Potty training!

Put him on the potty every 30min - 1 hour . You have to make potty time fun for them , reward them , read books , make up a potty dance , give him a high five etc ! It would then turn into a routine for him and he would be willing to go to the potty when you say it . It’s going to be hard at first but you have to be consistent. 

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And if your son knows how to say yes or no . Or his no means yes lol just ask him if he has to go to the potty . Say poop or peepee

Yes! I did the same with my daughter! We got her a little candy machine from Walmart and everytime she went potty she received a penny to put in the machine. Also I have heard of having them for a day just wear a big t-shirt and don’t put them in any diaper or underwear. To take them every 30 minutes to potty but if they do have an accident it will be on themselves and they will not like that so then maybe they will say hey I’m going to go in the potty now. It worked for a friend of mine but not for my daughter lol

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I have seen people do it in their yard for easier cleanup for a day. Let them play outside and take the potty outside so its there as an option and they know they can use it instead.

I want to try this with my daughter but we have carpet lol

That candy machine idea is brilliant!!! Lol with my daughter, she was 2 years and 2 months, I put her on the potty every 30 mins and she would only go on the potty when she was completely naked! We stayed naked for almost a week then we upgraded to undies. Now she is 2 years and 9 months and is 99 percent potty trained. But we put a pull up on her at night. Just Incase. When she stays dry at night for about a week then we will try undies at night.

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Girl! Yes! With the candy machine she literally was potty trained over a weekend! But we did the same with pull-ups at night and would make sure she went potty right before bed time!

Following because whew... The struggle is real. 😭

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My 3 year old has refused to do number 2 in a potty! It’s so odd!! He’s in baby boy boxers and he takes it off for wees but when he wants to poo, he takes his boxers down and puts on his pull ups or gets us to put it on for him. So he knows when he needs to go but just refuses to go to the toilet. I’m at my wits end. Don’t know what else to do

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Ooooh the struggle....still struggling. Our situations a lil different mine regressed cause she had an accident and a family member made fun of her..then regressed more after a painful poop and started with holding. Just keep at it you got this. As i keep telling myself.." Its a phase...this tooooo shall paaaass" :)

I know our pediatrician mentioned maybe having my daughter drop the poop in the toilet from the pull-up so it shows her look this is where it goes. She had a hard time with the pooping too

I think 2 is too early. Boys are little harder. I have triplets and potty trained them when they were just 2 weeks shy of turning 3. It was way easier. Also I went straight to underwear. I had tried the pull ups at 2 and it was horrible. My boys were fully potty trained in 2 weeks. I got the underwear in their favorite super hero character and I told them that we didn't want to dirty it. The first 3 days we're rough but then after that it clicked for them.

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Considering people do it from birth 2 is not early.

I read a lot of articles that boys are harder. I meant it's too early also considering the mother. Kids understand more as they get older. I waited to not stress so much and drive myself crazy. Het son doesn't even speak yet. I also don't agree with potty training since birth but to each his own.

‘Oh crap potty training’ is a great book we are following .... my daughter is 22 months and 2 weeks in we are pretty much there!

Boys are really hard and most pediatricians say that they aren't ready until they are 3 and sometimes not until they are hard. I was able to train my daughter in just 2 days, with my son I started at 2 1/2 and he wasn't ready. So I tried again at almost 3. He got the hang of pooping in about 3 days, but peeing was a different story. He would be good for a few days and then have several accidents for a day or two. I tried prizes, candy, a timer, everything. My son is really smart and advanced in lots of areas so the fact that it took so long to get him trained has been really frustrating. He is now 4 1/2 and he will still occasionally have accidents. I bought him a potty training watch about 6 months ago. That seemed to really help. You set a timer in it and can have it play a song or vibrate so that it is more discreet. This helped him become more independent and could really help with your son if he is non-verbal. He still has accidents at night but the doctor says that that is a physiological thing.

Struggle is real. I've been trying with my daughter and she went pee once and after she holds it and constant accidents that I went from undies to pull ups. Tried toys, incentives, and potty chart. HELP

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She may just not be ready. That happened with my son. I was feeling down, but decided to stop training. Tried 6 months later and while it was t a breeze, it went much better.

I set an alarm every 20 min. Every time it rang I would sing its a time for potty song. I would sit them down and read them stories. I waited as long as 5 minutes. If they didn't go I will reset the alarm once again for 20 minutes. If they had an accident I made sure that I didn't scold them. I would just tell them it's okay and to remember that we didn't want to dirty their superhero underwear. I repeated this all day and by the end of the second day they started getting the hang of it. By the Third to fully got it skyone just needed a couple more days. It's very tiring to do it every 20 minutes and training but don't give up mama you can do this

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I'm having a hard time because I just had another baby and I forget all the time even to set a timer lol. What song did you sing? Should I keep doing with panties instead of pull ups?

I made up a song. I have boys. So I sang...You hear that? Is that a....then I made a lion sound(they love animals) then I exaggerated the Nooooo. That's the alarm....that means it's potty time. Potty time is what big boys do and you get to do it because you are a big boy too. Lol I still remember it. I also emphasize a lot on the being a big boy they loved hearing that they just kept smiling every time I said that . Pull ups didn't work for me. They just kept peeing on it. Yes, it sucks they peed on the floor and I went through so many underwear the first 2 days. Bit 2 of them got it by end of 2nd day.

I tried to not be negative and not stress all the mess they were going to make and I had to clean up. I just kept that out of my head. It was my 3rd time trying First 2 times pull ups didn't work for me.

I introduced the potty to my son when he was 16months. We taught him the sign for “potty” which is basically making a fist and waving it in the air. Almost like ringing a bell. Every time we went potty we would involve him and make the potty sign. Now he’s 22months and he will sign to us every time he goes potty. He basically potty trained himself after we he grasped the basic idea of it. I would highly recommend using the sign for potty for beginning potty training early :) and just remember, every child is different and will potty train at different stages. Ours was a super gradual process but it hasn’t been so hard and messy.

Following! Training my first was easy but need help for my second

I have a 4 year old girl that has delayed speech. How can I train her if she can't communicate with me? I've tried potty training her several times but its so hard

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Have you tried simple signing?

You just make him sit on the potty every 30 minutes until he goes by himself without your help.

All kids are diff and I don’t know your baby. Based on my personal experience, I’d wait until he’s older. Mine potty trained at 2 and was willing and capable...but he wasn’t self motivated. That meant we had very frustrating accidents for what felt like forever...probably for 8 months. I think if id waited until he was more interested and could say more words it would have been a better experience for both of us.

We did the "Oh Crap! Potty Training" method with my first and it was so easy, I plan to do it with my second. I highly recommend you read the book! There's a lot of really good info in there, especially common misconceptions. It helps if your child can talk and let you know when they need to go but it isn't necessary. If you learn their body language first, you will know when they need to go without them having to tell you. Timers and potty schedules are also unnecessary with this method.

Amazon has a potty watch that the alarm goes off it’s cute maybe could help 🤷‍♀️ a sticker chart worked good with my first but with my 2nd she is a book reader so I pull out a new book and say you want to go potty and she is interested then she’s just starting to potty train so it’s not all the time but she did start touching her diaper when she has to go or, is going lol it takes time also I put potty chairs in the rooms she’s in most living room and even her bedroom i think it helps if they can see it.

Mine was the same, barely sneaking at 2. Does he show any signs of being ready? We tried at around 2, 2.5 and then just before 3 he got it. I just said today no nappy, if you pee in the potty you can have a chocolate button. He did perfect first time and cracked day, night and poops within a week. Also for boys particularly i recommend the ikea potty with the lift out pot... it's longer front to back so room for penis not to be pressed up against the front. Q

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So we started pottying our son about 3 or 4 months ago, he's 10 months now, so not a whole lot happening language - wise.. I take him to the potty every time I change his diaper and every time we are about to go in the car or lay down for nap. I sing a potty song. We catch almost all his poos (unless we are out and about, I never do public potties, not till he's a pro lol), and a lot of his peers. As he is peeing or pooping I say his name and what he's doing in a celebratory tone. Gearing him up for when he does speak, I'm trying to show him the language.

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We did something very similar starting at 3 months. We ditched daytime diapers at 12 months and ditched nighttime diapers at 16 months ☺️ she loves using the potty and we love not changing any diapers!

We loved to learn some basic sign language and honestly when they're ready. When I tried to sort if push it backfired. Incentives seemed to help as well and reading,going often and distracting so they can relax.

my daughter talks alot she is already potty trained but she wont tell me when she wants to go to the bathroom i have to ask her everytime and shes 2 1/2 years

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Following! My 3.5 year old daughter hatesss when we try to get her on the potty 😫

I’m on my third and I assumed it would be easier. I find now that I’m working so much I’m not focusing on it. I’ve read we should treach to potty like we teach to brush teeth it just is.

I have a 2 yr old daughter and was wondering when is best time to potty train she talks but can't say when she needs to go

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Ok thank u I will remember that

my sister told me one particular cue that I can remember- if they hide when they poop! Also if they take their own diapers off!

Hi! My son is also 2 and only says "mama" and "no". I know he needs speech therapy but with the pandemic its hard. .. Anyway, i want to potty train my son cuz hes so curious about the toilet and has put his hands in his diaper after pooping! So its time. Im in the same boat as u... Im gonna try just putting him on at set times during the day, every day so he gets used to sitting on the potty. Soon you'll figure out when your son pees the most (like after hes had juice) and put him on accordingly. But if hes curious hes ready! Good luck!

i just went straight to underwear right away instead of using training diapers bc everyone told me the kids need to feel that they did something wrong and will get grossed out of being in their own pee or poop so makes them wants to go to the potty my daughter had a couple of accidents at the beginning but now shes doing great nothing at all i only put a training diaper on her at night but its always dry i can take the diaper off at night but im the one whose scared

I am right there With you my two yr old son doesn't talk and we are trying but not having luck ill be following this

my mom got my son the potty watch. it plays songs and lights up when its time to go. you can pick the 30, 60, or 90 minute timer. i also have the potty whiz app to keep track of when he’s sat on the potty, went potty, dry, had an accident, and drank fluid. When he does go potty theres like fireworks and stars that come on the screen along with a message for him. It normally says ‘well done juju’

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Oh this sounds like something that could work for my son. Can you please post a picture or link for the watch?!

i got you girl, one sec

I read Diaper Free Before 3 and found that it had tons of great tips. My daughter is 21 months- we started her on the potty every morning and gradually increased. Now we take her at regular intervals and she signals when she has to go much more often. The book has great tips for all ages.

We went straight to undies and if he went on the potty it was either a sticker or candy.

my son was potty trained at 3 years old

It was really strange for me as my daughter just started using it when she was 1.5yrs however she spent a lot of time with her cousin who was 3 and would see her use the potty. I had it really lucky I guess. But I would just say encouragement. That helped with everything for us. X

Try having him sit on the potty for fun. Right before bath time. Get him comfortable with it. If you're in no rush, try pull-ups so it's a little easier to pull on/off. All the other things mom said, hiding when pooping; tak I ng diapers off when wet/poop are all signs that he's ready to try.

I potty trained my son at three years old

Set a timer for every hour or 2 hours and have him go every time the timer goes off. Good luck girl

Research elimination communication

My son 3.5 is still in nappies just only interested when he wants to be

My son 33 months old so will be 3 in september. Started to potty training, first time he says he should go to toilet then he doesnt bother and just wet himself. We started to offer him every hour so he can get used to the idea. However looks very challenging. I hope we can get there before he starts to school.

Ok then its just not me! My 4 yr old is sooooo stubborn! I've tried everything down to getting those double seated potty seats. I have charts, rewards, bribery. I don't know what I'm doing. Lol. He acts like he's scared to go on the potty. I'm going to lose it lol. Any suggestions?

My daughter is 3 1/2 and finally getting the hang of it. She struggles to poop in the toilet though. She would rather not sit around and wait. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I used the potty training in three days book. It really helped. We put a sticker up every time we went and also did a treat. Best thing I got from the book was to use a real potty. They get confusedwhen they can use the little one everywhere. It’s like diapers. They need to no to go to the actual restroom. Also sitting them on it backwards is sometimes less scary. For boys put Cheerios in the toilet and let the try to hit them.

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Hi , so the book said to put them on the actual toilet instead of little potty?

You can teach him the sign language for potty, pee and poop so even if he can't speak to tell you he can sign it.

My daught had 3 year old For me I stop rushing it I let her decide because forcing make her scare what she most of de time come in the toilet with me and copy me but done nothing I tell well done she happy to copy me and flush the toilet She had toilet double potty seat I always ask her do you want go to the toilet her unswear is always no

We’re in week 3 on potty training my 2.5 year old son. I believe it finally click to him. He’s been using the toilet for pee and surprise even poop. We started out with many accidents. But, now very very few. We did a combo of myths butt naked and underwear. Butt naked seem to do the trick.

My daughter just say pee get the potty but i never no when she pooed starting tomoim going to do the 3 day staying in potty training

My daughter will be three next month and she'll go #1 in the potty but we have to put her on the potty every 30mins so she doesn't go in her pull-up. But the thing she will not do is go #2 in the potty she'll just go in her pull-up and not tell me or her dad. She has older siblings that try to show her but she just doesn't want to. Also she starts school in a couple week.