Potty Training - Williston, ND

I found out that when i was working with my daughter, that if she had a pull up on then she would just go in that because she knew she could. She would just get lazy. So, i just would'nt let her wear them when we were at home. It worked.. She was potty trained in a week and 1/2

Many people have told me once you start potty training, don't stop. My oldest will be 5 in march. I started potty training him 3 months before he turned three. IT was awful, he wasn't ready. We fought everyday, I hated it!!! I did it because baby #2 was on the way and I was due to deliver in July of that year. I started potty training 6-7 months before the baby was due.
It took my son 5 1/2 months to be completely potty trained. Going #2 took a long time too. Bedtime just kind of happened and fortunately he stayed potty trained even after the baby was born.

Just keep on doing it. Even if it takes months, it will happen. I hope it takes you less time than mine.

I have a little girl who is 2 1/2 right now. We just graduated to fully being potty trained. Yeah!! She would only go pee for about 4 months and finally went poop. Once she learned she could poop sitting down and in the toilet where there is less bum wiping she loved it. I believe it is hard for them to understand sitting down and pooping -- they never had to do that before, they usually stand in the corner and do it. I got her big girl pretty panties and one night, just had no pull=ups and said you can poop in your pretty panties or in the potty -- after a few minutes of puffy -- she ran to the bathroom and said she had to poop -- and now that's the only place she'll do it.
Buy him some cool big boy pants -- make a big deal of it -- be patient and it will happen!

Sometimes it takes awhile for them to want to go #2 just stick with it and give yourself some credit...Going #1 is a huge step in the right direction!!

Don't give up. You may go thru several stages of ups and downs before it truly takes. My son was 3 1/2 before he actually was totally successful. My friend's son was almost 4. If your son, all of a sudden backs off, that's okay. Don't push him or you may completely turn him off, but keep it in the forefront. He'll come back around. He's probably working on something else at the time. I truly believe potty training is more about training the parent than the child.

my son will be 3 in two days.. i was getting frustrated like you , for a while. thinking i wasn't doing something right.
but after talking to my husband(who he will GO for), and also our pediatrician,, i came to the conclusion it was ok to let it rest for a while. if both of us(or even one of us) is getting frustrated, it's best to not force it.

aaahhh don't worry about what others are thinking. :-)
every one! had to learn to go to the bathroom when they were toddles. and he will catch on too;-)
you are not a quiter! you're reasonable..hahaha..

good luck...

was your 7 year old trained by now? was that one easier?
i think my son will be hard and my daughter will be easy..
T.

S.,
Don't give up. But don't push it either. As an early childhood provider I have seen a lot of children at different stages, and all of them eventually are potty trained. Find what works for your son and stick with it. Some children are motivated by stickers, stamps, or rub on tattoos while others are motivated by getting big boy pants or a new toy. Just help him feel impowered that he can do it himself. Giving him self-confidence is the best thing you can do for him. By allowing him to have an accident in his underpants and learn what the sensation is before he needs to pee or poop is giving him the self control that he needs to reach that level of self-confidence to do it all by himself. It may take a while for him to get to the point of doing it all himself, but try to stay positive. Each time you do take him to the bathroom, encourage don't force, him to pull his pants up and down and to climb on to the potty. These are all wonderful steps in helping him gain that independence of being fully potty trained.
Hope this helps. If he does get to the point were you are fighting with him to ge then back off for a month and try again later. You are NOT a quiter, you are simply allowing him some self control and making the experience a positive one.

I had a hard time potty training my oldest. He just wasn't ready at two. Don't let anyone guilt you into pushing him if he's not ready. Every child is different. Some take longer to train. The consistancy is the most important factor. Give it a rest for a while and try again at a later time. Good luck!!!!!

If your son is interested, keep it up!
My daughter has shown interest yet she quits. I wish she would finish training.

Everyone says they "let you know when they are ready". My daughter is 3 years and has completely regressed and chooses not to.

Good luck!

The best way to potty train is by setting up a reward system. What I did with my son is I let him watch his favorite movie every nite if he had no accidents. It was Spider-man the first movie. I am so sick of this movie to this day, its not funny, but he was trained within a month, when I started this. At your son's age, you can make deals with him. "if you use the potty without an accident all day long, then you can watch your movie tonite before bed, but if you do have an accident, then we will watch tv or something else" I made TV and electronic games a reward for good things as much as possible, though somedays me and the girls watch tv all day long. lol Good Luck and I hope this helps!

I had a really hard time with my twins. I realized that the more I pushed the harder they pushed back. So I lay off a bit and it happened. But...#2 was even worse they would beg for a diaper and hide in the corner. I just keep at it and finally they caved and I am sooo happy the diaper days for them are over. It seems hard for you know but it will happen and when it does it seems like a piece of cake.

I hear you, I'm a stay at home mom and I have 2 almost 3 year old and a 8 month old. My son does really well with potty training. I let him run around with just a shirt on and he'll go on his little potty. He just started to poop on there as well, but the minute you put a diaper on he forgets all about his sensation to go and just go in his diaper. I tried putting underwear on him and the same thing. I don't know how to get him to go to the potty and pull down his underwear. Keep on trying though. I was told that you will have your good days and your bad days. It will just take a minute. I hope this helps.