Potty Training Twins - Saint Peters,MO

No pull ups at all. They make the child think he has a crutch and will go in them. Start with going whether he wants/needs to with a timer set for 15-30 min. Have him sit and if he goes fine and give him the reward, if not no reward but encouragement for next time. Reset timer. If he has an accident calmly clean it up and say next time we'll go in the potty. It's a job and with two more of a job. Maybe you should get one well on the way like you're doing before much pressure is put on the other child but I also know our twin grandsons are very competitive and that has helped them in many ways. I got a call last night from one saying he'd 'pooped' in the potty. He said, " Grandma, you will have to give me a big hug and a kiss." Which I will do. Tonight I got a call from the other one saying he'd gone too. They are three and have been potty trained but for some time now but having issues with the bowels. Competition is helping them get that down now. I have a 'toy reward' for them when this is done but their parents gave them a treat and stickers to start off with. I hope you stick with it, no pull ups and don't go back once you start.

NO pull ups.. they are a waste of money.. I believe potty training is all or nothing.. busy some cotton training pants.. gerber brand at target or walmart are fine.. put the child in the cotton panties and tell him not to pee in his pants. take the child to the potty every 45 minutes.. have him sit and pee.. if he can hold it 45 minutes increase the time to 60 minutes.. you do not leave the house during training. gradually increase the time between potty trips, do not expect the child to know ehn he has to go for a long long time (months) you tell him it is time to go. take him to the poty. for both of my kids it took exactly 3 days of training.. ( I have a boy and a girl) once he is wearing panties.. do not go back to diapers .. do not expect them to be dry at nap to bedtime for a while.. pull ups while sleeping is fine.

You're not wrong about the M&M's. IF you had said he got one for sitting then, yes, he would be right. But you said for going potty and he hasn't and YOU set the terms, don't back-peddle.

Ditch the pull-ups, they're expensive diapers and kids get that early on. They're made to absorb, not keep a child wet and uncomfortable, so there's no incentive NOT to go in them. I used the Gerber trainers for all three of mine, and you can put plastic pants over them for trips away from home or keep a potty in the car for pit-stops. Right now YOU need to take your boys at regular intervals until you know their schedules, it will take awhile for them to recognize the feelings of needing to go. Don't ask if they need to go, tell them it is time to go, and set a timer so they have another audio clue to reinforce it. Mastering pooping will take longer than peeing, hang in there. Allow them to see you and anyone else in your home using the bathroom so they learn that everyone does it and what to do from pulling their pants up and down to sitting to wiping to washing their hands.

Your one son who's getting it will be the role model for your other son, and pretty soon competitiveness will kick in and he will follow suit. That's how it worked with my twin brothers. The same with my nephew and my granddaughter, he's three months older than her and resisted potty training, but when he saw that she was trained he was trained in less than a week ; )

I do use pull ups so I disagree with not using them but I will say that it’s all about timing. My son is prompted to go in about 30 min intervals and since my lovely husband does not want him peeing sitting down I’ve learned the art of teaching a child to pee standing up! He goes when we get home at night, after eating dinner, before bath time and then again before bedtime. He has been waking up dry and going when he gets up too! (wow writing this out he is doing better then I thought). If need be make it a game (cheerios in the toilet, who can sink the most) hope this helps