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Re: Potty training

asmith86 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:07:05 GMT

my son is two and a half and he wants to use the potty and gets excited, but he just wont use the potty. I am due in aug and would like him to be trained bu then. help i need advice

Re: Potty training

Missjae424 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:49:25 GMT

My little girl is almost 3 and we cant get her to go on the potty for ANYTHING! She'll sit on it but will not go, even though she knows exactly what to do. She says she's a big girl but won't give up her pull up's for "big girl" undies?!?!?!?! HELP!!

Re: Potty training

beemer1 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:58:53 GMT

My daughter just turned two last week. She is potty trained. I started training her at 16 months. I left her without a diaper during the summer and believe me many accidents occured. You just have to be patient with your child. I would always encourage her that she needed to go to the bathroom like mommy. And each time I would go I tell her that mommy was a good gilr and that she could be like mommy. You need to let t your child now that diapers are stinky and you dont want to be a stinky person. I always tried watching signs of her when she was wetting her diaper and I would tell her, " ya pipi time" and rush with her to the bathroom. Even though she wet her diaper I would still take it off and put her on the potty. And now a mother of a 2 yr old and 7 month old, one less in diapers is great. And always reward you child when they do go to the potty with a fruit or snack. IT really works.

Re: Potty training

MommyRN4 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:32:34 GMT

No problem!! There are some really great products out there to help get your child interested in potty training. We even bought a baby doll that drinks a bottle and "pees" in the potty. Then we encouraged our daughter to "be the mommy" and teach her baby how to use the potty like a big girl. By teaching her doll, she had to learn what to do. We got excited for her baby doll and soon...she was going potty all by herself as well!!!

Re: Potty training

AnswerDad01 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:30:51 GMT

Thanks so much... we are looking into getting all of the above!

Re: Potty training

MommyRN4 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:37:36 GMT

Yes..."Potty Power" was pretty good and got my son and daughter motivated. I have also heard about a video with Elmo in it that is pretty good. As far as books go, The potty book for Boys or Girls is great...Hope these help.

Re: Potty training

AnswerDad01 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:57:21 GMT

Great advice. Are there any videos you specifically recommend?

Re: Potty training

MommyRN4 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:05:21 GMT

I found that the best way to potty train children is to prepare them ahead of time for what is to come. Most parents just wake up one morning and decide that they have had it with diapers. As a result, the next few weeks are frustrating for everyone.

I started by renting a few Potty videos and potty books. Every day we watched the fun videos and read the books at night. We even "practiced" teaching our baby doll how to be a big kid. Then after a week or two, I told them that we were going to be a big kid on Monday. We picked out underwear and first thing Monday morning, we woke up and celebrated being a big kid. This got them excited about using the potty which made the process a whole lot easier. While there were still accidents, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

Re: Potty training

AnswerDad01 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:38:38 GMT

We are beginning the potty training process and all the advice here is a great help! If anyone wants to update their progress or talk about any additional methods to encourage potty training, it would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Potty training

PediNurse — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:00:21 GMT

Rewarding a child for good behavior is a foolproof method and it is no exception when it's potty training time. To motivate your child, fill up a jar in the bathroom filled with stickers. Everytime your child goes pee-pee in the potty and wipes herself, she gets one sticker. When she poops in the potty and wipes herself (the best she can), she gets two stickers. At the end of each week, if she collects a set number of stickers, give a reward of your choice. Create a colorful poster in the bathroom with the number of stickers collected so she can view her progress. This will motivate her and make potty training fun!

Re: Potty training

sparks52003 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:03:43 GMT

My daughter is 4 and does the same thing. I just don't know what to do.

Re: Potty training

MommyRN4 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:46:10 GMT

How old is your daughter? In general, kids take a long time to learn how to clean themselves properly...my 4 year old still yells at me to "wipe her butt" on a regular basis. Potty Training #2 can be tricky especially if you are dealing with another issue like constipation or something. Tell me more about your situation sparks52003....

Re: Potty training

sparks52003 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:45:49 GMT

My daughter is potty train when it comes to number one but number two is a big issue. She doesn't even want to try to clean herself any tips.

Re: Potty training

StrongDad07 — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:28:05 GMT

Haha, I hadn't heard of that method before. I'm not sure I'm up to cleaning the floors (happily havent had to do that since our dog was a puppy). Anyone heard of other techinques that work well?

Re: Potty training

writemommy10 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:10:35 GMT

Make sure you stock up on Murphy's Oil soap! We were so proud of Jordan this past Sunday. She went the whole day in underwear and didn't wet her pants once. Then just before we were going to change her for bed, she was on the phone with my dad telling him what a big girl she is -- and then peed all over the kitchen floor!