Advice on Potty training

SarahNeedle1872

My DS is 21mths today, and while shopping this morning I bought him a potty...
I bought one about two months ago (only £2.50 for a Huggies pack with Pull-Ups and everythingin it!) because it was cheap, but with no intention of starting until he was at least two.... anyway, about three weeks ago, he started asking for a potty, so I got it out to get him used to seeing it around the house. He sat on it straight away and said 'wee wee' :T so I took his bottoms off, and he proceeded to run around the house weeing everywhere!

He knows when he's having a poo (I ask him!) and he knows when he's just had a wee.... and when I picked him up from nursery on Tuesday, I was told that he'd had two wees and a poo on the potty there (I guess one of the older children must be training). He's also seen me on the loo countless times, as I don' ever try to hide it from him... if he comes in, he comes in.

So now I've got a potty for upstairs and one for downstairs, but am I starting him too early? I have no expectations of when he will use it properly, but I'm nervous of starting him early and getting him worked up (I know a child who was chased round the house with a potty by his mother, so took to going behind the sofa - he's 10 now and still has toilet problems!)... although his toys have had lots of wee wees today....

Any suggestions?

bella2121

I would say just go with the flow, leave the potty there and if he wants it he'll go on it, if he does make a big fuss of him and if he doesnt he doesnt, dont worry about it

My LO was 26 months when he was potty trained and i only did it then because he kept telling me he needed a wee, i dont believe theres a set age for these things, you know your child

Krystaltips

I think the relaxed way is the best way to do it... Maybe get him some pull ups so if he wants to go on the potty he can but if he forgets its not such a big deal...

lisaloo1977

Hi,

Just to agree with the above, they will do it when ready. Your little one is showing positive signs though.
My son is 27 months and has been telling us when he has wee wee'd, when he is pooing, although to be honest he face give's that one away. :eek:
He has a potty, sat on it to start off with but never did anything in it, he now uses it to store things like crayons.
We have bought him a Thoma seat that goes on the proper toilet and he has sat on it a few times but never done anything. If i ask him if he wants to go on big boy toilet he says NO and runs offf. if i take his nappy off he gets really upset and screams for it to be put on again.
He does follow everyone, and i mean everyone much to the shock of our friends to the loo. He seems interested in it and his 4 year old cousin takes him with him when he goes to show him, but he wont do it for himself.

Im trying not to make an issue out of it as i know if i try to force it he will never do it. I am thinking he will be sleeping in our room and wearing nappys aged 10 at this rate. :eek:

elainew

I think you are far too early. I'm a nursery nurse and we would have never considered training a child that young. We used to say to parents that we would train when they can tell you they need to go. So if hes a good talker then go ahead. My own little girl was 30 months when she trained and was done in 2 days.

GracieP

elainew wrote: »

I think you are far too early. I'm a nursery nurse and we would have never considered training a child that young. We used to say to parents that we would train when they can tell you they need to go. So if hes a good talker then go ahead. My own little girl was 30 months when she trained and was done in 2 days.

That's utterly ridiculous, myself and my brothers never wore a nappy beyond 13 months. If you want to wait til later to train your children then that is your prerogative, but it is perfectly possible to train them early.

onlyroz

If he's showing willingness then why not? I started potty training my son at 2. If he succeeds then give him a lot of praise, and if he has accidents just clean them up and say "better luck next time".

mancitychick

elainew wrote: »

I think you are far too early. I'm a nursery nurse and we would have never considered training a child that young. We used to say to parents that we would train when they can tell you they need to go. So if hes a good talker then go ahead. My own little girl was 30 months when she trained and was done in 2 days.

I have to say I disagree with you. My Aunty started potty training all hers at 12 months and this didn't do them any harm. I don't understand how you can be too young, I am guessing it will take longer but as long as the child is not distressed by the training then I don't see the problem. My Nana always tells me to stick them on the potty after meals from just over a year to get them used to it.

My son was fully potty trained by the time he was 2 years and it was his Nursey staff that trained him (we continued there good work in evenings & w/end).

My middle daughter wouldn't even entertain the thought of the potty & wanted to go on the toilet. She was 26 months when she trained and that took a fortnight. (Didn't go to nursery so only had lazy old me to do her!)

Milford_Cubicle

I agree he's ready. As soon as a child is aware of weeing and pooing, they're ready to start using the potty. Slowly at first, then more encouragement later. The aim is to be dry during the day by the age of 3 and at night by the age of 5 but these are not hard and fast rules - all children are different.

Let him lead the way. He'll do it at his own pace and remember, lots and lots of praise when he uses the potty

frugallass

elainew wrote: »

I think you are far too early. I'm a nursery nurse ......

Are you a mum as well? I find your answer quite a strange one tbh.

I purposely left my daughter's training until she was almost three, purely because that meant she would be potty training in the summer months where it would be easier for her to run round without a nappy on in the house and would be able to get to the potty without having to worry about pulling clothes down etc.

It worked for me and I am glad I left it until she was almost 3.

To the OP - if it's working for you then carry on as you are