Potty Training - Winter Haven,FL

My daughter loved to sit on the potty at 14 months also... and when they accidently go pee (especially may happen with water running nearby!), it's hard not to get excited and think they may be ready to start training... But please keep in mind that in order for a child to be ready to potty train, they have to have the muscle control as well as the get-the-message-to-my-brain power to HOLD the pee until they GET TO the potty. HUGE difference between sitting on the toilet and making it come out, and sitting in the living room playing PLUS feeling the urge to go PLUS holding it until you get your pants down and your butt on the seat!!

Lots and lots of people use the seperate potty seat... but I am a mother of 3 who thinks the potty seats are disgusting and unnecessary... It's an extra step for the child to have to learn to transition to the big toilet, and it's an extra step for you to have to clean and sanitize that gross thing every single time they use it! Plus, what do you do when you're out in public and they have to go on the huge scary toilet when they are used to the teeny potty seat??? I used the cushy seat for my kids, and they sell a fold up plastic one you can stick in your purse for public toilets... Good luck, and please don't rush her! It is sooooo much easier to change diapers than to deal with the messes you'll get daily from a child in panties who isn't ready (don't get me started on how unnessesary Pull Ups are-- I think it takes longer to potty train with them, and they are expensive. I do the cold turkey potty training- once we decide to start, no more dapers except at night time!)

Every single time you have to go to the bathroom (#1 obviously) take her with you. It's a little weird at first but she's your daughter. You're teaching her what happens in the bathroom. I found that getting my daughter her own potty was the only thing that made the final process easier. Take her with you, and after the first few times, tell her to sit on her potty like mommy does but leave her diaper on. Then, after doing this a few times, take her diaper off and tell her to try. Sticker charts work pretty well. Everytime she does a great job going potty, she can put a sticker on her chart. When she has earned a certain number of stickers, she can get a special treat (a trip to the ice cream shop or something else inexpensive). My daughter started potty training at 13 months but it took a while for her to get it because we moved 2 or 3 times (one move was halfway across the country) so she wasn't actually all done with potty training until about age 2 1/2 but that was our fault. If you're going to try, make sure nothing big is planned. If something comes up and there is a major unexpected change for her then please don't get discouraged. Let the excitement die down a little and try again. Also, you may just have to take her every 15-30 minutes and say "Let's try to go potty!" just until she realizes what you are trying to accomplish by her sitting on the potty. Oh and don't let her play with her big girl potty because then it becomes a toy and she won't want to sit on it and try to potty...she'll just want to play with it.

I tried the cushioned potty seat with handles, but my son was scared to stay on it. I ended up buying the regular mini potty seat. He seems to like it better.

You just need to get her comfortable.

I am also one who refuses to clean a potty ;)
it's up to you :)
the cushion inserts are good
also the kind that goes into the seat & has it's own hinge- that's what we use(d)

14 months might be a bit too young for some kids. But if you think she might be ready try it when your home and on weekends, unless ofcourse you are going out. I made a potty surprise box and you can gift wrap it and put stickers all over and every time they go to the potty they get to pick a surprise from the box. Anything to motivate them to go.

I bought a potty for my son that had a removable ring that could be used on the "big toilet" I wanted to make sure we had both options available depending on what he was more comfortable with. It was only $15.00 at Wal-Mart. I can't remember the brand name, maybe Safety First? It is white, pale blue, and sage green with a cute little frog on the front and it has a lid that closes so it can also be used as a step stool at the sink. Might not be the best potty option on the market, but it was inexpensive, serves dual purposes, and gets the job done.