Potty Training - Dallas,TX

I did that with my daughter & we stayed at home. She was fully trained with no accidents in 2 days. However, similar to what everybody else has said one approach doesn't work for every child. For instance, we went straight to regular underwear. My daughter was not deterred by pull-ups because they still don't have to deal with a "mess." Some people use bribery, such as a M&M every time they go potty. You really have to see what works for you. Consistency is key!

Good luck!
C.

Here's what I did:

Day 1: In pull-ups. Use a time to take toddler to potty every 30min. Stop in the evening as you will be exhausted as will the toddler.
Day 2: In padded cloth panties. Take toddler every 45min to hour. Also you can stop in the evening and put pull-ups on for bedtime and naps.
Day 3: In normal panties. Take toddler every 1 hour. There will be accidents. Put on pull-ups just before bedtime.
Day 4: In normal panties. Try every 2 hours and so on every day until you're ready for an outing.

Go out for short periods of tiime. Make sure you have an emergency clean up kit in your car with extra clothes of course. Also try to get the toddler to go before leaving the house and immediately upon entering the house as he/she will not go outside initially.

Soon your toddler will start telling you when he/she wants to go potty. For my daughter it took her a month to start telling me but she didn't have accidents after the first week.

Be warned, it is extremely tiring and frustrating but it does work. Have it all planned and you won't go wrong. Keep encouraging your child and soon he will be potty-trained!

I tried this with my daughter and all she did was urinate on the floor. So it didn't work with her. I had a friend who tried this with her boys and they played all day in the back yard. She would fill them up on lemonade and keep the potty chair outside so when they had to go they would just use the potty chair. It seemed to work for her.

I tried this with my younger daughter who peed all over the house. It didn't work for her.

I am currently using this method with my 2 year old girl. At first, she would pee on the floor but now she uses her potty exclusively. The only drawback about using this method is that now she is used to running around with no diaper on so if we put pullups or panties on her she pees in them. So I dont really recommend doing this unless you plan on putting her in diapers every time you leave the house.

I would not suggest that at all. My son is 2.5 and I am in the process of potty training him. It doesn't mattter if he has a diaper on or not he will poop anywhere! Even if it is on the clean carpet, it may work for some kids but not all. My pedatrican said to have him watch when his dad goes to the bathroom. In your case since it is a girl it would be good for her to obeserve you going and saying okay Mommy has to pee or poop or whatever you would like to call it and have her watch. Also, buy a training toliet to get her started and have her sit on it from time to time to get used to it. Always reward her if she goes in the toliet. They also said if there are certain times during the day that she goes take her to the toliet and ask her if she has to go potty and have her sit on it. There are many tricks. If you talk to your pedatrican's nurse they will give you some great ideas as well. If she does poop in her diaper take the dirty diaper to the training toliet put it in and say This is where the poop goes. These are just a few suggestions that I have been told about Im sure theres lots more, good luck!

If you stay home with your daughter, running around without panties works great. I am helping potty train my 3 year old Grandson right now and I did this for the first 3 days. He only had one accident. It was my mistake because when I asked him if he needed to go potty he didn't respond. Normally he says "No potty". After he did it he informed me he made a mess. My daughter brings him before work with a dry pull up. After he has breakfast with a drink we go to the potty. Then it's regular underwear all day. I take him every 1.5 hours. He hasn't had any accidents in his undies. I raised 4 children of my own. In my experience, the best place to start is shortly after they wake up everyday for a few days. These things are worth a try but all children are different. Good Luck!

Well I have a home daycare and that would not be a good idea. I could always use some potty training tips myself. That has never been and easy task even though I've been watching children 12 years. Most of the time the parent's aren't working at home with the children so it takes forever.
Lonie

I disagree. I believe you need total consistency. ONCE I SAW THAT MY SON UNDERSTOOD THE SENSATION OF HAVING TO GO AND KNOWING HE NEEDED TO USE THE POTTY, I started putting him in underwear (naked if you like) on the weekends and rewarding him (stay away from pull-ups...they are nothing more than a diaper, a cruch and a hindrance to potty training...in my opinion something that is a convenience for the parent and not helping the child). Then as a part-time working mother I struggled with him doing perfect for me at home in underwear then his school putting him in diapers and him not using the bathroom at all. I needed consistency and I knew he could do it. I took away diapers completely from his school and left 5 spare changes of clothes. For the first three days, I washed almost every change of clothes but by the third day just one wet set of clothes and that was it. One rough week of being totatlly loving, rewarding and consistent. He was 2 1/2 and I recommend of course doing this in the summer. I believe, in my own experience and with others children that there is actually a window of good opportunity and if you wait too long, children get more willful and in lot of cases you have to deal with bribery to accomplish potty training. I found 2 1/2 to be good for my son because I firmly believe he understood the concept, responded well to verbal rewards, but needed a push to do it. You have to remember the child has been using diapers for however long and they know nothing different. They will naturally want to go back to what they are used to and need direction, consistency and encouragement from you.

R.,
I'm still potty training now and am just using the regular training cotton panties. I only use the pull-ups when we'll be out for a long period of time, at someone elses house and at night. I've heard about the 'no panty' theory and haven't been brave enough to try it myself. My little one is still making a mess of the carpet enough with panties on....I can't imagine without!
Good luck,
C.

I've been a licensed child care provider for 21 years. I've potty trained lots of 2 and 3 year olds. I use colored index cards to make daily potty reports. Each child has their own color with their name at the top. I hang them on the inside of the front door, so they can see them all day long, since we leave the front door opened; and the parents can see them as soon as they walk in the door. They get a sticker on their report everytime they successfully urinate in the potty. For doing the dirty deed...they get a great big star.
No scolding, no exceptions. It makes potty training so much fun. The child is allowed to take the report home each day. I trained five 2 year olds one summer just not long ago. Didn't matter whether or not they wore thick training panties or pull-ups. If necessary, I'd set a potty chair against the front door directly under the reports. Depends on the child. You might tape the report on the wall above the potty chair in your bathroom. Why use candy, when a sticker is more exciting! They wore pull-ups on the trip home. The kids have a blast, with everyone encouraging them. We do a cheer when someone succeeds. They get the message right away. Good luck and God Bless. http://www.MissBrenda.com

I will have to say that ALL KIDS ARE DIFFERENT. It took my daughter a good long time to figure it out. She was about 3 I started around 2. I would try potty training her by pullups. NO USE! I tried Nakey Time, NO USE. In all I tried and tried in spurts. I tried for a week and if she still didnt get it I would give her a break. Althought consistency is good there is a line to were its not forced or rushed. My daughter needed time.But doing it in spurts then giving her a break but clearly explainin to give her a hint. Then after a few breaks she got it and went straight to not peeing at night aswell. In all I guess it depends on time limit. When they are ready it shouldnt take weeks to do. I tried to rush her because every elses kid was already trained but again all children are different. So if in a week she isnt getting anywhere she might need a break. hope this helps.