I am wondering if anybody has read, and used, the "Potty Train in Three Days" book method? My son is almost 26months old and has displayed many signs of readiness and has been using the potty to pee and poo for many months now at least once a day, but was still using diapers/ pull-ups. I read the book and decided to do it this week since he has 5 days off of school for us to stay home and do it. It is going alright so far. I think he is getting it. And, importantly, he likes his "big boy pants."
What I am wondering, though, is if I need to change his crib into a toddler bed so that he can get up in the night and go to the bathroom if he needs to? Would changing his bed help to reinforce with him that he is growing and changing and doing things differently? Or is it too much change all at once? He is very advanced for his age, developmentally, is very independent, and seems to adapt easily. He is also in the process of transitioning up to the next level classroom at school, half the day in his new room and half the day in the old one. AND, I was wanting to rearrange the furniture in his room since I dont need a changing table anymore, and to accommodate all of his new toys.
Does anyone else have any experience with this 3-day method of training that they could share? Or any advice about the multiple changes happening all at once?
Thank you, and best wishes for a happy and healthy new year to you all!
Worked super in 2 days w/ my 1st. Not so much w/ my second-he is the stubborn one. on both of them I kept them in diapers at night. Good luck
W. - You sound like such a neat mom! I haven't tried the '3 days' method, but what worked for me is on this site:
http://www.gomommygo.com/pottytraining.html
It usually only took two ladders for them to get the hang of it, and by then they forget about the rewards and are used to going on the potty. And the rewards that worked best for me were the non candy ones - like a toy from the 99cent store, a car or action figure or something like that!
Best to you and your little lucky one!
R.
I did not read that book, but I did read one that is probably similar (for potty training in 1-3 days). I think that day and night training are separate and children can be ready for them at different times, but that's not to say that a child could not be ready for both at the same time. You would know best with your son. I don't know if I read that somewhere, but separate training for day and night seemed to be the best way to approach it with my boys. I have heard that many children are not ready for nightime potty training until 3-4 years, or even older! With my oldest, he was 2 yrs 9 mos when he potty trained (daytime). I did not want to move him into a toddler bed until I felt he was mature enough to stay in his bed when told, and I felt he was ready for the transition at the time he was daytime potty trained, so we moved him into his toddler bed, simultaneous with potty training, and it seemed to be perfect timing for him. But he was still in diapers for naptime and bedtime. Just after he turned 3, I was pretty sure he was ready to be potty trained at night (I heard one of the signs is waking up dry from either nap or nighttime, or both). That is when diapers went away for good and he has done great. He has had 2 or 3 accidents in the middle of the night (none during naptime), but most nights he sleeps right through and doesn’t need to go until morning. I am still not sure if he can wake up and go in the middle of the night if he needs to, but forntunately, he doesn't usually need to.
With my second son, he is almost 2-1/2 and we started potty training him this week (daytime only). He loves his crib and I don't feel that he is ready for the responsibility of a toddler bed, and I think it will probably be months before he is ready to sleep in underwear, so he is still in the crib and wears diapers for naptime and bedtime. For him, I know that taking him out of his crib right now would be too many changes at once, and partially just because he loves his crib so much. But your son may be different, and my older son was ready for both changes at once, so this could be an individual thing.
If you are concerned about too many changes at once, think about what things don't NEED to change right now, and you could get through all of the changes more gradually. You know him best so I think you will be able to figure out the best plan for getting him through these transitions. I hope it all goes well!
You absolutely MUST take your child out of the crib in order to potty train them. Sounds like you are well on your wqay already. keep up the good work!
Hi W.! Since he has already started the potty training process I would continue and don't stop or go backwards. It is hard though to potty train while still in a crib but doable if you are not expecting him to make it through the night quite yet, which is absolutley fine. There are steps to potty training and some kids take a while longer to make it through the night or wake up to the need to pee. But I have also known some kids to wake up to go potty no matter what and your boy will let you know at that point if he will wake up and wake you up to get him out of the crib to go pee or not. If he does then that will help you make the change for him to the toddler bed.
Is there way your crib converts to a toddler bed? It wouldn't be too much of a change just to take off on side of it so he can get out himself. If not I would just use the pull-ups at night until you are ready to have him make the transition from crib to toddler bed.
My boy did great during the day and I did use pull-ups at night until he had dry pull-ups most of the time. Then after I felt confident with his dry pull-ups I stoped using them and I used a fitted sheet water proof cover over his mattress that is still there. It just saves lots of time and mattress life.
Whatever you do, don't go backwards with the potty training, you just have to make a few adjustments to you and your boys process, thats all. It will all work out. =)
Too much change all at once in my opinion. I would just focus on the day potty training first. Get that down for a month or so, then try some of the other changes. Once he has the daily potty thing perfected, then you can start to make other changes. But I would wait to make sure he has it figured out. I do not think it is a problem if he is doing well with the potty training thing if you were to remove his changing table. But I wouldnt put any pressure on him about that. I would just tell him that he needs more room for his toys, but not point out that he doesnt need it anymore because he is a big boy...that could put unnecessary pressure on him. Keep the night and day potty training seperated out. I would not change him to a big boy bed at this time yet either. Keep him in pull ups for the night until he is older...that will avoid wet bedding in the night, which is a huge hassle! My son could go potty all day, but he had some bed wetting troubles in the night until he was much older. My daughter on the other hand woke herself up screaming every time she needed to pee in the night too. That was a huge hassle just cuz she woke me up every night cuz her bladder couldnt go all night! But, even though she was in a toddler bed, she wouldnt get up by herself in the night anyway!
I wish you the best of luck...with all of the "big" boy changes. He will do great...you will know what to do because he will "guide" you with the changes that are needed. I am not familiar with that method of potty training. But, I would not give him candy or food, I did that with my oldest, and that was a huge mistake! But, we all surveved that idea!
T.
i dont have the experience with that method but i would transition him into the toddler bed first before you jump into total potty training. my 21 month old has been in a toddler bed and potty training since 18 months. she does great in the bed and is doing good with the potty (going every time she is put on it but still uses pull ups and loves wearing big girl panties:)) if your son adapts to new things like you said then you may be able to do both while hes off. i would do the bed first and see how it goes for a couple days then go all in with the potty training. i personally take my daughter to her potty chair every 30-45 minutes she doesnt like to sit on the toilet just yet. good luck!
Hi. I have a little boy, almost 3 now that we potty trained at 25 months. He also got a baby sister right before then so he was moved to a toddler bed then too. If you're son handles change easily, go for it. However, my son is 100% potty trained during the day, naps too, but still wears a diaper / pull up at night because he is a very heavy sleeper. When we decided to pt him, we went straight to underwear since he would be able to feel the accident and it worked like a charm. Stay away from pull ups during the day if you're going to push the pt.
Don't feel you need to make the change to a toddler bed yet just for the potty. If he is ready and will sleep in the toddler bed w/o getting out, then go for it. Remember, most kids don't get "potty training" for the whole day right away. They gradually go from awake, to trained during naps too, then finally all night. Its okay to do it in steps. Good luck.
He'll probable be fine with all the changes, but it can't hurt to get his opinion on things, like the bedding or decor of the room, plus have him help you but in the new toys where you both think is a great idea.
The more involved he is the more comfortable he'll be in there. J.
I have not seen that book, but I would say, WAY too many changes at once. Please slow down. Change of school bed and furniture all at once is too much for a child that age. Plus, there is usually some backsliding.
