Potty Training - Westlake, LA

14 months old is pretty early to be potty training I would think. My son was 18 months old and learned how to go really quickly when I put him in pullups.

Isn't that what its all about? If he has words for diaper, pee, etc... whatever they are then you can start working on it. Part of going through the whole routine, sitting, wiping (I have girls) flushing, washing hands he will be able to learn before he can actually pee on the potty. And he is still pretty young, I've just started with my 19 month old and people think that is young. If he doesn't have the words that is where I would start, teach him, "you pee peed in your diaper, your diaper is wet or stinky..do you want to sit on the potty etc... until he's familiar with what you are saying and when you ask him if he wants to use the potty he knows what you are talking about. I wouldn't go too hard core with him at 14 mos yet. (sorry I feel like this message is a little disjointed and rambling-hope you can get what I am trying to say...mama brain lol)

Try to get your son to indicate in some way when he needs to use the potty. Get him a little potty that fits on the big potty, or one that sits on the floor. When he goes potty praise him & give him a treat, like a sucker. Hope this helps.

Wait until he can communicate. You can go ahead and get him a potty seat to put on the potty. Get one with handles. My son likes it the best because he can hold on when he poos. We never used a little potty chair. You can get him a book to read & let him watch daddy. Onces he can communicate, he will be ready to start trying. Maybe around 18 months, get him pulls up to start wearing so he gets the feel of pulling them up & down. That's what we did (at 2 yrs). I also stopped laying him down to change him. You can change the pull up with him standing up. I think that helped us. Our son started showing signs he was ready around 18months. He turned 2 in December be we waited until Jan to start training(holidays are too hectic). He was peepee trained by Feb (26 months) & poopoo by April 28 months (even at night time!) But he never liked having his diaper changed, even when he was an infant. Good luck & take it easy. He'll do it when he's ready.

It is hard to toilet train when you have to constantly be watching their faces for signals. Is the lack of communication because he doesn't have the vocabulary or because he doesn't recognize the urges? If it's lack of vocabulary teach him the sign language for it. You can go to http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm and find the sign for either "restroom" or "urine" or something related. Those two signs are easy to make.

I personally think that is way too young, especially for a boy. I am sure some people would feel very strongly about potty training as soon as they show any interest, but a child that young cannot focus enough or take verbal commands. Why stress you and the child out. I believe that when you decide to potty train, it should be a intensive short consistent period. You must be consistent at all times. I would just introduce the potty to him and let him do it if he wants. Buy some videos, let him get familiar with the whole thing first. Then when he is obviously ready, do an intensive weekend or however long it takes.

that's way too young for a boy, especially...i would just show him what it's for if he's interested, but not expect him to be ready yet...they need to be able to communicate first...probably closer to 21/2-3. otherwise, you'll be training yourself to take him every hour and causing a lot of unneeded stress and messes. hope this helps!

I suggest buying a potty chair and when you or your husband go to the bathroom offer to let him sit on his potty chair while you are in there.

WAIT until he can communicate when you needs to go. You may be able to train yourself to take him to the bathroom regularly and avoid most accidents, but unless he can tell you then he is not really ready.

Starting this young will probably result in him being trained earlier, but it will also result in lots of accidents to clean up - urine on carpets, furnitures, carseats, clothes, shoes, beds . .. unless you are really up for that - wait.

I just read your other post about starting college - another reason to wait - most day cares will not assist in training a child that young. In the toddler room everyone is in diapers. In the 2-year old room, they will start training the entire class, set a schedule to take everyone regularly, etc.. Consistency between home and daycare will help greatly.

W.,
My momma got my son a potty chair when he was 9 months old. We had it in the living room and at 10:00 every morning (we where on vacation) he would go to the potty and pat on it. I said do you have to go potty and took off his dipper and he went stinky in the potty. I told him he was a good boy and put his dipper back on and dumped the sticky in the potty. (Yea no mess to clean up) Well then I had to go back to work I told the daycare worker (very small only had 3 babies) that he was using the potty at 10:00 every morning. I was told since he can not ask to go they can not take him to the potty. So he quite going to the potty all together. He started potty training again at 18 mnths but would not pop in the potty until he turned 3. If I put him there at 1000 when he would go he would hold it and just not go that day at all.

I guess what I am trying to say is you are his mother if you feel he is ready to start then start him. If he goes praise him if he doesnt do not scold him just put his pull-up or dipper back on and say that is ok. He may not beable to talk but he can walk over to the potty by himself and he knows when he has to go.

H.

get the book "Toilet Training in Less Than a Day" by Azrin and Foxx.