Potty Training 17 Month Old

I think 16mths seems a little young to potty train, but i would make a big deal about getting "big girl panties" & let her go pick out her own panties. Set a date to start so she's prepared & that day just take the diapers off. She might make a mess a few times (trust me it'll happen & thats ok) but eventually she wont want to ruin her panties or walk around wet. The day i started potty training my son i just threw out all the diapers, even at night, & kept him in underwear. It only took a few days & we had no accidents. I also told him if he went a week w/just a few or no accidents then we'd go see the new Buzzlight year movie (that was the coolest at the time). It worked. Good luck.

Just a couple of things that really worked for us. I potty trained my son at 18 months as he was very interested, and we never looked back. Instead of the potty though, we got a seat to go on the toilet so we never had to do another transition from potty to toilet (although we kept a potty in the car for emergencies). I also put him in "big boy" pants right away. We used the thick cotton ones that would hold a bit more than regular children's underwear. We had a few days of a lot of wet, but never any poos and after those initial few days, he got the hang of using the toilet. Initially, I would put him on the toilet about every 45 minutes at first for a minute or two and would really praise him when he stayed dry between trips to the toilet. I wanted the focus to be on staying dry and clean rather than doing anything in the toilet as I did not want him to do what a lot of friends children have done and do lots of little pees just to get a sticker, chocolate or whatever reward was on offer. That is just what worked for us. I wish you and your little girl lots of luck.

Thanks GREAT!! My boys were so hard. I bought a piece of poster board and every time they went on the potty they got to place a sticker on the poster board. We had it taped up on the bathroom door and they loved seeing all the stickers. I would put her in panties, she will not like peeing herself after it happens over and over. Pull-ups will work just fine, my 4 year old still wears them at night and they never leak. I’ve never had a problem with them not holding. But it is hard to potty train with them on. They get use to going potty in them and loose interest in the real potty. I’ve even bought the ones that turn cold, what a joke. But if you want to put her in them until you feel she’s ready they will be fine. Good luck and just remember keep praising her and calling her a big girl. She will get the hang of it soon.

IF she will do pull ups I would use them, they hold just like a diaper.

My son was not potty trained untill he was 3 1/2 we found that with him we stopped using pullups and went to underwear. That got him to start using the potty he does not like to feel wet or dirty.
My daughter started showing signs at 18 months. When we put her on the potty she will go. We do use pullups for her since she is still to young to realize when she has to go. The feel n learns are good. When she does go she feels cool and lets us know she needs to be changed. Afterward we still put her on the potty and she will usually go a little more.
Also both of my kids did not want to use the childs potty. They both perfered to sit on the adult potty with the help of a child seat.

I know how you must feel & especially if you have a family member that had children that were easy to train. Don't push your daughter, give her time & allow her to be ready. She is just testing the water now. Don't make this a permanent decision because she likes to try it out a couple of times a day. Let her get used to the idea & you relax with her as she does. Diapers are a must, but you could let her try the pull ups occasionally. When she finally gets the idea it will be much easier than you think. Please don't allow family or anyone else to make you feel quilty about this......each child is different. I have six & each one was different about being potty trained. I pushed the first 2 & after that I realized I had made it more about me & how I might look to others than about them. This allowed me to relax more & in doing that it made them relax too. Good Luck.........

Hi M.. I'm D.. although my son is now 17 yrs. old, I still thought I'd try and help. He was potty trained by 1 1/2 yrs. old! And by 2 he was completely overnite trained! I let him take the potty to any place in the house he wanted to be, whether the living room, bath room, hallway, etc. We'd read a short book each time he sat down on it too. He looked forward to it actually, and was happy about the big deal we made of his #1 or #2! He also sat on it in front of the tv if the moment struck him! It was a portable potty for sure! Even took it to grandma's! We also did the thick cotton "big boy" undies. He liked those. Hope it helps. Good luck!