Potty Training Help Needed.............

My son Joshua is 22 months old and just now used the "big boy" potty for the first time last night...we have been working with him for a little over a month...we put him on the potty before he gets in the bathtub every night and tell him that big boys pee pee in the potty...he wouldn't use the little potty we bought him at wal-mart...we had to get him a seat to put on the big people potty and he was more apt to use it...we also have a treat system every time he sits on the potty and actually tries to use it...and we always tell him when we are going to the bathroom so he he thinks he HAS to do it because we are doing it...i hope this helps!

HEY T.!!I DON'T KNOW IT THIS WILL HELP OR NOT BUT I ALWAYS MADE IT LIKE A GAME!I SET MY STOVE TIMER TO GO OFF EVERY 15 MINS. AND WHEN IT WENT OFF WE'D RACE AND HOLLAR YEAH, IT'S POTTY TIME!!!AND MY SON DIDN'T CARE FOR THE POTTY HE LIKED THE SEAT THAT YOU PUT ON THE BIG PEOPLE POTTY AND THE STEP STOOL,SO THATS WHAT I LET HIM USE. THE MORE COMFORTABLE THEY ARE THE BETTER THEY DO~ IF THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING THEN WE'D TRY AGAIN IN 10 MINS. BUT IF THEY DID!!!OH BOY, I'D DANCE AROUND THE BATHROOM ROOM LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT AND SING YEAH, YOU PEE-PEE ED IN THE POTTY OVER AND OVER OR YEAH, YOU POO-POOHED IN THE POTTY AND THIS ALWAYS MADE MY CHILDREN LAUGH SOMETIMES I THINK THEY'D TRY REALLY HARD TO GO EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO JUST SO MOMMY WOULD DO THE FUNNY DANCE!! AND THEN I'D RE SET THE ALARM FOR 15 MINS. AND IT WASN'T LONG UNTIL THEY HAVE THE FEELING WHEN THEY NEED TO GO AND PRETTY SOON THEY DIDN'T NEED THE TIMER BUT THEY JUST WANTED ME TO GO WITH THEM TO SING THE SONG!!!LOL!!JUST RELAX AND IT WILL HAPPEN!!DON'T STRESS ABOUT IT I'VE NEVER SEEN IT WRITTEN THAT THEY HAVE TO BE POTTY TRAINED BY ANY CERTAIN AGE!!AS LONG AS KINDERGARDEN ISN'T NEXT WEEK YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME!!LOL!!!GOOD LUCK!!!!T.

Have you tried letting her run around naked at home? A lot of moms I know have had success with that method. Yes, you'll have to clean up a few messes at first but it will give her a greater awareness of when she needs to go.

Hi T.,

I'm going to give you the same advice I gave Stephanie:

Stephanie,

My son potty trained during the two weeks we were visiting his grandparents right at his third birthday, when we left here he was in pull ups and when we got back he was in underwear. We had been working with him for awhile and before he figured it out it was frustrating, but here are my two cents:

Just relax and continue to encourage him but don't force him or show that you are upset (although like I said it can be frustrating!) I think the reason that people get so worried about potty training is because (especially in SAHM circles) to some its a measure of how smart your kid is. Everyone wants to have the child that was potty trained first, who learned to read first, who plays the best in sports and who gets the best grades. Which is great, I would think something is wrong with the parent who didn't want those things for their child, but at the same time it gets twisted around into a competition and if your child ISN'T those things then you feel like your child is failing. Eventually it isn't going to matter. So what if your kid potty trained 2 or 4 or 6 months later than everyone else, as she gets older it won't even matter. For example, when you had your son you probably had a friend who had a child a few months later and the age difference seemed so apparent then (a newborn vs a 5 month old for example) but at age 3 it doesn't even matter because they are just 3 year olds with the same abilities and the same mentalities, one is just 5 months older. So just try to be positive and encouraging and try to put your own feelings aside with potty training and before you know it, it will be done.

Ok, be patient and don't push too hard. If you make it a bad experience for her, it will only slow everything down.
If shes willing to sit on the potty praise her for that. Don't fuss and yell because she didn't actually use it.
I potty trained 3 kids, and this may sound nuts, but i put their potty chair in the family room beside the toybox.Kids don't want to be off somewhere by themselves..and if its too far away from where they play, they may not make it to the chair.
If you have it somewhere close by, with lots of books near..she can sit there and look at books (Potty training books for kids are great to have right there for her to look at) she will spend more time on the seat and have a better chance of using it.
Also, have a routine..have her sit on the potty every hour..starting when she wakes up..if she wants to get up, just ask her if she's sure..if she is, then let her..no big.
When she does use it, praise her..call grandma and have her praise her. Keep a chart on the wall and buy some stickers. Every time she is successful, let her put a sticker on it. When she gets so many (like every 5 or 10) give her a reward: a special snack, or extra play time, etc.

Never fuss or whip your child over potty training. It will make her want to stay away from the potty all together.
I know you want her trained sooner rather than later, but be patient. All kids learn at their own pace, but all kids do learn...

I left my daughters potty in her room and explained what it was. She started having her stuffed animals and dolls go the bathroom there. After a couple weeks of that she was ready for the potty.
I had her go naked around the house and after a couple days she started doing it. I tried putting her on the potty at first and then she started getting it on her own.
We also did a sticker chart for her.

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I tried everything for my daughter with no success. Then I heard about this book called Potty Training in Less than a Day. The method in the book didn't quite work for my daughter but I did learn a few things that did work for her. For starters, no more diapers or pull-ups. Let her wear panties all the time. Second, when she has accidents, make her clean them up - this includes changing clothes, cleaning herself, cleaning the floor or wherever she had the accident. These 2 simple things made a huge difference for my daughter. After 2 weeks, she was fully potty trained except for nights. No matter how early I cut off drinks, she still has accidents at nights (I don't think her bladder is ready for overnight yet). Anyway, you'll just have to experiment and see what works best for your daughter. GOOD LUCK!!