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IS MY 16 MONTH OLD TWINS READY TO BE POTTY TRAINED?
My boy will be 17 month in a few days. i was hoping someone can help me out. i forgot what potty training was like. My boys take there daiper off and pee. one of them is always taking there daiper off and running away from me so i cant put it back on. he poops and pees in the bath now. what are something i can do to get him ready and show him how to do it. dad works so he isnt home a lot. anyone with anything that can be helpful. thank you. my oldest is 8 year old so i forgot what it is like. thank you again.
ps how do you know when it is time to potty train them?
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
You should begin sitting them on the potty at set times every day. Begin a routine with them. Don't force them to sit on the potty because you don't want them developing a complex about the potty. Just take them into the bathroom and explain to them where they are and what is done where? (i.e. bath tub is for bath time and the potty is pee pee and poop....). I would continue to use diapers because pull ups are a waste of money. When they are about 2, 21/2 years old, then put them in undies. Children don't really care about their business while in a diaper, they just go. But in undies, they tend to connect the two to the bathroom, with your guidance of course. EXPECT THE MESS!! Expect the poops and urine but don't freak out, again a terrible complex will come over them. Just redirect them to the potty in the midst of the accidents.
Source(s): One year old Toddler Teacher, I have potty trained over 50 children =) - LibraryannaLv 79 years ago
Boys often don't potty train until three. You can start now, but the bigger issue is the taking off the diaper and going wherever he wants. He has the control in the situation and you need to regain it.
You need to let him know if he is not going to use his diaper, he needs to use a potty. The floor, the bath are not the right place. Praise him if he goes in the right place - potty or diaper. If he goes in the wrong place, put him in time out for two minutes.
The right time to train any child is when they are ready. If they can indicate that they have to go, or he knows to take his diaper off just before he has to go, then he's ready to at least try it. Make a big deal out of it when he suceeds. Do not be angry if he just sits there. Don't be angry when he goes in the wrong place, just let him know that it's the wrong place and do the time out - again without anger.
Do NOT force them to sit there until they go. That's just mean. They may think they have to go, or they may not be able to go at will yet.
- 9 years ago
If they are taking off their diaper and seem like they are interested in going on the potty then they may be ready. Just ask them if they have to go, have them take off their diapers and get them pull-ups and sit them down on the potty chair (make sure you buy them their own potty chair their size) and have them sit there until they go and try again every 30 mins. If that does not work then try again when they are a little bit older. I hope this helps, good-luck to you!
~Sarah :)
