Hi mamas!!! My daughter is going to be 2 in June. She has shown interest in the potty for a few months now. If she wants to sit on the potty I will put her on it, but haven't pushed it yet. Just looking for tips or advise on potty training and how to make it easy on her. What has worked for u and your kids? What hasn't worked...? She already enjoys wearing panties, so hopefully that will help the process. I've also heard not to use pull ups bc they are too similar to diapers... Thanks in advance!!!
Here's am educational site that gives some great "readiness" checklists. See whether you find your daughter there. http://www.parentingscience.com/toilet-training-readiness...
You can also click through the topics to see several different approaches to toilet training, the ideal ages to start, and their advantages and disadvantages.
Good luck.
AVOID Pull-Ups, WASTE of money and time.
LOTS of patience and the rewards system ONLY works if they UNDERSTAND it. Once my son figured out "I do this, I get that" things fell into place FAST! :)
LOTS of cheering, praise and hugs worked with my son. (He's a little lover.)
Good luck, this will be a faded memory sooner than you think.
I did not use pull ups. My kid is still a work in progress but she is diaper free during the day. :):)
we used M&M's.
1 for sitting
3 for going pee
5 for going poop
That worked great for me. I went hard core for a long weekend (Friday-Sunday) and that was a great platform. I had daycare help me during the week..she had accidents at first but it got better and better...now she will occasionally have an accident but its like once a month. I started potty training my daughter when she was about 20months old...she is now 27 months. Good luck
My daughter turned 2 in February and is almost diaper free (still wearing them at night). She and her older 2 sisters all "potty trained" the same way and around the same time. Started showing interest before two, were "trained" by 3 when started pre-school (with some accidents of course)
I take a more laid back approach (no rewards or huge deals made out of it) since my toddlers all wanted to be "nakey" a lot I was tolerant of this at home and found the naked time really facilitates potty training. I put a potty chair in the room where they were playing and reminded them if they sat on it there wouldn't be a mess. There were some puddles to clean up, granted but they figured it out pretty quick. Having the potty nearby helps, and as they get the hang of it you can move it to the bathroom. It has only been a month or two and my 26 month old daughter now consistently uses her potty at home all the time. No diapers at home at all. No messes on the floor. I am pretty stoked.
I have still been putting diapers on my daughter when we go out for errands sometimes when I haven't felt like dealing with it and she will actually tell me she needs to pee and not want to pee in her diaper. She has peed in "big potties" at various stores now, of her own idea. We do praise her for going in her potty etc. but not any more than we would praise her for any other achievement.
We are working on the ability to pull up and down her own pants and panties. She still needs some help with that, depending on the outfit. It is useful to stick with things that are easy on and off at this age (ditch the overalls!)
I agree pull ups can be too much like a diaper, in the past I have used old fashioned cloth training pants but haven't been able to find any locally.
I think if they are given some "pants-less" time at home they will soon connect that going to the potty is a good idea without other incentives!
Of course this method isn't for everyone but it's worked well for me and my three girls. Good luck!
just finished with my 2.5 month yo daughter, potty is in the bathroom up stairs and downstairs, praise her and limit fluids at night. drink with meals, dont give her a cup to carry around all day. No pull ups, that gives sense of diaper. You need at least 3 days of staying home and no diapers and it will work!
It's been a couple years since I potty trained my daughter, so the memory's not as fresh, but I have a couple basic tips of advice for you. One - when she's inside, let her run around with no pants on for a while. It will cut way down on laundry if she's not soaking through pants constantly. Two - have a timer set to go off every 15 minutes, and each time ask her to at least try to go potty, or if she has to. It takes them a while to be able to recognize the need. Keep lots of rags/cleaning stuff easily reachable. I started when my daughter was 2 1/2... she was trained during the day by the time she was 3, and for a few months longer for the night time. Good luck! :)
