My question is this how many times in a hour or day or couple of hours do you take your child to the potty. I know when they wake up after meals. But besides that should I take him to the potty every hour or every other hour? How have you potty trained? My son is ready and is showing interest.
My boy, I just discovered doesn't quite get the pee sensation yet. I am unsure of what to do about this. He pee's all over the house yesterday and his little sister had to have just as many outfit changes as he did. Because she would get into the pee, after he pee and realized he had to go and I couldn't clean pee and take him to the potty and get him to stay put for long and keep her out of the pee at the same time. I am at a loss of what to do. I gave up and put him back in diapers last night after a day of cleaning floors and baths and dirty laundry. Ahhh Potty training is hard. And how long should I keep him on the toilet when I just put him there. He would pee on himself and go to the potty and pee a bit more in the potty and then some out and within ten- fifteen minutes pee on himself again. Sometimes it was up to three times after he pee'd the first time??
Thanks
Don't do it on a schedule! I highly recommend the 3 day potting training method (http://www.3daypottytraining.com/pages/help.htm?official). Its worth the $25! You get the ebook, plus online help (free) if you need it.
Best wishes!
I'd put him on the toilet every hour and I would remove his diaper during the day and allow him to run around naked (from the waist down). It's the easiest way to train, as I have trained all 3 of my children this way. First thing in the morning, every hour during the day, and then just before bedtime...and then a diaper or pull up at night. ONCE he is trained during the day, stop using diapers (when it's practical, as I know you will most likely want to use them all up so you don't waste any) but then switch to pull ups. Call them "big boy underpants" and don't associate them with diapers. Yes, you can fool a toddler into believing that a pull up is not really a "diaper." Use some sort of reward system for him going on the toilet. Not for just sitting there, however, he must actually do something to get a reward and whatever you use, I would ONLY use that reward item for potty training. It could be a sticker or some sort of healthy treat. Avoid candy and sweet stuff like that. I used Gerber gummy snacks and my child only got one treat (not the whole bag) every time he/she went pee and/or poop.
They say that when training, to give them a lot to drink, and to ask a LOT.
I'm working on my son, and generally, if I ask him every 30mins or so, he'll go some when we try.
Ask every hour, make sure they go and try at least every 2 hours... Don't be suprized if he pees right AFTER trying either... It usually takes a bit for boys to get the whole thing and become self innitiators.
I never upped the liquids while potty training, but we tend to drink a lot anyways... If you notice that he just put away a whole cup of something then about 15 min - 30 min later take him in to try...
Most boys fully get it by around 4...
Potty trained 1 girl (9), and 2 boys (6 and almost 4) and looking forward to potty training our 8 month old girl (in a few years)...
Just started training my 3 y/o daughter, have trained one other daughter (now 25), and one son (now 22). I agree with waiting until they show signs of readiness, once they do, then try first thing at wake up time, 1/2 hour to hour after meals. Other then that, I just try to 'catch' them before they fully go. Day 1 for us today, and I've caught my daughter 3 times, she went on her own once. I NEVER used pull-ups with my other kids, it just confused them. Stick w/diapers ONLY at night, the rest of the time, undies or bare bottom works the best. You can 'remind' them to try every couple hours, but with my very stubborn 3 y/o, it just aggravates her. So, I let her know, the potty is there when she needs to use it. Good luck to you & your little one!!
This is a messier approach...but in my opinion, it will be easier in the long run. Don't take him based on the clock. Let him learn the "urge" and tell you when he needs to go. I put my son in underwear and said, let me know when you need to go (repeatedly). The first day, we probably had about 15 messes in underwear. The next day, a little less. So on and so on..by the end of the month, we were accident free for more than another month. In the beginning, sometimes we actually made it to the bathroom without a mess. Most of the time, he started to pee a tiny bit in undies and realized what he was doing and then said he needed to go. After what seemed like an eternity but in reality was a short time, he told me when he needed to go before making any mess. The reason I think this is better....when do you let your guard down with the other approach? If you take him based on the clock, you are constantly watching the clock....when does he have the chance to recognize the urge on his own? I think it may be "cleaner" in the beginning but you end up making the process longer on yourself. My son just night trained himself about a month ago (a few months after day training). It is nice not dealing with diapers anymore and he is very proud of himself. Good luck.
I don't think there is a magic time to put them on the potty. I would say every two hours?? Also, I totally agree w/ letting them go bare bottom - or in underpants - skip the pull ups except at night. Messy at times, but they really feel when they go and learn quickly how to recognize the feeling of having to go. Pull-ups confuse in my opinion... Every kid is different - this worked for my daughter (we also used M&Ms - one for pee two for poop)... we'll see how it goes with my son!!! Good luck.
My daughter's doctor told me that at the age of 3 they pee every 2 hours or so. I sat my daughter on the toilet every 1 1/2 to 2 hours when we were training. Good luck.
