Potty Training - Little Rock, AR

NO i do not think that you should go back and explain it if he ready that just help him along the way and reward him for good job when he goes. let him go bare bottom when you are home and it is just you, him, and daddy try and help go and you and daddy take him to the potty when you guys go. If you feel like you don't want him to in bare try under ware but ONLY at home. When you go to the store tell him look here are some Big Boy undies and maybe give him a 2 kinds to choose from. He WILL have accidents and there maybe more than 2 or 3 of them but just let him know that he is a big boy and it's ok to have an accident. but do reward him when goes in the potty. I did both of the ideas that i gave you with my oldest and she got the hang of it but don't remember how may times we had accidents and how many times that i had forgoten that she had pantties on until it was to late and we have to buy new clothes b/c we we out. BUt don't push him into going just take him when you go and let him just set there. hope that the advice helps you i know that training boys and girls are diffrent but may i helped a little
GOOD LUCK

You have to be ready just as much as your child. I let my daughter know ahead of time a certain time frame of when she was going to start wearing big girl panties and no more diapers. It is one of the hardest things to do as a mom... it is discipline & work. We went to the bathroom every 12-15 min. However, I am a stay at home mom...I had the time to work on it. I'm not quite sure how to do it being a working mom.
My suggestion is to talk to the daycare to see if they will work with you when you start and also start talking it over with your son. Just make sure you stick with it and not prolong it b/c it is easier on you. Once you start & your child is doing well...stick with it. A friend of mine lost her chance and had to force the issue much later more so than if she would have stuck with it several months earlier.

K.,

Look up thepottytrainer.com There is no better place for answers on this subject, in my opinion. I am a couselor and used the advise this lady had for my twins and have handed it on to a countless number of others! Congrats!

K.

K.,
Years ago a friend of mine used this technique that she read about in a book. I can't remember the name of it. She set aside I think it was 2 days and during that two days she gave her son fluids constantly in the form of kool-aid, popsicle sticks, about anything he would drink and set the potty chair in a convenient place. The theory was to get the child to recognize the urge to urinate several times. If I remember correctly it worked pretty well for her. If you can I would recommend taking at least 2 days or more, maybe a four day weekend, where that's all you work on.

I would say he is ready to start potty training.

I watched my two boys, for potty readiness. When they were interested we started.

Both started at age 18 months, it took time, patience, and consistancy.

I started with pull ups at first, and once they started staying dry with only one or two accidents a day, I moved them in to little boy underwear. Both my sons got to pick their underwear out.

I have found the key to potty training is not from a book, but from allowing the child an element of control over the potty training.

We are currently potty training my 2.5 year old and we began the same way you did. We then bought the training panties with extra padding in the crotch area. They feel like real undies so she knows the difference in that and a pull up. We also bought her the Elmo's Potty Time dvd and let her watch it a few times then we would take her to the potty and she would go. We ask her about every 1-2 hours if she needs to potty. Its been about 2 weeks and she is doing excellent! We've only had 4 accidents. We also reward her with potty stickers she gets to put on her chart on the fridge. She loves getting them. Good luck and remember to relax. He'll do it when its time.

just take him to potty chair every hour or two depending on how much he drinks and when u need to use restroom, take him with you so he will want to do the same, eventually he will use it regularly without any complications.

it's good that he now knows what it's for and he might be excited at first then lose interest. that is pretty young for a boy, but i'd just keep talking about it with him and if he's able to communicate well and stays interested-great, and if not, i'd just wait a few more months. i always suggest going straight to underwear. he might like picking some out! i wouldn't stress if he's not ready, just see how he does, maybe when you are going to be home with him a few days in a row. good luck!

K., sounds like your little one is ready. Yea! I suggest that you just jump in with both feet. There are a lot of childrens books out there about the potty. I also found potty songs on line when my son was that age. I printed them off taped the pages to the bathroom wall. When my son would sit on the potty he would get to pick a potty song to sing. And yes, we would set in the bathroom singing away. The songs help to get them to sit long enough to do the job. When he is big enough to stand and go you can put cherios in the potty for him to "aim" at.
Good luck!

Take a look at the book Toilet Training in Less than a Day.

Hey K.!

You are so lucky! We're getting ready to start w/ my 19 month old daughter. She tells us when she's going the bathroom already (and you can tell by her face too lol) but she hasn't gotten the hang of pee-pee yet. Congrats to you for such a smart little boy! So, have you figured out what your next step is yet? I can take all the advice possible!

R.
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Can he say peepee or potty? If so...Go for it! My son was pee pee trained at 26 months & poo at 28 months.

Be sure to let the daycare know, so they can start helping train him too. I sure they will have some great advice on what to do. Here's a few things we did.

Go ahead and get a potty book (we used the one that has the button to make the flush sound) so he.
My son, Jake, liked the seat (with handles) that goes on the big potty best, but it sounds like your son may like the little potty.
Put him in pull ups, instead of diapers. If you still have to change him, change him standing up, that way he can see it's different than changing a diaper. You can get him some cool big boy undies too. I found the Wal-Mart brand runs smaller in size and fits little guys better than the more expensive brands.
Ask him often, especially after he has a drink, if he needs to potty. I learned not to ask a yes or no question "do you need to potty" but to give him two choices, both which leads to the potty chair, "do you want to sit or stand". He always says stand, unless he needs to poo.
If dad doesn't mind, let him watch dad to learn what to do. He will love being like dad. You may want to get a step stool, incase he wants to peepee standing like dad. Jake started out standing.
Make up a silly poopoo potty song. Toddlers love silly.
Lastly, once you do start training, you can use rewards for when he actually potties (not just for sitting on the potty). We used mini M&Ms, stickers, and tattoos & made a big deal out of it. We had to bring out better prizes for poo, but it worked. I got a set of 7 small Dalmation puppies from the Disney store (only $5). Each time he would poo in the potty, he got one. After he got the last one, I gave him the Dalmation movie. By Dalmation #5 he started telling me when he had to poo and no longer cries, he just takes care of business.
Good luck.