Potty Training - Cincinnati, OH

Oh the joy of toilet training :) With my 2yo I use a 'potty seat' that sits on the toilet (seems easier for transporting for me). When she would sit on the toilet she would get a piece of candy (like 2 M&Ms) even if nothing happened. I would put her on the toilet every 30 min and we would do little songs and hand poems while she sat there (kept her on the toilet long enough for it to come out). We did the BumbleBee song, Itsy Bitsy Spider, 5 Little Piggies, etc. Hope that helps, Best of Luck and have LOTS of patients.

Get a basic potty at Babys R Us(no bells or whistles) and put in her room. can also get the child seat that sits on adult toilet. Let her just check it out and sit on it in room. She may ask to use it or not and then when she does, try pull-ups(in the day) and diaper at nite. And then eventaully pull-ups at nite underwear in the day(have her go w/you to buy 1st pairs of undies), KOHLS is good place.
Book="everybody Poops". My daughter would then wake in nite and use her trainer potty in her room(we keep door closed due to trying to keep bedrooms animal free) and we'd empty in morning. She is 5 now and does VERY well, wakes in the and uses our bathroom and remembers to keep her door closed.

hope this helps!

My daughter showed interest at that age as well. She did not like the feeling of being dirty. BUT, what I found was that she really wasn't ready. When she mentioned she wanted to go to the potty we went but that was varied and unreliable. With that being said, encourage her. When she seemed to be able to consistently identify when she had to urinate we basically spent one weekend working on it and she was done. What worked for us was this: I put a nightgown on her with nothing underneath and gave her juice / water all day. Then I put a potty seat in the living room with us and we basically watched movies all day. That way she really started to recognize the signals and, more importantly, was able to get to the potty immediately because it was right there. That is the biggest challenge because kids really need to be able to understand that urge and control it until they get to the potty. Good Luck.

awesome!!!

my daughter trained early too, it can be done. but i didn't want to stress over it as much as i did with my first, so i just decided she would wear diapers until her diapers stayed dry. (we used cloth so there was no wasting clean diapers...) that way i didn't have to worry about accidents at the store or anything. when she got it, it just clicked and she's been dry ever since. so by all means encourage it and give her a potty but don't force anything-- let her go at her own pace, let her have accidents because that's how she's been going her whole life so far so no shame or stress about it, just change her diaper and encourage her to try.

this worked a LOT better for us than what i did with my first-- which was to put him in underwear before he was ready, and treat him like a walking time bomb who could explode any minute and had to pee on cue anytime i felt like he needed to... he didn't respond well to that :)

we really liked "go potty go"-- a movie we found at our public library. the songs are catchy and fun.

My 16 month old has been using the potty for 2 months now. She will sometimes tell me when she has to go but usually ask her every hour or so if she needs to go. But we still have accidents. I agree with Kim that high fives and praise are the way to go. I watch my niece (19 months)who just started potty training. The girls will clap and high five each other when they use the potty. It's really cute. We have a little potty sitting next to the toilet but she has only used it once because her cousin was on the big potty and she had to go. We got her a fold up seat the fits in the diaper bag when we are out.

My daughter started exactly this at around the same time. She is 2 1/2 and has been pooping in the potty since. I didn't do any "tricks" or rewards. And, I didn't spend my money on potty chairs, she climbs up all on her own. She has always been attached to me, following me almost everywhere. She already had some idea of the concept. So, when she started showing signs, I would just sit her on the potty. Time and patience was all it took. Peeing is taking longer, but I'm following her cues. She knew what to do, she just didn't have complete grasp of it. Now, she is doing really well. Unlike my son, if she has a diaper on, she uses it. I have her in panties all day and she does great with only a couple of accidents these last few days. She has always been very proud of herself when she does something great, so it doesn't take much for her. A high-five goes a long way with her. So, no major reward system for her either. Parents praise goes a long way for most kids. They want to see us happy and proud of them.
Take your time and don't push her. Follow her cues and if it doesn't work, so what, she's still young.

"What to Expect When You Use the Potty" is a good book. Yes, it is time. Take her every time she asks. Reward her for using the toilet, potty seat, whatever, every time she uses it.

Looks like you got lots of good advice. The only thing I would add is that of our potties, my son seems to think the Baby Bjorn model is most comfortable. My mom got it, so I can't tell you where it came from. Ikea potties are not as comfy, but they are about $3 and good for scattering around the house so they can make it in time!