Potty Training Twins
If you have twins or children of a similar age you may feel that potty training them together may seem like a time-saver, but it doesn’t always work out that way, as your children may approach readiness at different times.
A key point to remember is that not all children are ready at the same time [...]
What Is The Best Method In Potty Training Little Boys?
My little boy just turned two and I would really like to start potty training him but i’m having a little difficulty. I don’t have any trouble getting him to sit on the potty chair, it’s getting him to actually USE it. I’ve tried giving him juice or waiting until after meals then sitting him down, but it seems no matter how long i let him sit there he won’t go until i put his diaper or pull up back on, then he goes within seconds and i have to change him again. Could it be he just isn’t ready?
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I started the same way with my son and yes that means that he isn’t ready. You should always make the potty available, put it where they can see it, and talk about it. Maybe get some books to read stories about the potty. My son actually liked the movie “Potty power” and it made him want to “try” at least. His doctor says that boys take a little longer sometimes and it isn’t unusual for them to be 3 1/2 or 4 when they are actually potty trained all the way. He said that the worst thing to do is to force the child and to let them tell you when they are ready. He said look for signs like waking up dry, going long periods in between diapers, feeling uncomfortable when they do go in their diapers and if they want their diaper changed right away. You should also not make them sit for long periods of time on the potty at once since this will slow the process down. My son would gladly sit on the potty for 40 minutes if you let him until he goes but this is so uneffective. I was told that he just isn’t completely ready alothough he is getting close and that they need to learn of the “feeling’ or sensation they get before they have to go before it will work. I would just sugguest the books and video for now to get him used to the idea. It will all fall into place. Hope this helped.
Replyhaving the same issues with my daughter. My SIL suggested putting poopy in the potty from a dirty diaper and pretending that they went. make a HUGE deal about it. Praising, singing, clapping. Then show them when you throw it in the toilet and flush it. Make more of a big deal. I have been giving her stickers… though I have YET to get her to go in the potty chair, I have succeeded in getting her to ask me for the potty more often and she is telling me now everytime she goes even if its in her diaper. I think thats a good start so far…. now just waiting for the real thing to happen so I can quit pretending!!!
ReplyMy son was 2 yrs and 10 months when he FINALLY trained. By experience i can tell you boys take longer than girls. But i know this sounds weird but the only way i could get my son to learn was to take away diapers completely!!! NO PULL UPS AT HOME!! Pull ups confuse them . When possible you have to let them FEEL their peeing themselves and they eventually learn they 1. don’t like being soaked and 2. to go to the potty chair when they feel it coming. At night pull ups…or when you go to town but other than only underwear…messy..yes….but i Promise it works the quickest.
ReplyI have 2 boys ages 4 and 2. They were both potty trained before they turned 2. The way we did it was we would let them watch daddy go potty and see how “big boys do it” then we put a stool in front of the toilet and show teach them to hold on to the lifted toilet seat cover and that worked perfect. They wont have to worry about aiming because if they hold onto the back it is already aimed for them. Then when they get a little bit bigger they will figure out how to aim by themselves. I liked training them this way because it was immediate!! as soon as they saw they could go like daddy they would go in there by themselves stand on the stool and go. I just always make sure I have clorox wipes to clean under the toilet seats where there hands go every time they use the potty. Good luck, and dont let people tell you boys are slow, i have heard that so many times and I still have yet to see it. they will tell you the same thing when it comes to school and dont expect too much from them!! I believe it is all on how much time and patients you have!!
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