Potty training?

It is entirely possible to have children potty trained early despite people who claim otherwise. I personally think that parents use the excuse "he's too young" to cover for their laziness. It takes a lot of work to potty train a child who is younger than three and I think this explains why most people don't do it. The parents don't have authority over their child in ANY aspect of their child's life and potty training is no different. If a parent is willing to let their screaming child get his/her way just to shut them up, or if the parent can't even make their child sleep in their own bed or sit in a high chair or sit in his car seat because their kid throws a fit, how would they (the parents) be able to MAKE the child go potty? It CAN be done and it HAS been done by MANY of us. Here's how I did it.

I began potty training all my children when they showed signs of readiness. Which I consider to be,: verbally able to understand my words when I explained to them what I wanted them to do and not do, and physically able to 'hold it' long enough to get to the toilet (as evidenced by some dry nights or longer daytime periods)/. For our family (5 kids) this happened at the following times:

child #1 ~ 22 months

#2 ~ 27 months

#3 ~ 18 month

#4~ 18 months

#5 ~ 24 months

Each one of them only took two weeks (max) to potty train (except number 3 who took a month), so I know they were 'ready'.

Here are my tips:

Do NOT use diapers or pull ups during the potty training process. This only confuses the child an prolongs any progress

You may have to use pull ups at night time for a few extra weeks, but using them during the day is a complete waste of time and money.

~ Let the child be naked from the waist down (if you can stand it). This allows him/her to notice that their is actually something coming out of his/he body and it will help him/her to understand what you mean when you say, "Put the pee in the potty". They might not have ever noticed that wet stuff actually comes out of their body and seeing it will help.

Also, not wearing pants or anything reminds them they are to go to the potty

~ Keep the potty chair in the main living area for a few days. That way it's close by, and everytime he/she starts to pee, you can easily get to the potty and sit him down (even if he's already finished on the floor).

~I never used a reward for going potty. I can't say that I am completely against it, but I do feel that lots of praise and hugs ad smiles and cheering is enough of an award. We even went so far as to carry the potty around the house to show everyone, "Look what _did!!"

~Do not let your child set the rules with potty training. Many people will tell you "don't push it"....PHOOEY. Just as we as parents should 'push' our children to do the right thing in other situations (say please, don't hit, apologize...), we should 'push' them to use the potty when they are able. If you leave it to a child, why would he want to give himself more work when he's only 2 or 3? He is ABLE to go potty at 1 and a half or 2, why shouldn't we 'push' it? It worked for all of mine!

My own daughter was potty trained for peeing really soon, but the pooping was also taking her awhile. She kept going to poop on her brother's bedroom floor!! Anyway, I just used the same methods I had ben using for the peeing. I knew she knew right from wrong on this matter because she understood me when I said "don't poop on the floor", and I knew she was deliberately choosing to disobey. So she got a spanking. This is the way we deal with disobedience in our house. You may deal with it differently and thats okay, so long as you DO deal with it.

Years ago, before this new generation of "experts" came in to play, our grandmothers had our parents potty trained at 1 and a half or even younger. Thta's becuase they "pushed" the issue. Maybe we should take our que from them!

So yes, push the issue. If your sure he/she understands, then set the boundaries and stick to it!

There is so much debate about whether it is possible to train young, but it is ridiculous. Just a generation ago all children were trained by around age 2, many even younger! It can be done, just like Carrie said in a previous answer. The trick is to figure out why so many people fail at training young now days and avoid the pitfalls.

Potty training pitfalls to avoid:

1) Starting at the wrong time: If you start training and then decide to quit and go back to diapers it teaches the child that the toilet is an optional inconvenience and that diapers are "our friend". Toilet learning is good at any age, even from birth, but actual training, when the diapers go bye-bye should start when the child is old enough to understand verbal instructions and has demonstrated some physical control, this could be as young as 13 months(the earliest I've personally heard of) or as old as 2 1/2 (the typical child would almost certainly be ready by this age) somewhere in the middle is the average. Also, starting right before big life events such as a move, or a baby is born often trigger more accidents and might not be the best time to start.

2) Fear of accidents: some parents are so afraid of accidents that they don't let their child train. They put them in pull-ups, diaper them for all outings, make them "try" every 10 minutes, and/or set them on the potty all day in an effort to avoid all accidents. The child quickly absorbs the tension the parents feel over potty training. The fact is that, sometimes potty training involves a lot of accidents. Just plan for that. Have some carpet cleaner on hand, throw a shower curtain over the carpet, train in the summer outdoors or in an area of the home with floors, buy diaper covers for outings if you must, but you have to accept the accidents in the start or the child can't progress. Don't worry, they won't be a leaky faucet forever (unless you keep diapering them, and then they might be until age 4 1/2,lol,...)

3) Using The Backburner: Lots of people hit hurdles in potty training they don't know what to do about so they put training on the backburner until their child is "ready". Don't even start until you know they are ready, and when you do start, don't go back. Often children have the most accidents or resistance, right before they have their biggest success in training, you never know how close you are, don't give up! They will train most effectively if they know that YOU KNOW they can do it.

4) Disposable diapers really do make training harder, they work so well that we often don't have a good toileting routine by the time potty training comes around, but when you train, you will need to get a set routine. It might simply be every hour, or it might be before each meal or snack, etc. If your children remember to go on their own that is good, but if not, remind them and try to teach them to go to the bathroom on their own when it is convenient, not just when they feel an overwhelming urge to go.

Potty training is easy once your toddler has "sign". Before you give potty training to your toddler you have to be trained at some level. Check my site www.toddlerspottytraining.com to find solutions, idea and tools.

I potty trained my son in 3 days, not a tough job, very simple once you get the idea.

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Have a good day and enjoy potty training with your toddler!

I personally think they are too young. My daughter was potty trained just before her 3rd birthday and within a week we had no accidents she is now 4 and i would reccomend a porta potty they are really good and you can use them anywhere you just have to dispose of the bag (provided) in the nearest bin.

The triplets will let you know when they are ready. They'll probally learn off each other but i would try in the summer time when you can let them loose outside with their potties.

my daughter was slightly later than most girls because we beleive she might have a bladder problem as she has never been dry through the night since she was born even though i never give her anything to drink after 5.30 no matter how thirsty she says she is as i know she has her tea with a drink at 5pm at the after school club.

Yu just have to remember every child is different. My neice was 12 months old when she was potty trained and by 16 months she was dry through the night but her brother was 3 before he was toilet trained and 4 before he was dry at night. So i would say give it a go and if you have no luck try again next summer.

I put the idea in my oldest's head when she was two, but had no interest what so ever. It took a year for her to want to use it, and when she finally took to it, she was trained in like 2 weeks. We have little accidents once in a while, but she's been trained for 3 months and hasn't wet the bed once. My second child is 2 and likes to sit on the potty, and put toilet paper in it, but that's the extent of it. Some kids train earlier than others, as my husband's grandmother points out often that her 4 kids were all trained at a year old ( I think her memory must be off). You can always try to introduce the potty to them to see what they think about it, how they react, but don't push it and let them have at it at their own speed. I think it equals more confidence and easier training if you wait it out with them and let them figure out when themselves. And remember, if they do it, PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE!!!

Generally as soon as they are able to stand on their own.

Girls are easier to train than boys, I didn't believe this until I had my own children. As soon as they begin to walk you should acclamate them to the potty. One thing that I found important is that you should praise them when they use the potty properly, and do not stop using diapers until you are ready to do away with them.

It is natural for anyone to want to do things the easy way, kids are no different. If they find that they won't have to use the potty if they soil their pants, they will continue to do it. But if you put them in underwear, giving up and putting them back in diapers confuses the child.

There is a happy medium, they do have plastic undergarments that go over big boy/girl underwear, but they don't work as well as diapers and they are often uncomfortable to the child.

At around 30 months my son would stay dry at night which I used as an indication that he was ready to potty train but my son was so stubborn he wouldn't even hear of any ideas about carwyn turbo potty training so after he turned three we bribed him with Hot Wheels...lol. At that point I put him in underwear and never looked back.

my daughter is turned 2 in febuary and well were trying the potty just now for the first time.. when i go to the loo i take her so she can have a rough idea. . as she has a4 year old brother and we dont want her to learn to pee standing up. .could be a mess. . lol. but id say that t hey are maybe a bit to young. . especially if you got to train all 3. . just leave it a little while. . longer . . when they reach 2 id say thats about the time to start training. .but. . every child is different.

so good luck to you, :)

you may desire to purchase a potty seat he can use on the grownup potty, or you may make him use the newborn. the two way you will probable could desire to stay interior the bathing room with him until he is going for the 1st few months of potty guidance. do no longer anticipate him to be waiting to pass in there and shield it himself. grab a e book and plant your self until he is going. do no longer make it demanding. you could grant a advantages of a few type if he makes use of the two potty (like 2 m&m's). wait and notice despite if he's not and don't difficulty. guidance takes time.

I put the potty chair in the bathroom for my daughter when she was 16 months and she loved it. She was fully trained by her 2nd birthday! But don't push it too young, just let them sit on it when you go and ease into it. Good luck!