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 [...]
How Do You Go About Potty Training?
Posted by Portable Potty Seer in Potty Training Q & A
My daughter is 16 months old and she knows all about the potty and pee pee and poo poo. I am a first time mother and I have never had to potty train anything. I just dont know if I should reward her with something or what. Anything that worked for you I would like to know. My daughter is more into putting her dolls on the potty then sitting on it herself. I just need help with this whole potty trianing thing. Thank you
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I don’t have any children but I potty train other peoples children for them. Once they are as far along as your daughter, it only takes me two or three days. You need free time to potty train a child. You need from 2-7 days that you can be with the child nonstop. When you are at home, she shouldn’t wear any bottoms. No diaper, underwear or pants. You should make her sit on the potty whenever you are chilling (watching T.V., talking on the phone, or even while you’re cleaning up.) Take the potty into other rooms. Appplaud and make a big deal out of her using the potty and DO NOT reward or excuse accidents. When you have to use the potty, dance around and say the word that you want her to use for the action: “Mommy, has to pee pee/boo boo!” Then let her come with you to the bathroom. When you finish, do everything you would have the child do when they finish. Make sure you applaud and make a big deal when you and others in the household go too. After a couple days of this your child will be potty trained. Going places and sleeping dry through the night can be difficult, but the first step is getting them to go on their own or telling you. Always take a spare outfit when you go out. DO NOT flip flop between diapers and underpants because it’s convenient. That’s very confusing for children. If you want her to wear a diaper while she’s asleep, put it on once she is sleep and try to take it off before she wakes. If you wake up in the middle of the night, take her to the potty and always take her right before bed and first thing in the morning. This works. I have potty trained SO many children successfully using this system.
ReplyAt 16 months it is a great time to start however, most children do not truly get the concept until about 24 months. I have raised 3 children and am now raising one of my granddaughters who is 20 months.
ReplyI have always used the reward system. My grand-daughter gets the same reward after she successfully goes on the potty chair. She loves yo-go’s so I use 2-3 of them. Only give a reward if they go. My grandaughter has accidents, which is normal. Also if she is putting the dolls in the potty. Try holding a doll and calling it baby. Then put a diaper on it. It worked for my daughter.
The fact that Mommy is very excited and shares this enthusiasm should be all that is warrented. Her successfully going to the potty shoud be awarded accordingly. Telling her that shes’s a BIG GIRL!! and Mommy is very PROUD of her. You start getting into rewards then it’s eventualy going to be expected and possibly could backfire. The child only wants to please us and Consistancy is a must.
ReplyYour daughter is still fairly young and the fact that she knows what it all means is a good thing. Just leave the option open to her and don’t push her because she will develop a defense against using the potty if you try to force her. As long as she is aware of what she is supposed to be doing, she WILL one day just up and do it. But if you push her, it will take longer.
ReplyMy daughter was 2 1/2 when she just got up one morning and ran to the bathroom and got up on the toilet and that was that. She knew what she was supposed to do but she just didn’t want to up until that morning. Not doing what I wanted her to do became an attention getter and a game. But when she woke up that morning, she probably forgot about the game and didn’t want to wet herself because her mommy (me) let her go to bed without a diaper for the first time. As long as I kept putting the diapers on her, she would use the diaper, but as soon as the diaper was gone, she suddenly had to rush to the toilet. I wouldn’t do that at 16 months though because the bladder still needs some time to mature. But at 2 years old and especially at 2 1/2 like my daughter, the bladder is stronger.
Good luck. Be patient, your daughter is doing just fine at 16 months. As long as you expose her casually to the idea of using the potty, she will when SHE is ready. You are already teaching the basics so you’re doing just fine.
The best tip I can give you is whenever you go to the bathroom, take her with you!!!! If they are up for it, have other members of the house do it too. She’ll grasp the idea, and that “wanna be a big girl too” mentality will take over soon enough.
ReplyThe best thing is rewards..you might want to try to read her potty books “Once Upon a Potty” is a good one….make sure to ask her every hour if she has to go..Im dealing with this now with my 2 year old
ReplyMy aunt gives my little cousin popsicles and it works. But I learned by watching this one video… I think it was called “It’s Potty Time” or something. It may be a little difficult to find nowadays because I was raised in the 90’s, but it’s worth it. I remember finding it entertaining and that’s when I finally understood it all.
Replymy daughter is 3 and has been going to the potty for about 5 monthes on her own now i just sat her on the potty told her she is not getting up till she goes and im not buying pull ups no more she went that day on and now says thank you mommy i like being a big girl but i have a 17 month old boy he sits on the potty but doesnt use it 16 monthes is young but she will go when she is redy just say good job when she sits on it soon enough she will go potty then she will want to do every thing by herself then you will wonder where your little baby went cause shes all grown up lol
ReplyShe’ll let you know when she’s ready. I had my godson at the movies when he was little. He was still in a diaper. He told me he wanted to go to the bathroom. I thought I’d humor him and take him. So we went, and I helped him out of his jeans. He took his little “thing” out of his diaper, went, wanted help getting back in his jeans. I told his mom when he got home. He never wore another diaper and he never had any problems wetting.
Reply16 months is a lil young so if it dosent work the first time, dont get discouraged. but, if she is ready , get thick cotton underwear and rubber pants to put over it. she will feel wet, while nothing gets wet. that will help her see y she needs to use the potty. and yes reward systems work. like a sticker chart, let her put the sticker on, and when she get 15 or 20 whatever u think is a good number give her a treat (ie going to the park, a sucker) good luck mom!
ReplyLet the child show progress at his/her own pace, and never scold or punish the child for soiling his clothes. You wouldn’t want to leave mental scars on the child. My son was potty trained at 6 mos. and then went the opposite way when he knew he could do it. So I let him use disposable dippers until he wanted to use the potty. It never bothered me to change his diapers, I brought him into the world and I will see him through the stages. Some one ask me how long are you going to be on the bottle and I replied, when he doesn’t ask for it! Consider this… a child of 3 yrs. has only been exposed to the world for 36 months. Please don’t expect him/her to know all that you have experienced. No matter what you do, just do it with love sweet love.
ReplyA Daddy who loves his little boy.
Take your time, she wont be in diapers forever and will do the potty thing when she is ready. Maybe try getting a few books for her, they have books for small children about potty training….Just loosen up a bit, she’ll get there!
ReplyWe tried everything with my son. Nothing worked. We don’t believe in giving candy or money. I got a thing in the mail from charmin toilet paper. It came with stickers. Things kids should do after they go potty and in order. That didn’t work to good. Finally, I went and bought sticker’s (he liked) and a piece of poster board. Told him he would get 1 sticker for peeing and 2 stickers for pooping. It worked like a charm in 2 weeks he was potty trained. He out grew the sticker thing after a few months.
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