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How did you potty train your toddler? Cold turkey - just put underwear on and took to the bathroom a lot? If so, how did that go? If not - please share ideas and tips!
15 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Potty bootcamp at home for a few days. No bottoms on, little potty close at hand, lots of fluids to encourage need to go, and lots of reminders, lots of praise, and jelly bean rewards. 2-3 days of that then started venturing out for short trips in just underwear. Pull-ups for sleeping.
[ Reply | Options ]thanks. I'll have dd home for 6 days staright so thinking of sticking underwear on her and hoping for the best. She understands the concept and can explain when she can wear underwear and no diaper - hoping that's enough to make her stick with the toilet
[ Reply | Options ]Our problem is that 2yo ds is unable to pull down his underwear on his own yet, so bottomless was easier. Learning to dress/undress is something that we're working on now. For us, it turned out to be one of those things you stress about, then becomes a non-issue. Easier than we thought. Well, so far...
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2.3 yo dd asked to use the potty on day and never worediapers again except at night. i remind her every once and a while, but i guess she was just ready. we bring her little seat (that goes on the big toilet) if we are going out because she's not a fan of the public toilets with the break in the seat.
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definite interested to poop. no interest to pee but if it happens when she is on there she seems so proud of herself. If she is naked and starts to pee she will stop and ask to go on the toilet.
[ Reply | Options ]start NOW - she is letting you know she is ready don't wait. go out and let her pick out undies, but be sure to get the thick potty training ones - they really do work better. expect accidents, that's normal, have her change herself and help clean up.
[ Reply | Options ]^^and once you start do not go back to the diaper. just keep working through it.
[ Reply | Options ]This is why I figured I would wait until we could be at home for 6 days staright. She did pick out some Dora underwear and she loves tot ake them out of the drawer and show them to me. She asks for the story of the underwear (this is me explaining when she can wear them). Also, if I ask when she can wear them she does tell me when she stops using a diaper and only goes on the potty. That being said, understanding likely does not = control.
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This approach or any approach works when they are ready. Nothing will work if they are not ready. Readiness has to do with physical readiness but also emotional/psychological readiness. The second part is the tricky one b/c I think there are windows of readiness depending on what is going on with your dc. That is why you have some dc that potty train early 2s and others that don't really get it until well into their third year. Their ability to potty train comes and goes. I would give it a try and see what happens, that's the only way to tell but also be willing to let it go and try again later if it isn't working (and you'll know that when you're doing it).
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UrbanBaby Asks...
When I ride in a taxi cab with my DC I:
- Use a carseat
- Buckle him/her in his/her own seat
- Hold him/her on my lap
- I'd never ride in a taxi with my DC, it's much too dangerous!
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