Potty Training Twin Girls

I have 5 year old twins and we started potty training them when they were 2. I made them a chart and we rewarded them with stickers after each time they went potty. I also set a timer for every 19 minutes and put them on even if they hadn't asked. It helped them to get used to going. I also made them a count down chart to when they were going to go to big girl panties. You could try to do any or all of these. Just what seemed to work with these.

I suggest the little timer, I started my daughter on this when she was their age and she did very well. You start out at 15 mins and work it up to them telling you they need to go. I did 15 - 30 - 45 etc. My sitter also did this so it does work and it is easy, when the timer goes off its time to go!! Hope this helps, Good Luck!

Sadly if they are not ready forcing it isn't going to help. It will happen when they are ready and it may be that one will be ready before the other one. When they are ready try the "reward" system it worked great for a friend of mine. Gt little treats..sitckers those little ones or the mini m&m's, for every time they try they get one, when they atually do something they get two. They can control it, believe it or not. It took my son until he was almost 3 1/2 to be fully trained becasue I rushed it, plus he was in and out of the hospital. Good Luck!

Hi J.,
I think its to early to start "fully potty training". But you could start at "key areas" in the daytime such as first thing when they wake up in the morning, before/after nap, and before/after they get in the bath tub. You might get 2 potty chairs that way they both can sit down at the same time. Also if you decide to go this route I would make the transition to pullups atleast during the day and diapers at night. Thers no harm in getting them used to sitting on it and trying to use it. I would start there and only at home. I watch 2 kids that are pretty close in age and potty training is hard 1 has to go and the other doesn't or the opposite. It's being at the right place at the right time. Goodluck W.

I would say rewards is the biggest key to start.

Give them something small like a sticker on a chart each time they just "sit" on the potty. After so many, they get a prize at the end of each week.

Then, once they are doing that consistantly, do the same each time they do their business in the potty.

Before long, you will have two potty trained girls.

Also, make sure you get them potty training underwear and call them "big girl pants." Little girls look up to older girls, so this usually helps to be called a big girl.

And just to let you know, there are books out on the market that you can read to kids (two versions, one for boys and one for girls) that you can buy and read to your children when they are trying to learn to use the potty. Check with your local bookstore or library for specific titles. I used to have one, but don't remember the name of it.

Another key they said on Ophra was to watch your timing.
Like taking them to the potty periodically, example: Shortly after meal time and watching for signs from your child.

Good luck!

Hi J.!
Toddlers, especially girls, LOVE sticker charts! Especially stickers of characters they love (Dora, etc.). MAke TWO charts & put them in the bathroom at a low line of sight for them. For a "try" they get a sticker, but just a plain one. For a pee-pee, a BIG, Cool sticker & big whoopin' it up from you ( and hubby if you have one). I mean make a huge deal! For a poo-poo, and a sticker like the pee-pee one BUT also a special little treat, like a tootsie roll (ew--i just though of the corolation there. SOrry. Perhaps another treat.) Just know that girls are way easier to train than boys, who are perfectly fine sitting in "it" for as long as they need to.
But for my daughter (now 7), stickers were a huge hit. Then, once she was completly trained, we went to Chuckie Cheese or somewhere fun for her. That will probably be close ot their 2nd bday.
Good luck, & enjoy it! ALso, buy the book "Everyone Poops". Its cute & funny.
Jen

Hi Jamie,

My opinion is to wait until your daughters start to show signs of being ready. If you don't, you and your daughters can become quite frustrated. It is not really worth it. They will show you when they are ready-just watch. Best wishes to you and your daughters.

I have twin girls and I started to train them together but one of them just was not interested. My girls will be 4 in August and one trained really early. The other one just decided a week and a half ago it was time. I think it might be a bit early to start the training process. You might try just getting the potty and introducing it to them and go from there. Ya know like letting them sit on it. Be sure to get two potty's. They both need their own. Good Luck!

I'm editing this also to help you out: I did not have luck with the sticker charts for my girls. The one that trained early is just very determined and I think the BIG GIRL panties thing got her. We also used some M&M's with her. She also liked getting to pick the different kinds of underwear out. My other one was very complicated. They will let you know when the time is right.

Getting two potties and two sets of potty books can help. Set a timer that resets itself and take them to sit everytime it goes off. Sing a song, read a book then let it go, reward one if they potty.