Potty Training Questionn

my twin boys are 4.5. One has been able to stay dry thru naps since he was 3 and occasionally wakes up in the morning dry as well. The other still pees even if he's only been asleep for 20 minutes in the car. Every child is different. Experiment a little and don't be afraid to go without even if you have to clean up a big mess.

I'm not sure how this affects naps, but children begin to stay dry through the night when their bodies produce a specific hormone that reduces the production of urine while they sleep. Before that hormone production ramps up, sometimes as early as 1.5 or as late as 12 years, it's not usually possible for a child to stay dry at night. Those little bladders just fill up, and empty themselves without any fanfare.

My memories of my daughter's and my grandson's napping was that they would both wake dry sometimes, but not be consistent about it. Once they were ready to potty-train, they developed the sensitivity to a full bladder that allowed them to wake when the sleep became light enough. They also took an active interest in using the potty and getting out of diapers. For both, this was around 2.5 or a little later. At that point, they both trained very quickly, in just a few days or less.

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I had always heard the same thing. However, my daughter was potty trained before she made it through naps dry. We tackled naps after wake time training, and then night time. For her, having panties on at nap time finally sent the signal that she had to stay dry.

He's completely day trained with number 1.he goes on his own and tells is when he needs to go if we are out.he can hold it if need be...were almost completely trained with number 2 just not naps but from what pepper have been suggesting on here thats normal.it bothers me when ppl say he's too young cuz he's beyond his age in many ways.just trying to figure out what's normal.he's doing impeccable with the day time.

I am a child care provider and have helped many children over the past 25 years to potty train.
I'd like to answer your question with a resounding NO. He should not be expected to stay dry at naps just yet. There are many "signs" to tell us when a child might be ready to begin potty training. Staying dry on occasion through a nap is only one sign.
When he can tell you BEFORE he needs to go and goes potty he will be at the point close to be able to hold it through a nap. (provided he hasn't drank a ton beforehand:)
At his age he is right on track if he is staying dry all day except for nap time. If he is telling you he needs to go before you ask him to go then he is one step closer. Many children do not have the nap/night time down until they are 4.
One thing I suggest to parents after their child has had success for a while (maybe a few weeks) to hold off a little bit in requesting they sit on the potty. Let them tell you when they need to go. This is good practice for them begin able to "feel" the urge. Of course you wouldn't do this for a child too soon in the potty training , since you want to encourage success, not accidents.
Hope this helps,

Some kids are not nap and nighttime trained, even though during the day
they are dry. Leave him in pullups for naps and night. He is still young so
I would not expect him to be dry at night for a while.

Potty training at night/naps is different than during the day. I would look more for his ability to follow instructions, sit on the potty, know when he needs to go, etc. than worry about nighttime. Night and naps is something that comes with physical maturity. My DD is pretty good daytime but night needs a diaper or pull up. I would just put him in a pull up for sleeping and not worry about it.

He's too young to really be expected to stay dry through nap time. He will most likely still wet while sleeping for some time.

There's more to potty training readiness than just staying dry through a nap, each child is ready when THEY are ready, and readiness can be taught.

I would keep him in the pull-ups, or better yet cloth trainers with plastic pants over them for his nap. Pull-ups ARE diapers, kids know this and use them as such. They're made to absorb and wick the wetness away from their bodies, so a little one feels comfortable peeing in them.

Each and every child is different, even when dealing with multiples. My guy trained by 27 months, even nap and night dryness. But that was because HE chose to get up and use the potty at naps and night, I was content to put him in a diaper still. I truly believe it was because I never used pull-ups, when we were done with diapers I put him in cloth trainers, then "cool" underwear within the week, a diaper only the first 2 nights. He felt the wetness and didn't like it and chose to stay dry on his own. It's a process, some are just ready before others.

I have never heard that recommendation. When I started potty training my daughter she stayed in pull-ups at nap time until she woke up dry for two weeks. It just means he's a deep sleeper. You don't want to shorten nap time!!