Potty Training - Orange Park,FL

Putting the toilet in the living area, not a good idea but some do it. Children need to learn 'a time and place for everything' and that is what its never too early too teach. There are many things to say here but you can get great advice from www.bamradionetworks.com Many experts give advice there.
Listen to "Pee Pee in the Toilet Bowl" by Music with Mar. or Peter Alsop's "Poop Goes the Weasel". Helpful.

K started peeing on the potty at 21 months. I would put it out, show her how to use it and go from there. But, just because she starts using the potty, doesn't necessarily mean she will be completely potty trained at her age yet. K was home potty learned for many months before I felt he was ready to go out diaper-less.

And if she seems to get it, going bottomless will be great for her to go on her own when she really gets it.

HI I.-
It's never too early to potty train your child! Just make them feel comfortable. I completely disagree w/ some of the mom about putting the potty in the living room-if its "out of sight it's out of mind". I have too little boys (1 & 2 yr olds). I placed the potty right next to the tv and took of his pampers/pull-ups and every 15-20 asked if he had to go pee pee. This can be done over the weekend if you work just to give your child a taste for how it works-But it is very important to take off the "pamper" they know having the pamper means they can pee in it. Also, have them go into the bathroom to watch you do it! It helps with the transition. I find the bathrooms in the beginning are too small, too intimidating, and too distracting. Working this way my 2 yr is completely potty trained and moving him to the bathroom wasn't a big deal. Now my 14month old has started using the potty! Because he sees it and like to sit on it. Sure there's some playing on the potty itself but thats normal once they get it out of there system they understand what its all about good luck!

hi I.,

that's so funny you asked about this today - just yesterday i was watching a dr. phil show (he is re-running his most-requested shows for the summer) and it was all about potty training a child in just one day. (the moms he helped on the show attested that it worked!) his method involves getting a baby doll that wets and having your child teach the baby doll to use the potty. the theory being that the best way for your child to learn is to teach. after the baby doll went peepee on the potty, the mom would celebrate profusely, with party horns and confetti and cheering, and the child sees what a great reward the baby doll is getting and wants the same.

that's really just my condensed version, but i looked it up on his web site for you and here is the link:
http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/264/

good luck to you!

regards,
vanessa

number one you will know when they are ready for potty training. they will try to do it by themselves. or come out of the bathroom with no diaper on. and Never let them go to potty in the living or kitceh with theor potty chairs. children need to learn there is a time and PLACE for everything and that this bodily funtion takes place in the bathroom.
now for ideas for it. by the kids a specila book that he/she wants and make it the potty book--meaning that they can only look at this book when they are sitting on the potty trying to go.and put the book up -- out of reach, only to be ised for said time. another idea is getting like a gumball machine and putting M&M's in it and if the child makes potty they can put in a penny or dime and get some candy--but only if they make potty. this teaches them reward system and also helps them save money--they have a piggy bank so to speak. Good luck mom.

I started with my youngest son at 18 months. Just introduced him to the potty (the regular toilet, not potty chair), had him sit on it, etc. He was very interested, so I would put him on whenever I noticed him start to poop, and give him LOTS of praise. He loved pooping in the potty. I didn't push it, just let him take the lead. Within a few weeks he was telling me when he had to poop and was exclusively pooping in the potty. I did not make a push for him to pee pee, so was still in diapers/pull-ups until 23 months when I finally actually "worked" on pee pee with him, and he was fully trained by his 2nd birthday (yes, even at night).

My oldest was just over a year old when she potty trained. it was a fun progress since at first she would only peepee in potty then she would only poo in it finally after about 6 months she was fully trained. my youngest wouldn't make the effort until she was almost 4. i was starting to worry a bit because i wanted to get her into pre-k and she wouldn't potty train then one day she just went in and went. and we never had accidents. each child is different about when they are ready. generally girls are easier than boys. something about girls can feel their bladders earlier or easier. anyway i had and easy time and a head time each one was different each approached it differently. the youngest did both with no issues where as the first would only do 1 or the other for awhile before she would use it for both. another thing is about 20 minutes after she eats put her on the potty. that is generally when the food stimulates having to go.

I.,

Your daughter is doing betterh than mine. Mine is 2.5 yr & doesn't do anything in the potty but sit on it. At 18 months she was interested (I was also pushed by both grand-mother's)- peed in it the first day, then 2 days later wouldn't let me pull her pants down. A couple false starts since then.

Now that she has been in pre-school for a month she will sit on the potty but doesn't tell me she has to go until AFTER she has wet her pull-up. in all honesty, we don't take her to the potty as often as we should.(every 1-2 hours) but we do take her before she goes to be & after she wakes up.

Huggies has some tip on when they are ready for potty training. Each child goes at their own pace. I know someone who swears her kids were potty trained at 9 months. I find that hard to believe- 12 months I would believe 9 is hard to swallow.

My son got his potty chair as his 1st birthday present. We put it in the bathroom and he liked sitting on it with clothes on when we went for awhile. When he turned 18 months, we would put him in pull ups, so he could sit and go if he needed to when we were in the bathroom. We didn't start the hard core training with a timer and rewards until he was 20 months.

For reward, I used cotton balls to reach a goal. I had a tall plastic container that his growth chart came in and my son and I put stickers on it together and used blue paint tape to go all around the container about 3 inches from the top so he can see when it goes over. We did this at 18 months and talked about what we were going to start doing soon at 20 months.

At 20 months, every time he sat on the potty, he got 2 cotton balls in the container. Pee pee or poo poo got him 4 cotton balls in the container. Once the cotton balls went above the blue paint tape, we go to the store and he gets a big toy. I would give him the cotton balls to put in himself.

I chose the cotton balls as they were big, cheap and reusable. Plus no sugar, like M&Ms. And we got to practice his counting. He liked the visual and was proud to show his grandparents when they came over.

Good luck!!!

I personally don't think that is too young for girls, my hairdresser had all her kids potty trained by 18 months. I think it just depends what you want to put into it and her readiness. My son will be 3 in sept. he is not potty trained yet but I also haven't put all the time in necessary to accomplish that. He has done both on the potty but mostly pee. If I keep him naked all day at the house he is usually pretty good. Good Luck! LIsaM
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Every child is different. Pushing doesn't work very well.
Provide her with opportunities to see what goes on in the bathroom (my daughter would always come find me when I was using the potty and ask me about what I was doing, etc). She will need to be able to fasten/unfasten her own clothing to be fully trained, so keep that in mind. If she is wearing elastic waisted easily pulled on/off clothing (or dresses !) it is helpful.

My daughter was wearing training panties (not pull-ups, the real cotton underwear) on her 2nd birthday. She has only ever wet the bed 3 times in her life. She is now 8.

Let your daughter lead, but don't make it into some big mysterious thing that she has to master. Let it just be part of everyday life and ask her if she wants to try out the potty when she asks what YOU are doing. When she finally becomes really interested about going, reward her with stickers on a chart or single pieces of candy (M&M's or lifesavers are great) for her successes. Never get upset about accidents. Just (again, matter of factly) say, "whoops, didn't make it in time, did we? Let's get cleaned up" and let her help. "Maybe we'll get here in time next time" and be encouraging. Also, get a step stool for the potty so she can put her feet on it when she is sitting (on the real potty).

Good luck and hang in there. Stay positive.

I've heard 18mos is the earliest to start, I did the same thing buying her a potty about 18mos for her to get used to it, but she just started almost a month ago. She let me know she was ready by ripping her diaper off the second she peed in it, that's when I started putting Gerber's cloth training pants on her and brought the potty back to the living room, we then got to a point we she is bottomless but she uses the potty everytime, even for poopie, which was difficult the first time and I sat with her for a good 1/2 hour, but w/the help of fiber gummies she has no problem anymore. We're now focusing on pulling down her pants/panties to go potty. I use diapers when she's sleeping, but training pants when we go out of the house (I just don't go out for long periods). I keep a potty chart for her, she's not that interested in in but I figure its a good thing she can look back on later and she used some of the stickers to decorate her potty. I always cheer her on when she's using the potty and say good job when she's done. After a few times she started helping me by carring the pee to dump in the big toilet and flush too!! It's hard work but definetly worth it!! Plus, no more diapers! Yay!! Good Luck! :)

Start potty training her now. I started putting my babies on the toilet, just to get them used to it, by 6 months. No, that is NOT when I began potty training but I did not want the toilet to be this ominous scary thing for them. By the time my babies were 12-15 months old, I began potty training. By potty training, I mean, I placed them on the toilet every day, once in the morning and again before placing them in the bathtub at night. If they did anything in the toilet that was super, if not, no big deal but the idea is to get them used to it. I have 3 children, my first two were potty trained by their second birthday and my third child was potty trained by 2 1/2 yrs. It CAN be done. You must be patient but persistent. Since your daughter is 19 months old, she can most certainly learn now. Remove her diaper during the day. Put her on the toilet every hour on the hour and have her sit there for a period of time until she does something. Often it's just a trickle but it's something and it deserves praise and a reward. I used Gerber gummy fruit snacks. Most grocery stores sell them and you get I think 6 packets to one box. I only rewarded my children with ONE SNACK...not to be confused with one bag. Each little bag as about 10 fruit snacks in it so the box will last a long time and reserve this special treat ONLY for potty training and nothing else. One treat for a good job done on the toilet. Show her the toilet and show her where the pee and poop goes...in the toilet. If she has an accident on the floor, trust me, it won't happen often. Babies do not like making messes on the floor. It creeps them out so do not yell at her if it happens but take her to the toilet and show her again where she must potty when she needs to go. Patience and persistence. Good luck!

She's totally ready for potty training; and the kiddy potty belongs in the bathroom, not the living room...
some children respond to the "reward system" others the learn by example, so don't hesitate to teach potty by example. if that works, great. Da's should be potty training their boys.

All children are different. Usually girls are potty trained by the age of two or shortly after. Boys normally take a little longer. My oldest potty trained herself. I had the potty chair in the bathroom and she just went in and used it whenever I went to the bathroom. My younger one I had to put on the potty all the time. My Mom told me to just put her on the potty when you go. And about a half hour after she drank anything. Only you, the Mom knows what is right for your child.

I introduced both of my girls to the potty at 18 mos. From there I let them work at their own pace. I never push the issue. My oldest was fully trained by her 3rd birthday (except at night) and my 22 month old is starting to get into it now, but it will be a while before she is ready for underwear.