My son just turned 22 months and I believe is starting to show the signs of potty training. For the past few days he has been telling me when he has "ewww" diapers every time, taking his pants off and on, and telling me he wants to go potty but of course just wants to sit there. My nephew is a year older and went through the potty training stage just a few months ago... My son would watch him and wanted to do it too. With him only being 19 mon1th old I didn't want to push the issue but he did do good for a week. My question is what do I do next? Is he still too young? And if not... How do I start the process of potty training?
Thanks for all your advice.... We started potty training and it has been just a week. He tells me he needs to go nd we get there but we just haven't made it in the potty. We are still at it and hope to be trained soon.
Check out 3-day potty training via google. It is a wonderful guide on how to start the process and be successful. I used it with both my kids and they were both trained within a week during the day. Nighttime training was done by 2 and a half. Whatever you do don't use pull-ups during the day, go straight to underwear or the process will drag on. Best of luck.
My daughter was so-so with peeing on the potty and refused to poop on it, so I didn't push her. Didn't see much reason in pushing potty training if I knew she wasn't 100% ready. At appx 2yo I put her on the potty every 1-2 hrs anyway and would get her to pee a little usually, but that was it so I kept her in pull ups or diapers. Once she showed interested in pooping on the potty (appx 2 1/2), she suddenly wanted nothing to do with pull ups or diapers other than at nap and bed time. After a few weeks, we cut out the nap pull up. Just at bed time, thank goodness =)
Best wishes to you. It's not easy, but it happens!
we started with my son around 18 months but he wasn't COMPLETELY (meaning nighttime and nap time) diaper free until about 5 months ago. So it took about a year for him to stay dry while sleeping, but during the day he was using the potty full time since about 23 months. When they're younger than two, start by just letting him be completely naked from the waist down at home so he will know when he has to go because he will see it. Just be flexible and you will probably still want to diaper him when going out away from home for long trips (more than an hour or two) and see if he'll go potty when he's out and about. The biggest part of potty training is getting them used to using all potties no matter where they are. Be patient and know that it will probably take a while for him to be completely trained. Good luck!
Give him opportunities to potty. It takes them some time to figure out the control, i.e. how to pee on the toilet. Just give him access to the potty a bunch of times a day, when you think it's likely he needs to pee.
After he figures out the control thing, then give him naked free time --after he pees in the potty. Then, when he is about 90% successful in the potty, put him in trainers during the day.
And, no, he isn't too young. In fact, 80% of the world potty trains their boys and girls by 18 months. My son is 21 months and we are about 75% of the way trained. He will still have accidents for a long while (2 year-olds, and even 3 year-olds, are easily distracted), but using the potty 99% of the time is good enough for me.
D., i say go for it! My little guy was showing signs of readiness around 18 months, so at his 18 month checkup I asked his pediatrician if I should set out a potty and she said "It would put too much pressure on him." (She's very laid back.) I listened to her and didn't, by 21 months he lost interest.
Fast forward to 24 months. We go to the store, he picks out his potty, we take it home and go bare bottom, he sits on it and does OK at peeing several times a day for almost a week, poops a couple of times, then no-go at all. So we take a couple of weeks off and start again, and he pees good, but no poops. One morning about 10 or so days into it we wake up, I say, "Let's sit on the potty!" and he says, No!" and means it. I read at this point (in several places) that there's a window of opportunity around 22-25 months (for boys, earlier for girls) and that if you miss it they are more set in their ways and it's more difficult to train.
In this day and age most people say "Just wait..." and I am sorry I did, I missed that window of opportunity that was wide open, and now am trying to get him used to the idea again so we can go for it again. He's going to be 2.5 in a few weeks.
So, try, and if he doesn't take to it you can always wait a few months and try again, but at least you'll know!! ; )
He's not too young. One of my kids loved getting pennies when he went on the potty. Give him a drink about 15 minutes before setting him on the potty. Let him sit down how ever often you want. It could be more often or less. I've been having my son sit once a day at night before bath time since he was 13 months old. He knows what to do as far as sitting when I say "let's go potty" but holds it and then pees in the tub or on the floor. He's 17 months and I'm going to try doing this more often. If he's poopy and I say "do you have a poopy diaper" he points to his diaper. I believe they know but are trained to go in the diaper. I noticed with all my kids that they stopped peeing without a diaper fairly young and would hold it until I got a diaper on them. I realized they were being trained to go in the diaper even as little babies. That's why I've been placing my son on the potty starting when he could walk. Not potty trained yet but I'm hoping that he will be by the time he's two. Good luck!
