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Potty training tips/tricks/advice
Hey, ladies. I know you guys are always a wealth of information, so I thought I'd ask here. I'm going to start the daunting task of potty training with Helena. My goal (in my head) is to have her completely out of diapers by the new year. I know she's ready and I think she's been ready for awhile, so I'm hoping that it's going to go smoothly. We have had the potty in the house for about a month and she has peed on it a few times before we put her in the bath, but we haven't been consistent with it yet.
So does anyone have any tricks or methods that worked for you? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Re: Potty training tips/tricks/advice
Jake was a little bit older (almost 3), but he was VERY motivated by the new underwear, and really talking them up as something big boys use. I took him to the store & let him pick out his own pack with his favorite characters, and that honestly, seemed to be his motivating factor. we did a sticker chart & small rewards, but I really think that it was the selection of underwear that did it for him!
good luck!
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
Doesn't hurt to try but keep in mind she is young! Dd was really interested around 2 years 3 months. She PTed over a Labor Day weekend. It was really easy and only had 1 real accident. However she regressed pretty severely a month later. While she was physically ready and able she decided to assert control and refused to use the potty. We ended up going back to diapers but 2 months later she asked to wear underwear and was back to PTed.
my biggest advice is to follow her cues. If she is into it, great. If she resists then do NOT fight it. She is really young so there is no reason. Even if you know she can do it there is so much more to it then physical ability. I have found that when they are ready PTing is a breeze. When they don't want to it is miserable!!!
Also we have dealt with a lot of regressions since PTing. It can be frustrating since it was so long ago we PTed. But we always have to remind ourselves that she PTed really young and most kids her age were still in diapers when she was having regressions. I will add that that was an issue too. I don't know if she is in daycare but dd was and she was the first kid in underwear in her class. I think it helps to have other kids doing it at the same time for "peer pressure". She was the one to lead it in her room thoug.
We did sticker charts with a toy reward, being pants free at home, and let him pick out his underwear - but overall, we took a pretty laid back approach and let him lead the way. When Mason was 2 he knew when he had to go potty, would tell us when he needed a new diaper, etc., so I thought he was ready. Well, it turned out that even though he knew what was going on, he just wasn't into it, so we backed off. He wasn't potty trained until he was 3 - but once he decided he was ready, he never looked back.
I think it really depends on your child and what she responds to, what motivates her. I think the one piece of advice would be to take out the time goal. If it takes longer than expected, I think it might add stress/pressure. If you feel like you need to have her potty trained by a certain date, that might hinder any kind of progress. (Mason's date to move to the pre-school room at daycare was even pushed back because he wasn't PT'd yet...so I had plenty of "It's never going to happen!" moments.)
Good luck!!!!
I agree about not having a date in mind. You can follow any method, but ultimately, your daughter has to be the one to want to do it. You have to find what motivates her and follow her lead.
My daughter was motivated to keep her undies dry. My son was motivated when he got to go bottomless. Neither was super-motivated by M&Ms or stickers, although those things helped a little on some days.
My son would sit on the potty without issue before he was 2 and he would frequently go while sitting, but he wasn't going with any frequency until 2.5 and we didn't get rid of the diapers until he was 3. And he just had a major regression at 3.5. Fun times.
Over the summer I decided I was going to potty train Sims. It was a disaster. I kept him naked all day long and asked him constantly if he had to use the potty. He'd say no, then 5 minutes later, he'd poop on the floor. So, I gave it up. He'll be 3 in December, and I figured it was early, but I wanted him trained before I went back to school in the fall.
We gave up and went back to diapers. Then one weekend, a few weeks ago, he pulled us into the bathroom, used the potty and we haven't looked back. Naps and nighttime are not even on my radar right now. I keep extra diapers around, expecting a regression, but the less I use them, the happier we all are.
Married, September 23, 2006