Potty Training Trouble - Parrottsville,TN

If I were you, I'd wait. When you potty train at the right time, it really goes quickly (a week to have it pretty much down). This is just my personal theory based on experience, but I it seems when a kids hits that magical age it will happen, so you can start early and do it for months, or start when they are ready and do it quickly. Also, you need you MIL's support to make it work and she can't give that now.

Sounds like you are a teacher. You might have just found for Christmas break "project"! Best of luck!

I think 2 months is plenty if they are ready. The only way to know is if it works. (Sorry, I know that is not what you wanted to hear.)

From my personal experience, all 3 of my kids showed signs of readiness at this age, but none of them truly "got it" until they were 3. My point is, try not to stress too much if it doesn't happen right away.

I do have to say that while I would normally agree with Nicole O., that your in-laws should abide by your wishes, I think if you add ANYTHING to your MIL's plate it would be just cruel. She is taking care of her dying husband and 2 year old twins by herself? I think that is quite enough (more than) for anyone to deal with. I don't know very many people my age that could handle that routine, so to add potty training would just be too much! I know you aren't putting that pressure on them, and I commend you for it.

Good luck with everything!

I think every child is different so there is no way to know if they will get it in two months or not but one thing you can do is start making it a routine before bath time. We did that with my son to get him going. (I am assuming since you are a teacher that you are home with them at night.) Every night after dinner we would tell him it was time to go upstairs to go potty and take a bath. In the beginning he would not always go but soon it became routine and he would always go. Doing something along those lines may help them get the hang of it before the "real" potty training starts. Good luck.

y are wayyyy too young, you need to let this go until they are about 2 1/2 it just wont work yet. leave it for next summer or chirstmas break!

My daughter, and much more recently her son, both trained in a week or two (both at around 2 1/2 years). They were both ready, not only physically able to recognize and respond to urges, but also emotionally mature enough to carry it through. When they are really ready, kids are generally quite proud of themselves when they get the system figured out. Much like speech or walking.

I've known of a quite a few kids training between 18 months and 2 years, but it seldom seems to be permanent. If the children are not able to maintain interest and regress, it's probably because they are just not there emotionally yet. A pretty high level of commitment is needed.

I never gave my daughter more than a big smile and congratulations; no prizes, and she was just delighted with her new-found maturity. My grandson got a few prizes on a sticker chart, but he lost interest in those after only a couple of weeks. He was just ready, chart or no chart.

Pooping is a separate step for lots of kids. I think it just feels very different to poop on the potty, and the sensations seem to frighten some children. You can google this for lots of suggestions.

Good luck to you both!

I really wish it only took 2 months!! Every kid will be different but I know it will not take 2 months. Kids always have set-backs and other fun things that come up like holding back their poop etc. It took my daughter a full year to get it (we started at age 2). Persistence, routine, and a schedule is what works the best. Though it is not your MIL's full responsibility to train them, she does need to comply to a plan/agenda you put into place and be consistent with it during the time she has them or it will be extremely difficult to accomplish.
We started with pull-ups and really acheived sucess when we had set times of the day we would put her on the potty whether she had to go or not. We would have her sit for 10-15 minutes and longer for poop and she eventually would go. After meals is the best time to try because the digestive tract is relaxed making it easier for kids to go and it is easy to remember (eat, potty). She stopped having accidents when we put her in big girl underwear because she could feel the discomfort and did not like it. It will take time and this summer is an excellent time for you to get a schedule and game plan together for your girls to get used to then your MIL needs to abide by it when school is back in session because they will definitely still be in "training" mode:)

I potty trained my daughter at 2 years and 2 months in 3 days.. I potty trained my son at 2 years and 10 months in 3 days..

so yes you can train them in 2 months..

my biggest advice.. do not buy pull ups.. they are a waste of money and do not help in potty training.. you have to buy cotton panties.. either the pretty characther panties.. "dora" or whatever. or the thick gerber training pants.. they have to pee in the panties a few times until they feel the wetness and understand that pee = wet feeling= yucky..

pee training is seperate and apart from poop training.. which is seperate and apart from staying dry when sleeping. my son was pee trained but afraid to poop on the potty. it took 2 weeks and then he pooped at day care on the potty and was fine..

just decide one day it is training day put on the panties and tell your girls not to pee on Dora and then change wet panties until they get it. plan on staying home a few days.. buy enough panties to last a couple of days..