Advice on Potty training

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Nen, is she showing signs of readiness, i.e. telling you when she's done a wee or poo and having dry nappies for a length of time? If not you might just be in a for a lot of washing. She's not quite 2 yet, so maybe wait until the warmer weather as less clothes to deal with might be success easier.

With regards to starting her off, buy a cheap potty and take her with you to the toilet when you go, show her what your doing and maybe teddy can sit and have a wee. My daughter got it a lot earlier as she wanted to copy her brother. On occassions I've found her trying to stand over the potty for a wee.

My two are both still having accidents regularly and its always down to leaving it to the last min and engrossed in play. All the sweety bribery in the world isn't going to make my son listen to that signal for a wee when he's really engrossed. I'm sure they will both get there, but some days I do get fed up with it.

neneromanova

sh1305 wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tommee-Tippee-Portable-Potty-Blue/dp/B000HSZTRO

Yes I've seen these around. Are they worth the money then?

mumslave wrote: »

signs a child is ready to potty train:

Able to pull own trousers down at least.
Able to know when they are weeing/pooing.
Showing an interest in you or siblings weeing/pooing

Signs a child is not ready to potty train:

You produce a potty and they stick it on their head, proud of their new hat. Put it away and try again in a month :rotfl:

When going out, I took a little potty with me. Also a change of trousers or three.

She's always known when she's going to weeas when we've seen her do a "wee shake" we've always told her she'd done a wee. Also she stop and stares at you, going bright red and just says poopy to you. It's quite funny really. And we have to follow mummy to the toilet all the time where she will sit on her cheap plastic potty fully clothed. Then once i've finished we ALWAYS have to see what I have done :rotfl:

My mum said to me to wait til summer so she can just run around with no pants on and go wee when she wants. Is it worth waiting or do you think I should start soon?

bertiebots

neneromanova wrote: »

I've got to start potty training my DD soon, but i've just 2 questions. Where do I start and what do you do when you're out and about?

I always say wait till your child is ready as all kids differ. You will know because they will start to show signs in some way when using their nappy and may even complain etc. They may do a little shiver when they wee or hold themselves etc and I remember one of mine going behind the sofa to poo (in their nappy of course:eek:) . If they are recognising going in their nappy then you can have a go.
First pick a time when you arent going to be busy for a few days and see what happens. Have your potty in the room you are using (too much to expect a littly to make it upstairs!) and explain what it is. Keep asking them if they need to wee etc and praise them if they say yes and use the potty successfully. Expect accidents and dont get cross...it could take a few days before they get the hang of the potty and little boys have a habit of weeing up in the air if they are sat lol! Then graduate to the toilet and potty (so they are happy to use one when out) and after a few weeks you should have cracked it . Of course all kids have accidents and this is common up to the age of 4 or five.
If your child is really having problems and its obvious they havent got it yet just put them back in nappys and wait 2 months . Then try again:)

Gingham_Ribbon

It's normal for them to have accidents when they're busy. They've spent the last 3 years just 'going' whenever they needed to and tearing themselves away from a game isn't always what they want! (And obviously they won't necessarily remember or recognise the feeling every time.)

Keep doing what you're doing, remind him, encourage him and congratulate him when it works and say nothing when it doesn't - except maybe a gentle reminder that the potty is there when he needs it.

Jelly tots are good too!

lola34

I would say its still early days with the potty training, however if you take him and he's weeing on demand perhaps like the above post said remind him where the potty is just to get him to try and remember himself, children need to get to grips with the feeling on needing to go to the toilet.

I used the Tommee Tippee travle potty when nannying - this was a few years ago and I did find the legs sometimes collapsed underneath so never bothered with my two, it was quite funny as the inside bit was basically a nappy bag with a sanitary towel inside - very blue peter style

mrcow

mumslave wrote: »

I have a secret to potty training. Its called Jelly Tots :rotfl:

Mine was chocolate buttons - 1 button each time - and it worked a blistering treat.

What was more - I made sure everyone got one - so all the other kids were leaping about every time we had a success.

It's funny how much easier it is to remember to go to the toilet when there is chocolate involved

Molly41

I potty trained 3 boys and 1 girl and the boys were the hardest to say the least. Being wet is actually quite effective as your DS wont like it. So he should start to connect the two and start to use the potty of his own volition. I agree that chocolate buttons work well. I also used to put a pingpong ball in the toilet and it was game to try and hit the ball!! Helped the boys develop their aim. Do you know I cant remember toilet training my DD but have many memories of toilet training my 3 DS's!

Counting_Pennies_2

mrcow wrote: »

Mine was chocolate buttons - 1 button each time - and it worked a blistering treat.

My first child responded to bribes chocolate buttons for a number one and a Kinder Egg for a number 2 (took months for a number two to arrive on the pot!)

My second couldn't be bothered with bribes, she just does a little rain dance at the potty, then picks it up and insists on disposing of it herself!

angelicmary85

mumslave wrote: »

I have a secret to potty training. Its called Jelly Tots :rotfl:

What a terrible mother you are...one bare jelly tot?! How stingey!! :rotfl:

My DD was 2 a few months ago and we started toilet training in Jan..she was doing really well until suddenly she stopped going altogether, then she pee'd in the toilet but nothing else...so I bribed her into pooping in the toilet...by waving a mini milk at her :rotfl:Not going to count my chooks before thy hatch though, today was the 1st time she pooped in the toilet in about 2weeks!!

Sarah the only piece of advice I can give you is to avoid putting a nappy on the wee man...it'll get confusing for him if you keep chopping and changing.

SarahNeedle1872

He only has a nappy on at nighttime Mary, do you think I should stop doing that too? I don't think he'd get up in the night for a wee because he sleeps so deeply...

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