Potty Training - Glendale,AZ

I, like you was very frustrated when potty training my daughter. One of my friends suggested to me a great idea that actually worked when nothing else did. She told me to put a bunch of M&M's or skittles in a sandwich baggie and thumb tack it to the wall right above the toilet high up enough so that my daughter couldnt reach it. She told me to take my daughter in to the bathroom with me when I had to go and she also told me to go in front of her and make a big deal out of me going in the toilet and reward yourself with the m&m's or skittles. I did it and my daughter really wanted some candy too, I told her she couldnt have any until she went in the toilet. It worked, she was completely done with no accidents in 2 days. Hope this helps.

I know your struggle! It is so frustrating at times. The best tip I can give is to reward and/or praise for staying dry: the goal. Yes, we want them to potty in the toilet, but it is a means to the goal and not the goal itself. It's worth a try to take it from that angle and have him check every 20 min. or so and see if he is dry. If so celebrate! Hopefully he will begin to take it from there. When I potty trained my 2nd son, I was comforted with the thought of him not going to high school in diapers! At some point you will share the victory.

In all honesty, he will probably just do it when he is ready. Some kids take longer than others. My mom used to leave my potty in front of the TV. I got to watch a cartoon here an there, and practice using it at the same time... it might sound gross, but it worked! I also had a potty in every bathroom, so I had a lot of exposure!

I have twin boys and it took one of them a little longer to learn how. I used rewards also and they didn't seem to work. So, I made up a potty song (I have a song for just about any situation) and he showed some interest in this. Plus, the ol' Cheerio trick worked. Put a Cheerio in the potty and make it a game to see if he can hit the Cheerio. It worked for me. Good Luck.

My name is T. and I am a single mother to identical twin boys that are 4 & 1/2 years old. They are truly the reason I was put on this earth. They are my miracle babies since I was not supposed to have one much less two. I only have one fallopian tube and I never used IVF. God Blessed me with the most beautiful boys in the world. I love being a twin mommy!!!

My oldest son was 3 and just didn't care about going to the potty until we told him he was going to "School". We told him he couldn't wear pull-ups to school and if he had an accident he would have to go to the classroom with the 2 year olds. We sent him the first day of pre-school with big boy pants and he never had an accident from that day on. With some kids they just need to decide that it's important to them. They want to be in control of deciding and from my experience when they are ready it's just like a switch has been turned and they just decide to do it. Don't stress so much about it and when he is ready he will do it. The more you push him the more he may choose not to do it. Good Luck!

I have 4 boys. My oldest was around 3 1/2 when he finally got it. My four year old was difficult as well. We did everything as well. When he was around 3 1/2 I just gave up and about a week after I quit trying so hard, he started going on his own. He has been pottying ever since. Look at the bright side, he will not go to school in diapers. Most kids just have to do it in their own time. They are seeking to be independent at that age and when they have control it makes them feel like a big kid. Good Luck!!!