Potty Training - Wichita,KS

Hello,
The best thing I have found after potty training 3 children is to let them do it on their own. My first child I pushed her and it took FOREVER. With the next 2 I pretty much let them take over and the last potty trained himself prety much on his own. I personally didn't like the little seats that are seperate from the big potty. It seemed like my daughter got so use to that and din't want to use the big potty. I would just get a step stool for her to stand one, something that is big enough to rest her feet on when she is on the potty. You could try taking her to the potty right before you think she has to go. But the best advice I can give you and it seems that you already are doing it...is just to let her do it on her own. The summer time is the best time because you have less clothes to wash when she does have an accident. Little sun dresses are great for potty training.
Goodluck and have a great summer
N.

she is ready for potty training, so start taking her in and sitting her on the potty a little earlier.. go in with her and take a book to read to her and when she finally does go on the potty, praise her a lot about what a big girl she is, and even add a little something special(like a treat or do something special for her) which will encourage her to go to the bathroom sooner.. You can get her big girl panties and at night use pull ups. Once she realizes what she is doing it will become a habit and she will make it to the bathroom on time..

My daughter started showing interest at 18 months We bought her a little potty and let her sit on it whenever she wanted (normally when I went into the bathroom). At that time, we started using pull-ups and taught her how to pull the up and down by herself. After a few months of her actually going on the potty, we started asking her to go every 30 mintues or so and using underwear in the evenings. Daycare set a timer and every 20-30 minutes would take her to the bathroom. At home we would do one m&m each time she pottied. Now, she wears underwear all day and and nighttime pull-ups at night. She is 34 months. We do put pull-ups on when we travel more than 30 minutes and/or when I run alot of errands. Many people I have talked to said their child regressed a little about 2 1/2 but after 3 years had it down and was almost obsessed about making it to the bathroom. hope this helps a little.

My daughter was an early one too...very independent. I agree to just keep encouraging and follow her lead. I would do underwear at home and pull-ups when you have to go somewhere...my daughter particularly enjoyed wearing only panties and then an additional pair on her head -- for about 6 months...definitely get her a potty chair so she can develop even more at her own pace. the other thing i would do is instead of constantly asking if she has to potty start saying, oh it's potty time!...i always put it to a really silly song...taught pre-k for many years and this always worked so much better than asking...then when they do go potty and are dry i would do a little potty dance with them and we always sang silly made up songs with their name in it...all my kids enjoyed that far more than a sticker or a piece of candy!...Good Luck, you are definitely on the right track

Hello! My little girl is 22mths old and started asking to use the potty months ago. I started her out on the big potty when she asked but bought her a little potty because I caught her trying to climb on the big potty one day and almost fell in. She is determined that she can do it herself. I am also a teacher so I will start insisting on her using the big girl potty this summer. I did not force the issue earlier because I thought she was to young also but she now knows when she has to go and with enough time to make it to her potty. When she does make it we sing a potty song like "Katie used the potty, Katie used the potty, Katie is a big girl, Katie used the potty..." Just something to make her feel good. She sings it to herself now when she makes it.

Pull-ups are nice because she can take them off like panties however, easy-ups work better if you are not ready to force the issue. Easy-ups still have the diaper padding so she won't get a diaper rash as easy like she will with pull-ups. I like easy-ups at night. I switched to easy-ups a couple of months ago because my daughter would take her diaper off when she went potty in it and run around naked. The easy-ups were not as easy for her to take off. One thing I noticed is if you let your little girl run around naked, outside or where you don't have carpet, for a while she will pee on herself and start to realize how much time she actually has between the feeling of having to go and going. This helped Katie learn to make it to the potty on time. I just can't get her to tell me all day long because she gets to busy. I also bought her some pretty panties and let her try them on so she can feel how much better panties are over a bulky diaper.

The little potty is great because she can do it herself!!! She feels like a big girl. The only thing I am having a big problem with is getting Katie to tell me when she need to go #2. She tells me after the fact. If you find in tricks on this please let me know.

D.

Pull ups are expensive. Buy a little potty and see what happens.

When you're around the house, let her wear a pull-up without other pants on-it will be quicker for her. You can also just ask her once in a while if she needs to go. You have to be careful not to overdo it, or she may decide it's not worth the hassle. It sounds like she's ready enough that you may not have to spend a lot of money on several packages of pull-ups. Good luck!

17 months old is not too young to potty train. It sounds like she might be ready.
Don't fret too much about her getting upset when she doesn't make it. Praise her for the effort. Maybe next time. You may want to try asking her once in awhile if she needs to go, especially if she's busy and maybe not picking up on her feeling the need to go.

My kids didn't like a little potty, but it might work. If she can get pull ups off easier, it might be worth a try. She may feel more in control.

When my daughter was about that age, we were visiting my mother, along with 11 other family members. Every time she went to the potty, 13 people where cheering her on! It worked!

If it doesn't work for awhile, just keep at it, at least she seems to have the will to do it.

I agree, pullups are expensive, and if she is showing the signs like that, I bet all it would take would be good week working with her with cotton training pants, and maybe some plastic/rubber/vinyl waterproof pants when needed. My oldest a boy(gasp--they don't do that), did the same thing at 19 months, and was trained in less than a week. I was astonished at first, bc 2 of my friends had 3yr olds not trained. I am glad I was at home and could help him, bc I might have missed a great opportunity. With our 2nd, my hubby got frustrated comparing him to first, and he didn't train until 3 1/2, my twins will be 3 July 1st, and my girl has been trained since X-mas this year, and the boy is trained as long as he doesn't wear clothes. You put underwear or pullup on him and he wets or soils himself, I keep telling him we are not joining a nudist colony for him :) lol
My advice is to go with it for the summer, and follow her lead. My children have definitely taught me that they are different.
Good Luck!
J.

Just put a dress on her and let her go without a diaper or underpants. Its easiest this time of year, and cheep. Girls learn so quickly. My second daughter potty trained herself at 23 months. Its hard when they have to go NOW and its hard to go places, but summer is the time to do it, and if she is showing initiative, then take advantage of that.

Good Morning M.! What a awesome little girl you have if she knows now she needs to potty. I would encourage pull-ups definitely. When she does use the potty for real tell her what a Big girl she is and you are so proud of her. Remember though accidents happen and its no biggy. If she is crying when she is wet, then you know she doesn't like being wet. Pull-ups she might be able to handle on her own as they can be pulled down on her own after a few try's.

When she gets the hang of it you can get her some pretty big girl panties. I am just amazed at this age she knows already. WOW!!

Best of everything to you and yours
K.

17 months isn't early at all, I think people let their kids stay in daipers way too long. I recommend getting the Graco Soft Seat Trainer. It's about $20.00. It's not only a potty chair, it's also a step stool and has a removable seat that fits on a real toilet so you can take it with you. I highly recommend it. I started training mine at 10 months and she was completely trained by 18 months. Good luck. PS. pull ups aren't any good because if they happen to poo in one you smear it all the way down their legs taking them off. Good luck.

Absolutely let her potty train herself now. My daughter did the same thing at the same age. She was still in a diaper at night for several more months, but the daytime was 100%. Do not use pullups in the daytime. They are handy at night as she starts to learn to wake up and go in the middle of the night.