Potty Training? - Sarasota,FL

A.,

Most boys are more difficult to potty train than girls. You may be sick of diapers, but I am sure you don't want him to develop a complex or have a negative experience with going to the bathroom. Potty training is a developmental stage that can only be achieved at the right time for the child and it's not about your need for ease of care.

Be patient. You're a good job so far. It would be detrimental (he could regress) for him if you are impatient or pressuring. It sounds as though you have done a great job getting him to go some of the time at such a young age. Keep encouraging him and know eventually HE will transition fully when he can.

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I did not do this myself, but I had two friends who used the 3 day method and it worked for them. One was for a boy and one for a girl. I don't recall the ages, but under 2 years old. The one with the boy said she changed the crib sheets 8 times in the first night! But by the end of the third day, he was trained for both day and night. I believe you have to stay home the entire time during those three days.

Hi A.,
I never tried any potty training books, but I did it on a weekend. I have two boys and a girl. The boys were easier, I just put undies on them, I had a potty in my living room (because the bathroom was upstairs) and told them that when they had to go, to let me know and we could do it on the potty. Of course they had accidents, and many changes of undies but it all worked out. I think the first night (Friday night was the worse one). I would asked them every half and hour if they had to go. Sometimes even when they said no, I would take them and told them we were rehearsing :)
Just be patient with him. And when he has accidents, don't make him feel bad. The good thing was that we had no carpet downstairs!! so I had to mop the floor way too many times, but after a weekend of that, the diapers were gone! I only used them at night time, until they got a little older and we were able to get rid of those too.
Best to you in your potty training adventure!

Try first by putting the potty into the bathroom introduce it and see if he shows an interest. I tried potty training around 21 months and if I would have kept up with it my daugther would have been trained but I was so pregant I just did not have the stregth to keep it up
Good luck but remember if he does not take to the idea dont push because it will force him in the other direction.

My daughter trained in 24 hours at the age of 3 I was pregnant with my second child and my mom came and worked consistently with my daughter over 24 hours and it was done. She used no books just good old fashioned consistency. She started soon as my daughter woke up told her they were going to do something special since mommy was having a baby she would want to be a big girl and stop using diapers, my daughter loved this idea. They went to the potty soon as she woke up and put big girl pants (not pull ups) on my daughter loved this and my mother explained that they were going to try and go potty with out getting the new pants wet. She took her at first about every 30 min. at first and really once she wet in the potty we were excited she was excited and my daughter. Then my mom moved to every 45 min. then every hour and my mom would talk to her about feeling like she had to go if she had something to drink my mom would ask to you feel like you have to go sometimes she said yes sometimes she said she wasn't sure. When she wasn't sure my mom would suggest she try. Peeing in the potty was easiest pooping was harder but by the end of the weekend and a new doll she had it down pat. Now my son on the other hand was not so easy and trained much later and he required daily bribes to get him but in fairness he had other issues as well. Books are great but consistency is the most important thing and I personally believe the child be ready is extremely important as well. Potty training is hard if we are busy but it is great to no longer need to change diapers. One more thing even though my son trained late (4) he has never had an accident once he went to big boy pants and has never wet the bed, my daughter however trained at about the right time (3) she did have accidents and wet the bed not many but a few. They would be appalled if they new I was answering this they are 12 and 15 now.

I would predict you will have at least 8 or 9 more months of diapers. He is very young. The body remembers trauma so don't force him, coerce him or bribe him. Let it happen when his body is ready to make that transition. It might be at 2, 2.5 or 3. One thing for sure.....he will do it!

I've heard of those sort of books and methods, but I've never heard anyone say they worked. The best advice is to go with your child's lead. If you force the issue, it will backfire and they will do things like pee on toys or in their pants on purpose. Switch to training pants. Take him to the potty after each meal and before and after nap and bedtime. If he only sits there for a second, that's okay. Congratulate him for trying. As time passes, he will start to go on the potty more and eventually it will just be over. When he does go in his pants, don't make a big thing of it. Just say "EWW! Well, maybe you'll make it next time." And try to get him to sit on the potty for a second or two at least. I've gone through 4 children. With my first I tried to push it, and it backfired. I waited until he was really ready and followed his lead, and then he potty trained in a couple months. It's tiresome, and everyone wants to get out of diapers, but patience is key. Mine were potty trained at 2 1/2, 3, 3, and a little before 2. I think my youngest boy potty trained so fast because he saw his big brothers going, so example may help too. And I have heard some people who just waited until 3 say that their child potty trained really fast, I just wanted to be done before then. The only thing I can say for certain is that I've never met a 4 year old that wasn't potty trained, at least all day.