Potty Training - Omaha,NE

The Spider-Man movie, the first one, potty trained my 7 yr old boy. He loved watching that movie every nite, so we made a deal-if he had an accident pee or poop, he didnt get to watch the movie that nite. He had no pee accidents and 2 poop ones in the first month of doing this. He was 3 at the time.

Hi I am 30 and I have a 9,5 and 2 year old. My 2 well 21/2 year old has been potty trained for 6 mo. now. What I did is I took away the pullups and put him in underware and he loves to carry around a Spiderman backpack with extra clothes in it and loves to have character underware. He loves the thought that he can take it with him everywhere and put it on his back. Yes it was hard at first cleaning up pee but I have wood floors. His brother which is 5 is a big help also with him going potty.I was really consitant with him and it worked. I love not having to buy pull ups its crazy how much they are. Good Luck!!!

Hi J.-

I have a boy and a girl and another boy on the way so I have dealt with both side when potty training. I have found that both were really easy to do. When my son was 2 I read an article in either american baby or babytalk or one of those magazines that had a lady who was trying to potty train her son. She took her son to their cottage out in the country and let her child run naked all weekend and he was potty trained by the end of the weekend. So I took the same concept, except I didn't have a cottage to go to, I just let my son run naked out in my mom's backyard and sure enough by the end of the weekend he was potty trained.

my son just turned 3 yrs old. We started potty training(really focusing on it) about 3 months ago. We made a chart that stuck on our hall wall. everytime taylor went tinkle in the toilet he got to put a sticker on the chart and a starburst. After 15 stickers he got a little debbie snack cake. if he pooped in the toilet he got 2 starbursts. I also skipped pullups. He wears them for nap and bedtime that's it. the rest of the day he is in regular underwear. we make it a big deal every morning that he gets to pick out his underwear and everytime we buy new ones he picks those out too. I do know from experiance, and from having 3 younger brothers that boys are harder to potty train, you just have to pick a system that works for you and stick with it.
B.

WELL SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE LOL i have a 3 yr old son who fought like hell to be trained lol he would sit nd sit nd sit nd nvr go so i talked to the dr and researched it and the way i ended up doing it is i just bought him big boy underwear and never let him wear a diaper again lmao he peed his pants but he hated wearing him so i spanked his butt each time and eventually i guess he got tired of it bcz he went potty!!!! yay!!! and shortly after that he started peeing standing up only he doesnt pee sitting down probably from watching his daddy lol i am still having an issue with him going poopy in his pants but he pees in the potty everytime at home...all by hisself...yea i heard the same thing about boys being harder than girls and dr says most boys arent ready until 3 but i think it depends on the child but i didnt push it but as soon as he turned 3 I took the diapers away and said no more and he peed his pants alot the first week or two so i left him naked on the bottom at home bcz he would only pee if he had something to pee in lol im gonna be starting the potty training thing again lol i have a 19 month old

when i was potty training my son i put him in regular underwear and has some kind of treat from him in the bathroom and told him that if he goes in the tolet then he gets one of the treats it was usaully candy in a candy jar and he loved it i also did that with my daughter

I have a 2 1/2 yr old boy and we (my husband and I) are potty training for the first time. We let our son in the bathroom with us and have recently have been putting him on his potty with a full cup of water or juice. So far he has used the potty 3 times and each time we make sure to give him lots of praise. That's all we can do as the rest is up to him. Just know that it will happen when he is ready.

Dr Phil's potty train in one day method worked for my son. (Who was just over 3 years old at the time.) Many mother's recommended it to me and it worked!
http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/264

have him put one square of toilet paper in toilet, then let him pick a color from food coloring and drop one or two drops on the paper, then let him aim and shoot. My son loved this game and was potty trained in no time.

Hi J.,
I totally sympathize with you. My son actually was 3 when we finally got him potty trained. We did not use the candy method which alot of people told me would work. Instead, we printed up a potty chart and bought stickers to place on it. When he went potty three times in a row without an accident, we took him to the carousel. Eventually he got hooked on the idea of going to the carousel when he went potty and started having fewer and fewer accidents until finally he was fully potty trained. We did however get him weaned from the carousel too!!

S. S.

I have 2 children a 9 year old boy and a 2 1/2 year old daughter and I am potty training my daughter right now. first off they will let you know when they are ready don't force them. Second make it fun we have been using the potty training stickers from harmons and they are working great my daughter get's so excited about picking what color smiley face to put on her chart and each chart that she completes she get's a prize. Don't stress just make it fun and it will happen when there ready.

P.

Janelle,

I have also found boys to be harder to train than girls. I have 3 boys and 2 girls. With my children, I have found that putting pressure on them just makes things worse. I found myself putting pressure on my son because he was three and still not trained and I felt disapproval from friends. But, I came to my senses and laid off. I kept the potty chair available to him. I also offered a reward if he did happen to use the potty. Once I took off the pressure, he decided he did want to use the potty chair. Could it be you are putting pressure on your son because you want to go back to work? Books can help, rewards can help, charts can help, but ultimately your son has to be ready.

J.,
Potty training boys is tougher than girls. Our two boys are 5 and 3. We are currently potty training the younger one and he has been a challenge.

We started a reward system for each child. Depending on what they like the most - stickers, a treat after dinner, etc. In many cases that helps. The one thing we found is that our boys hated the little potty chairs that went on the floor - it was a toy. We bought a little seat that sits on top of our toilet and that worked well. I think you're doing it right - just keep putting him on the potty. He's going to get it. The main thing is to keep the experience positive for him and have patience. Also, try letting him pick out some big boy underwear for when he starts going - this is also a good incentive.

Good luck!

My son is now 4 and potty training him was difficult he knew potty went to potty chair, but wouldn't go. At 3 1/2 yrs I finally took diapers away and put him in underwear. With him I knew he knew when to go potty so if he peed his pants I told him he would have to clean mess up. It worked. I know it won't work for every child. Try put him in underwear in day and take him every half hour and show him a reward he could get if he puts his pee pee or poop in potty.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?W...
Check out this site, if it doesn�t come up, its Barnes & Noble.com and the book is "Potty Train your Child in Just One Day"
I used this book by the book and It worked, It was amazing, he had just barely turned 2 and was showing signs of being ready, I didn�t think it would work because I had not even attempted potty training him yet, and one day my son was in diapers and the next day he was in underwear and NEVER wet his pants or even the bed, It goes over kids of all ages with wetting problems and just basic potty training. I loved it and recommend it to everybody whether his or her child is easy to train or not. I think like Dr. Phil has a Good one on potty training in one day too; maybe it�s the same concept. Good Luck.

I had the same problem with my two boys. It does get frustrating at times. Remind yourself that this is the last thing that he has to accomplish to move from being a baby to a toddler. This is a choice that he will make even if you want to do if for him. If you are looking to go in the work force than I suggest you get a timer one that you might use in the kitchen a min. one. Give John liquid, juice is a good one. Than every ten min. set him on the potty and if he goes give him lots of praise, treats work well to. If he wets in his pants don't make a big deal out of it this will discourage him on using the potty.

It took me three to four months with my 3 year old to use the potty when I set down and put my mine to it (Finally had it with changing poppies). I even got him under pants with the rubber pants. I switched out with pull-ups when I got tired of washing undies. The truth is they do it when there ready. The best things you can do are support him and not make a big deal over the wet pants.

There is one more suggestion as to your dilemma with the childcare. Work at home especially if you�re trying to have another baby. This way you are not pressured on your child raising tack-techs. I have done some research on this and have found the best solution for myself were I can stay home with my three children. I do not have to trade my time for hours with my business or my family. I love what I am doing and would like to tell all stay home moms about it because I would like to help you stay home. I use to be a nanny and it broke my heart to see the mothers hurt for leaving their children and the child would hurt also. It takes a special kind of person to do what I do for work. If you are interested in this just drop me a note.

Good luck on the potty training and just remember that this time won't last for long and before you know it your Johnny will be eight-teen and going off to college to start his own life. This is just a small optical that us moms have to overcome and who knows your son better than you.

G.

J.-
I trained my son when I was home on maternity leave so this might work with you being home. He was just over 2.5 years and I had tried putting him in regular underwear so he could "feel" when he went. But, that didn't work so what I did was I let him run around the house with nothing on but a shirt. (This will probably only work if you don't have carpet.) It took him three days and he was completely trained. Also, if you use this method, you might not want to go anywhere for a couple of days just so you both can relax at home. I think being consistent without a diaper was the key in our situation. Also, he got a treat that is unusual for him to have (half of a fun size Snicker's) for using the potty. Good Luck!
K.