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 [...]
Potty Training: Plastic Potty? Potty Seat? Or Adult Potty?
My daycare has a (very cute mind you) little toilet that looks and functions just like the real thing, but it is half the size. This is perfect for the little ones to use while potty training…
… however, I don’t have one of those at home. We have the regular adult size toilet and a little plastic one for my son, who is 2. He doesn’t like either of our options… the plastic one is different than mommies so he doesn’t like it, and the adult one is too big… so he falls in!
Should we buy a potty seat so that he can sit on our potty? Keep trying with the plastic little one, or suck it up and hold him for countless minutes while he sits on the adult potty (so he doesn’t fall in.)
Thanks!
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if he is wanting to use yours, buy a potty seat and let him try it out - they arent that expensive…..
ReplyYou can buy a potty seat he can use on the adult potty, or you can make him use the little one. Either way you’ll probably have to stay in the bathroom with him until he goes for the first few months of potty training. Don’t expect him to be able to go in there and take care of it himself.
ReplyGrab a book and plant yourself until he goes. Don’t make it stressful. You can offer a reward of some kind if he uses either potty (like two m&m’s). Be patient even if he’s not and don’t worry. Training takes time.
I have just bought a plastic potty seat for my 2 year old. He hasn’t started using it yet though, just want him to get used to it. Difficult to predict whether children will prefer the potty or the toilet…I know lots of toddlers who much prefer to use the real toilet with an adapted seat. A friend advised me against getting the novelty potties, in particular the ones that look like animals. She said they are awkward because you have to take the trousers off altogether.
ReplyYeah, they make a little thing that sits on top of the adult seat so he doesnt fall in. You can start with that, but you should really try to teach him to hold on to the sides to hold him self up on the adult one. So that he can go while you are out and about without the potty seat.
ReplyGo for the seat that attaches to the adult potty and also provide a step stool for him to rest his feet on. My kids always hated the plastic potty too and just used the regular one.
ReplyJust put a potty seat on the adult potty. Worked beautifully for my little guy. He had a little plastic potty chair that played music when you went pee in it, but he never was interested in it.
ReplyInvest in the little potty - especially the one that plays music whenever they go to the bathroom. Then they actually WANT to go.
ReplyI agree that getting the seat to put on the big toliet is the best solution.
ReplyPlus, who wants to scraped poop out of a little plastic toliet?? gross!