when should i start potty training my son
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Freaked Out About Potty Training!! (Me--not My Son!)
It goes with a book called potty training in a day. My son was not potty trained in a day, but it actually got him to start using the potty, ...
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- Wait until he's ready. If you wait until he's ready, it will be easy. If you push the issue now, it will be miserable (and likely unsuccessful) for you and your son.
- My son was very difficult to potty train. He likes to be in control of everything he does. Your son will do it when he is ready. With mine, I started when he was 3 ...
- "Wait until he's ready. If you wait until he's ready, it will be easy. If you push the issue now, it will be miserable (and likely unsuccessful) for you and your son. ...
When Should We Start Training Our 18 Month Old Son?
When Should We Start Training Our 18 Month Old Son? My son is 18 months and .... My mom told me when he is 18 months she will start potty training him. ...
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- I think that if your child is showing interest then take the opportunity to get him familiar with it. My daughter was somewhere between 18-22 months when we introduce...
- I would say go ahaed and introduce the potty chair! some kids are ready sooner than others and he sounds like one of them (Lucky for you!!!!!) Our son took an intere...
- Hi K., If your son is showing that he realizes when he "takes care of business" then yes, I would say it is time to try anyway. They may not always understand the...
Potty Training - Accidents If Underwear Are Used
Read all 20 responses: "I began potty training my 28 month old son last weekend. ... pull ups all the time till we were ready to start potty training again. ...
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- My own experience says he may not be ready. Boys are much slower to want to be potty-trained than girls, and as much as you or your day care person would like for him ...
- I had my son potty trained at 17 months, but then dad came home from Iraq. So needless to say I had to start all over. So I just let it go, and keep him in pull ups al...
- All kids are different when it comes to potty training, but possibly what you may want to do is emphasize keeping anything dry--whether pull-ups or underwear or diaper...
Diaper Leakage Problem on 18 Month Old
Read all 35 responses: "Starting about a week ago, my son's diapers are ... Maybe you should try a SMALLER size. Between 1 and 2, toddlers start to "lean out" .... 1. start potty training. "signs of readiness" make you wait until your ...
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- Begin to potty train him he is a big boy now. Put him in an overnight diaper/pull up for trips away from home like when you take him to the store to buy him a potty.
- You can buy pants to put over his diaper. There are catalogues called "One Step Ahead" and "Leaps & Bounds" that sell them into the "T" sizes. I needed to buy a pair...
- 2 pieces of advice: 1. start potty training. "signs of readiness" make you wait until your child is almost 3 or 4. My son is 17 months and has been telling us for t...
Standing up or Sitting down (How to Potty Train a Boy)
If you do start really potty training though, don't be discouraged if .... Hi, I was dreading potty training also. I bought my son a potty for his 2nd birthday. .... You should see what is comfortable for your son. My son started out by ...
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- Hi A., My post is a little late and I didn't read all of the other responses from the other mothers. I am sure I will not be one of your favorite responses (LOL) but...
- Well, can't make any suggestion regarding MIL, but... I have a potty trained 3 yr old son. I would start off sitting and let him follow daddy into the bathroom to ...
- Hi A. My son is now 5 and started potty training when he was 2.5 , not because we made him but because he was ready and he did a pee on the potty and brought it to ...
Potty Training an Autistic 3 Year Old
Can you start sending her in panties? She doesn't need pull-ups here." I had an "OH realllllly! .... Potty Training My 2 1/2 Year Old Son ...
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- Hi D.! My autistic daughter is now 10 years, and I recall your situation when she was that small. Unfortunately, I ahve no great words of wisdom for you. She had been ...
- Daniella, I too have a son who has PDD. He was 4 when he was trained during the day. We started when he was 3 and never "pushed" him too hard. I would send him to t...
- Hi D., I am a grandmother concerned with my grandson's health. I do a lot of research and came across a report by a doctor helping children with autism. I feel you ...
How Long Did It Take You to Potty Train?
It should be an easy stress free transition if they truly are ready. ... as our cue to start potty training (that was about 3 months b/4 he turned 3). ... It took my son until he was 3 1/2 to get to where he was finally potty trained. ...
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- When you are at home, try setting the timer for every hour and when the potty alarm goes off, it is time to try. I have girls that were both fairly easy, though we to...
- Hang in there S.!! It took my son until he was 3 1/2 to get to where he was finally potty trained. Like your child, mine would hold it until he was doing the "pee-pee...
- My first son was 1 week shy of his 3rd birthday when he would go on his own. Our doctor told us that when he woke up dry in the morning, that as our cue to start potty...
Earliest Successful Potty Training Age?
I personally have an ideal age of 18 months to start potty training..." ... I have been "potty training" my son since he was 6 weeks old. .... If you wait for the child's readiness, then potty training should take only a couple of days. ...
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- Every child is different, and every child has his/her own way of telling you that she/he is ready. It is the child's readiness that determines when potty training star...
- HI there- You may not believe this but, I started with my son at 3 weeks old. Try checking out the diaper free baby portland website, they have great meetings. My son ...
- I would steer clear of your setting the age when your child should be potty trained. You can start working on it, but don't be surprised if your attempts are thwarted...
Weaning and Potty Training
I need advice on when to start, should I tackle one then the other, .... My son potty trained at about three (I know girls generally do it earlier but not ...
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- I would do one at a time, and you might want to start at the nursing situation, since they might be too young to start potty training, and the transition of both WILL ...
- J., I would wean her first. Typically girls will potty train at around 2 years old. My daughter is 21 months as well and only wants to go when one of the rest of ...
- Put her in rayon or cotton little girl panties. Yes, you're going to have a laundry issue for a couple of weeks, but she will want to go potty on her potty chair beca...
Night Time Potty Training
She is now a little over 3 and I am wondering whether we should start thinking ... My son didn't toilet train at night until he was about 3 years 3 months. ...
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- If she is potty trained during the day and not have excessive accidents throughout the day, then she can definatley be potty trained at night. My son was 2.5 and fully...
- Hi Y., My son didn't toilet train at night until he was about 3 years 3 months. That said, he really was dry at night, I just wasn't getting him out of his diapers...
- I honestly don't think there is any "ideal age" as it is really an individual matter. If she is consistently wet at night, you might be setting her up to fail. If sh...
