Potty Training - Durant,OK

I have 4 kids my oldest is 24. I find in my experience that
you don't start training until the chold fully understands that
the pee goes in the pot.Once she understands that then it will go quickly.Usually its arround 2 years. I hope I helped. And good luck.

I would just say to take her every time you go, before and right after naps, and before and after meals. Make her sit on it whether she has to go or not. And make a big deal of it when she does go. Give her lots of praise. Also, I was having trouble with my daughter and as long as she had a diaper or pull ups on, she would just go in them. I had to let my daughter wear panties and just clean up some messes. That didn't work great so most of the time, if we were just at home, I let her run around in a gown with no panties. It took us having 3 messes before she got it but couldn't stand peeing on herself, so this is what def worked for her. I hope this helps you some.

Hi,

Personally I have found with my 2 children that the longer you wait the easier potty training is, and the quicker they grasp the concept. My son got it within a week a week before his 3rd birthday. My 2 1/2 year old daughter is just barely starting to grasp the concept. There is something that has to happen cognitively before they can get it, or your just asking for mess after mess. If she doesn't understand what the potty is, or know how to say "I need to go potty" then she is probably too young. If you try for a week and she doesn't get it, then she's probably too young and I would hold off for a while. Just an experienced opinion to save you some frustration.

Potty training can be difficult, or it can be easy. My daughter wasn't ready when I decided I was. I thought by me saying I was ready would make her ready. That is not the case. She needs to be able to understand what it is, what goes in there-the whole concept. When my daughter turned 2, I put big girl panties on her, and she'd just use the bathroom in them, and not care. I tried for a whole month, to no avail. Then I put diapers on her until she wanted to go. It was about two months later. She only had two accidents after that. I would suggest talking to her about it, get books from the library, and wait until you feel she is ready!

I am the mom of 4 children (ages 18, 16, 11, 9), as well as a childbirth/parenting professional. I can tell you that, although you will hear stories of kids potty training before age 2 or 3, it is the exception and not the rule. In most of those instances, the ones who are trained are the parents. Waiting until your daughter shows interest will make things go alot more smoothly.

K.

We have 3 children in the house. My son *8 y/o*, my neice *7 y/o* and my nephew *2 1/2 y/o*.
I potty trained my son first. I was a new first time mom and we didn't have any boys in the family so it was foreign territory. I started out by just letting him come in the bathroom when he wanted to while I went. Sometimes, we'd sit in there and read a book together while I went. He got to where he'd ask about the potty. Then I asked if he'd like to sit on the throne. *lol*. So he'd sit up there and we'd read a little, and sometimes we'd just sit in there.. visiting, talking and especially right before a bath. I'd get the water running while he was sitting up there and it would make him have to pee. Then when he'd do it.. there was much clapping and praise.
I had tried many kinds of ways to help him go and with girls, it's supposed to be a little different, but I can't see how it could be that much different.
Asking and getting ideas is the most important step in knowing what to do, so you've started out on the right foot.
Stay patient and praise the good things the child does. It works wonders.
Loads of hugs to ya.

I am a child development specialist with 3 kids of my own and I think she is too young. This is something that you don't want to push or punish for. She does not understand what you want her to do and physically she may not be able to do it. Hold off for a while and try again in 5 to 6 months. I agree that when you do try - stay away from the pullups. They are only glorified diapers and they quickly catch on that the pull up will catch the pee so they don't have to make it to the potty. Use the thick gerber training panties that will leave her wet but will catch all of it. When she is ready, wait for a weekend and take her every 30 minutes by setting a timer. You will have her trained in a few days.
Signs she is ready: She is staying dry through a nap or for several hours; She can tell you she has poop or she is peeing; She will say by by to your pee or poop in the potty (yes let her watch); She will sit on the potty and pretend to pee, wipe and flush even if nothing comes out. I personally used a potty ring for my 3. It sits on the potty and eliminates the clean up of the potty chair. One less step to cut out. This is not something for you or her to stress over. It will happen when she is ready. Then if she is being stubborn, like my 2 1/2 year old who completely understands pottying and will sneak off to put a diaper on herself so she won't have to use the potty, then you can force the issue a little harder and get her trained. Good luck.

K.,

I found the book "Toilet Training in less than a day" to be very helpful. You can find it online with amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com. eBay may have one, too.

You may have heard of mothers potty training their 12-18 month old children. People define "potty training" in many different ways. If you are willing to take your child to the potty and do everything for them for the next 6-12 months, then it is fine to try to potty train them now, but it still may not work.

For your child to be completely potty trained, she must be able to read her body signals, follow directions from you consistently, dress and undress herself, and have the bladder control to hold it for at least 15 minutes. If she cannot do all of these things, then you can train yourselves and take her out of diapers, but SHE won't be trained.

Many people say to wait until the child shows interest. This is good advice to a point (age 2 1/2 or maybe close to 3.) But there are many frustrated parents out there with children 5-6 years old in diapers still waiting for their child to take the initiative.

Best of luck,
S.

don't use pull-ups, use panties, there will be a few accidents but the lack of padding down there will make her realize the result of not going to the potty, i was at my wits end with my girl and this worked like a charm

Hey there! I have almost 4 year old and a 2 year old! I was clueless how to start potty training with Emily(almost 4) I said I wasnt even gonna try until she was 2 we tried used the pulls up but she didnt really take to it so we let it go for a while and we talked to her about it but she just wasnt interested in the potty.She was little over 3 when we started again with the pulls ups she was doing good for about a week and we decided to put her in panties see how it went and YES there were accidents but she caught on quick because when she pottied in her panties and all over her self we put her in the shower and washed her she hated the shower but she still loves bath time and now she is fully potty trained during hte day and we are still working on the nighttime potty training. My husbands grandmother complains and gripes at me because it took so long sh thinks she should have been trained at 7 month old I am not saying it not possible but most kids arent even walking by then.And as a mom I believe you the mom and that child know when its time and the child is ready. Oh and my 2 year old isnt even itnerested in the potty except to play or mock Emily I have put her on it a few time but she just plays.

thanks for listening!
-Adreinne

she is too young to start training. one of my girls potty trained at 22 mos., but i think its b/c she had older siblings to learn from. you need to wait till at least 2 yrs old, and wait for signs she's ready: knowing when she's going in her diaper,wanting to be changed when wet,etc. and start taking her in the bathroom when you "wet".if she's like my kids, you can't use the bathroom alone anyway! you might take a life size or big babydoll and set it on her potty and say, go pee pee, baby.that way she's starting to get an idea of what its for. and please, don't rush her or get on to her for not pottying, it goes so much smoother when you let them go at their own pace.i hope this helps! -mother of 4, training my last one, he's 2yrs,5 mos. and potties sometimes

What my husband and I did was just let our son come into the bathroom with us and had him sit on the potty when we did. He usually followed us around anyway at that age so it wasn't that difficult. eventually we got to the point that he would let us pull his pants down so he could sit and try. then as the weather got warmer we just had no pants days at home, and we tried to pay attention to if and when he needed to go and sit him down on the potty accordingly. Every success was and still is celebrated with an "All right!" and a high five. No accident ever punished. we had him home trained within three months of starting and everywhere trained within six. It moves slowly, at first, but once they catch on it's so great. Good luck!

I too am a first time mom and haven't gotten to this stage yet, but I can tell you what others have told me. I agree with the other moms about using panties instead of pull ups or diapers when trying to potty train. That way, she will know that using the bathroom in her pants will result in the wet feeling and will cause her to become uncomfortable...which in turn will make her want to use the potty.
I also have been told that it's SO much easier to potty train in the summer time. When it's warm outside, you can let her run around the house in panties. This makes it easier for her to go to the potty...not so many clothes to take off and pull down when as most moms know, when a child says they have to go, it means quickly!
Depending on how far you are wanting to go, there is a book called Potty Training in a Day. The author was on Oprah. She talks about throwing a potty party. It actually sounds pretty neat and the author swears by it. If you don't want to do that much, I know other moms that put a jar of m&ms on the back of the potty and everytime the child goes she gets one m&m.

Well, hope I helped some! Let me know what you decide and what worked for you so it could possibly provide some help for me when we get to that point!!
C.

You just need to ask her if she needs to go potty, let her see you do it...I know, as if this doesn't happen already, and take her to thepot every 30 minutes or so. Make a very big deal if she goes in the little toilet and get pull ups for her instead of diapers. I would still put her in pull ups at night, though, cause that potty training is different all together.