WHEN And HOW Do I Start Potty Training???

With my two older boys, I didn't start until they were around three years old. I think if they start showing some signs, like knowing when they've just wet their diapers, or asking to be changed, etc., is a good time to start. One is very early for a boy.

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If you start trying to train before they are ready... it is going to be a long and worthless battle.

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Some signs when they are ready is when they start to tell you they went, they take off the diaper, they bring you a fresh diaper...

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When my son was 2 I got the potty seats out. He was curious but then didn't want anything to do with them. I put them away at 2 1/2. A month before 3 we were on the airplane and he said he had to go potty for the first time. After that I got him on the potty first thing in the morning when I could pretty much guarantee some action. The last time he wore diapers during the day was on his 3rd birthday. After that it was underware and very few accidents. Within a couple of months of daytime underware he was dry at night too. He was much much easier than my daughter who was day trained before 3 but wore pullups at night until 4. They all eventually "get it" so it's my humble opinion that if you are able to wait (no potty training requirements at daycare or preschool) until they are ready it will be much quicker and you'll have less accidents. We went from diapers to underware so quickly it shocked me and I wasn't quite prepared to lose my baby to a little boy but you have to go with the flow and when they are ready you will know. Good luck and enjoy your baby. You can always ask you pediatrician, too.

I agree w/the other mother and that you have awhile to worry about this. Boys usually are later than girls.
My youngest was around 3 or so before he was potty trained. Lots of accidents. My youngest son just turned 2 a month ago and is starting some signs but will not go in the potty.

I say about 2 1/2-3 yrs old. They really need to understand to know what's going on.

I hope this helps.
M.

I got my son a potty seat when he turned one, and started to introduce it to him. We didnt work on it too much at that time, but I wanted to get him kinda used to it. He just wanted to sit on it at times. Boys are WAY harder to train than girls. I used to babysitt 2 girls and they were easy. One was trained at 15 months and the other at 19 months. Well my son is 2 1/2 and just now half way there. He goes pee in the potty, but wont go poop yet. With boys you are supposed to teach them to sit first until they understand to separate the two, and thats what I was trying until a few weeks ago my son went in the bathroom and said I need to potty, and then he said I want to stand and since then he has been going. He still has accidents and doesnt get to the potty in time, but he knows. He wears underwear all day except while sleeping. I just have to get him to learn to sit and poop too. So if you want just get a seat and play around with it and in a few months see how interested he is in it. By the time he is 18 to 22 months he will most likely understand a lot more and probably go at times when you take him. One thing you can try is before and after baths sit him on it. I started dong that at about 15 months and he would go just that one time a day. Good Luck!!!

J.

Dear A M,

In case you're interested in a good parenting book that is also humorous, I recommend any of Dr. Kevin Leman's books. He discusses potty training in at least one of them because I've read it. Basically he says that when they get interested in what you do in the potty room, you can put a child's potty in the bathroom and when they're ready, they'll start to sit on it. That way they train themselves.

And I have a friend who put cheerios or fruit loops in the potty to teach her sons to aim.

Hope this helps!

A.

I have a two year old little girl and she was potty trained at 18 months completly but she also has two older siblings and always wanted to do what they did..but now that she is two we have taken a back step and are going through it with her again bc i dont think she really understood what or why she was doing it. now she does and its just getting her take a break from playing long enought to go to the bathroom. you are lucky to have a boy bc in my experience boys are so much easier than girls. we live out in the country and im sure this might sound real hick or backwoods but my son used to catch my husband everyonce in a while in the bathroom and before we knew it he was trying to copy him any time we were outside. the funny thing is when he was finally potty trained it took forever to make him realize he didnt have to go outside everytime he needed to go to the bathroom. the hardest thing about boys is getting them to aim and im not real sure if they ever master that. good luck but you have plenty of time to research and figure out which way will be best for you and when you decide to start just take it slow and some people even use a reward system like giving them a sticker when they make it to the potty without doing it in their diaper. the one problem i am having with my daughter is she is smart enought to know that even though its a pullup its still a diaper so i have started putting actual panties on her so she cant just go when ever she wants to she has to go to the potty and once you have mastered getting them to go t-t in the potty the next one is getting them to realize when they need to go poo poo and that one can take awhile with some messes but every kid is different i know all three of mine were.

1 is really early. Most kids start potty training between 2 and 3, and boys often tend to train on the later end of that.

To be ready, kids should be able to get to the toilet on their own and be able to verbialize that they need to go. Ideally, they also recognize when they need to go, so they might say, "Go potty!" or "Go poo!" That said, you've probably got a bit of time before your son is ready.