My son just turned one on May 22, 2007 and is off and running already- lol This is my first baby so i was curious to see when the "normal" age for potty training is and if it was feasible to start now. My son is very intelligent and picks up things and remembers them quickly, so im thinking maybe it'll work. If so, how do i go about it? Do i just place him on it continuously, or have him watch daddy? Im lost!
My son is 20 months, and we have a potty in the bathroom for him. He seems a bit interested in it and sits on it when he gets out of the bath, but I don't think he really understands what it is for yet.
My friend said something about potty training boys that stuck with me..."You can start when they're 2 and they will be trained by 3, or you can start at 3, and they will be trained at 3".
Good Luck!
In my family we start introducing them to the potty at 1. We dont make it a necessary thing or force it but rather more like "i'm going to the potty and you can come to if you wish" this technique worked for my daughter (my son had underlying medical issues so not so much for him) I've heard the whole naked thing works great with the boys
Potty training is not so much about the child being bright/intelligent, it is more about the muscular structures being ready for the task. At 1, the muscles that control the bladder are relatively immature as compared with the rest of the body. It may be that he will be unable to hold it and it will more than likely be extremely difficult for him to push when he has to defecate on cue. With that in mind, my son--now three--started the process when he was about 17 months old. He was naked in the baby pool and was practicing starting and stopping the flow of urine. He spent a lot of time in the summer without bottoms on outside in our back yard so he could see what he was doing and then we translated that to indoors. A slow start at this age is better than going whole hog. Also, it is a great thing for boys to observe how dad does it.
Your son will let you know when he is ready. My daughter I started at 2 1/2 and she took at good 7 months, she had her days where she just wanted nothing to do with it. I'm working on my son right now, and he's 2 1/2, he is definitely ready. It wasn't until he would tell me he had a dirty diaper and hand me his wipes and a clean diaper, or I would find him in his room trying to change his own diaper. You're son will let you know, just don't push it especially too early because it'll push him away from it. I hope that helps.
I started my son and daughter both at 2-1/2 years old. My son took longer to train. At this age they know when they have to go. So, I bought them real underpants so if they had an accident they would not like the feel of it and they would want to go onto the potty. It took a couple of accidents. I let them wear pullups at nap and bedtimes until they were waking up dry all week. I hope this helps.
After having potty trained my third child not that long ago, (2 of them boys) I kind of feel like an "expert" especially considering the UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF TIME it took my daughter because she was so terrified of the idea of something that she made from her body being gone forever! My oldest son, Cole was exactly like yours and I debated on what to do as well. I can tell you that opting to potty train him worked for us and by about 14 months he was fully trained. Now I definitely did not appreciate that enough because my daughter was 3 and a half before we were done with everything. I sterted with her at 1 as well because of Cole but she was obviously not ready so I stopped. It is true that every child will learn at their own pace and I definitely learned it is NOT productive to force the issue. I would definitely put the effort in now if he is showing interest. You'll know if he's not ready and then just wait. Either way, stick with it for a while and see what happens. You just have to have the time and energy to do it because it can take up quite a bit of your time in the beginning! Just don't be surprised if you think he is potty trained and then all of a sudden he refuses to go on the potty and wants his diapers back- it is completely normal. I know because I talked to my pediatrician about it when my third child went through this! Bottom line is I wouldn't worry about whether or not you are making the right decision no matter which way you go. I am proof that the CHILD and not the PARENT decides when it is time to say "bye, bye diapers" if you really think about it. But you're probably used to him setting the tone of how your day/night/experience/life is going to be be by now anyways! Let me know if you want any tips on potty training because I have TONS between what worked for my kids to great advice I have received as well. Good Luck!
Hi,
He'll need 2 major things before being able to be trained. First, he need to recognize the need to go and know that he is going. You can test this by letting him run around the house without pants or a diaper on and watching his expression when he goes (it'll make a mess but at least you'll know). If he stops and looks and seems interested in what he is doing he may be ready, if he continues on with whatever he was doing in the first place he's probably not. Also, he needs to be able to get to the bathroom, take down his pants and go. There will be times when you can't make it to the bathroom with him in time and you don't want him to have an accident just because you couldn't get him there in time.
Most kids are trained by 3 they say boys by 4. My daughter was also very bright, talking at 7 months (full on sentences by a year), walking at 9 months and reading at 3 but she wasn't fully trained (night and day) until 2.5. My son is another story all together. He just doesn't get it yet so I'm waiting to train him (he's 2). Good luck, and the most important thing is not to get frustrated. If he doesn't get it right away or seems to not like it. Try again in a few months!
Krissey
hi,
my son was so alert and smart at 10 months well from birth but you know what i mean.I showed him a couple of times then he started going into the bathroom running and went right to toilet.then the diapers,from 10 months when he pee in them he would take off and throw in rubbish .he is very very alert and smart.some children just have that extra step ahead .if you feel and think sooo go for it.dont listen to eveyone else people told me wait till hes 2 or three .they tell you?
my son is a pro at potty now an dhas been for over 9 months.i would go for it??????mothers yourself know best>
melissa
If you can get your son potty trained early, good for you. My son just turned 4, we got him going on the potty at 3. but don't get discourage if it doesn't happen. everyone is different. My son start going on the potty in the sitting position 1st. He stayed over my sister's house and watched her 4yr do it standing up and he took it from there. Though he still likes to sit sometimes.
Good luck and watch out for the near misses.
if he's ready then do it. if he's resistant, then don't.. have daddy take him in and show him and see if he wants to do it too.. does he have the verbal ability to say "I have to pee?" or whatever it is you want him to say to inform you?? he is young, but some can do it that young.. if you sit him on it every 20mins/1/2 hr, then you will eventually have success.. then he'll learn the feelings and figure it out.. it could take a while though.. but when he's successful, make a HUGE deal out of it.. call people, give him a sticker dance around.. make it fun for him.. have a chart so you can show his progress.. something he can be proud of!!! Lots of people don't like pull ups, a lot skip them all together.. just depends I guess how you look at it. good luck..once they decide they want to do it, it's easy.. but don't push if he doesn't want to, it will just prolong things.
