Potty Time - Grasonville,MD

Hi K., I have some advice and I hope it helps. I helped potty train my now 6 year old step daughter. I found what really helped was when she had a concept and intrest in going potty in the "big girl's potty". We tried pull-ups at first to help her train, but that seemed to confuse her. So we put her right into underwear. She made a mess a few times and then realized she had to go in the potty. And she's been using the potty ever since. Good luck!!

I am of the camp of letting them take the lead. When she starts expressing an interest in the potty, can take her pants on and off and doesn't want to be in a wet/soiled diaper, it is probably time to start working on it. I keep a little potty in a convenient location - playroom/kitchen/living room - so they can get there fast. My daughter actually woke up from nap wanting to wear underpants one day. She's been in them since. I do still put her in pull ups at night and naps. She never wore them during the day except for special times when getting to a potty may not be an option (long airplane/car trips, any place where she might be required to walk a long way to find one or have to wait in a long line). She always told me even when in pull-ups and we'd try to find a potty, but had the back-up just in case. The same with sleeping time. Some feel it's cheeting to use the pull-ups during those times, but I think it takes them a bit of time to develop the awareness to wake up. In the mean time, I'm not interested in changing sheets daily. Plus my daughter is very sensitive to making mistakes and would get extremely upset if she woke to find herself all wet. My daughter first showed interest just after 2 for a short time. Then she changed her mind and had no interest until she was 2.75. That is when she trained instantly. My son is 21 months now and likes to go when he sees others going. He's recently figured out the muscles to use and works hard to squeeze them and usually will go at least a little. He's not at the point of being able to tell me if he needs to go though. We encourage him at his rate. He also has some kidney/bladder issues which prevent him from completely emptying his bladder so I'm not sure how training will progress with him.

im not sure for little girls i have a five year old and i started him when he was two i would take him and set him on the potty he only wears pull ups at night

my daughter is 19 months and at her 18 month doctors visit, the pediatrician told me that it was time to start potty training. he suggested for the first couple of weeks just letting her sit on her potty fully dressed and reading her a short story. so that's what we've been doing for the past week. she loves the story time and then she enjoys washing her hands in the sink when we are finished.

I'm a proud mother of 2 boys. My oldest son is 3 who's been back & forth about potty time. Before I had my second son, my 3 yr old was in preschool and potty training , then I got let go from my job, we withdrew him from preschool and I didn't force him to go at home. We'd discuss the issue then not and now he goes here & there on his own. When they're ready, they'll go. Good luck!

You can start letting her watch you, sit on the potty with her clothes on, and play. Maybe next year you can start. My daughter was 2 1/2 and it took about 12 hours. It is very quick if they are ready.

In my experience with potty training its the parents that need to understand that its a slow gradual thing. As young as 1 year old you can start by letting them watch you (or the same sex parent) use the bathroom. Let them sit on the potty ANY time the want to. Never demand that they "try." Leave it all on their terms and you won't end up in a power struggle over it with your child. Its all positive. Nothing negative.

Good Luck!

I would have to agree...let your daughter take the lead. I think as parents we decide when we think our children should be potty trained and our children have a different idea. One thing I learned by potty training both of my girls is they will decide when they are ready.
If she is showing interest in the potty, go for it. Explain to her what the potty is for and what she needs to do. Try charts or treats when she goes in the potty. She is still young.
Good luck!!

If your daughter is showing interest in the potty or what is going on in there, taking her own diaper off, or seems to be really noticing when she goes bathroom- like she needs to be changed right away and lets you know that- it is probably a good sign to start. We are thinking of getting a potty seat for ours right now, because there has been some interest- but we aren't going to push it.

I heard that after or around 2, if thye are ready, is a pretty good age to start introducing the concept- a lot of what other people said about allowing her to sit on the potty in non-stressful ways is good, and the other thing that is importatn is how long she can go with a dry diaper- like if she can go at least two hours- or if she sometimes can go through the night without it being wet- then she is likely to be ready to start potty training- but each child is ready at their own pace, so it is important that you don't let it become a big, stressful, scary thing. Everybody Poops is a good book, and there is one that has the flushing sound that I've seen a lot of kids enjoy, but I can't remember the title of it.

Hello K.,
i have a little girl who is 4 and she has been totally potty trained since she was 2and a 1/2, when she turned one i introduced the potty chair to her, she was very interested and she really tried it, it was great becasue it was in the summer so she got to run around the house naked most of the time, but when winter came she didn't want anything to do with it, so i didn't puch because i didn't want to scare her from it, then i found a potty seat that fits right onto the toilet and she loved it and that was when she turned two and by the middle of the summer she was out of diapers completely, we did have like a total of 4 accidents at night, but other then that she was great and i was soo happy to not have to buy diapers any more, hope this helps a bit
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I have a three year old and potty training was easy for me. This is because, my daycare provider started potty training her first. So, I followed-up at home. What I did was buy a musical potty with a book and stickers for her reward. Every morning after she woke up, I took her to the potty. After every meal, I took her to the potty. I also took her to the potty an hour after she drank her beverage. I was tired, but it has paid off. My daughter has been in panties for almost a year. She loves her panties. I bought her several different cartoon characters.

Whenever she is ready. If you notice that she is staying drier in her diaper longer, then get her a potty seat and introduce her to the concept.

Elmo has a great Potty Time dvd that she might get excited about.

Just whatever you do, don't force the issue with potty training she will digress before she progresses.

hello, it is hard to day when you should start I am a mother of four they were all potty trained at exactly 2 weeks before they turned 2. I would bring the potty out when they were 14 months and just show them week by week what it is and to get them use to it I have a 13 month old I dont know when I will start her she is the baby and I dont think is ready yet, but I will try just be patient and also you must remeber that you have to be ready to potty train and sevoted to it.