but he eventually became trained.
If your daycare doesn't want to deal with soiled pants, then you'll have to send him in diapers and go back to training at home. I would suggest that you train him at home in clothing and prepare to change him often. He'll learn fairly quickly.
Perhaps he isn't as ready as you think and going to the potty is just something he'd rather do then mess on the floor. 21 months old is very young to expect him to be fully potty trained. I'd put the diaper back on him and let him be a toddler for a little longer. My oldest did the same kind of thing but wouldn't completely transfer over. I put diapers back on him and we tried again 6 months later or so and that time he was completely trained in about a week.
