Difficulty: Moderately challenging
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Training Pants
- Potty Chairs
- Hand Soaps
- Stickers
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Step 1
Look for signs of readiness including staying dry for at least 2 hours during the day, asking to wear "big-kid" underwear, having regular bowel movements, or indicating through facial gestures that he or she is about to go potty.
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Step 2
Talk to toddler about using the potty. Choose words to describe body parts, urination and bowel movements, while avoiding words that may be offensive to others or embarrassing to your child.
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Step 3
Show toddler how to use the potty and to wipe and wash hands.
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Step 4
Encourage toddler to tell you when he or she wants to go potty.
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Step 5
Reward your toddler for a job well done.
Comments
tiffanyrenaud said
on 8/6/2009 my daughter is almost 2 and i really want to potty train her but she isn't showing all the signs of wanting to do it. she is very interested in her potty but she doesn't talk well enough to tell me when she needs to go. any advice?
Heather31003 said
on 4/23/2009 I have two children, one boy and one girl. Upon comparision with some friends, I find that boys are just slower to use the potty. My son was alittle more than three when he finally decided he was ready. At first, I tried to push him to use it, making him sit there, until we were both ready to pull our hair out. Finally I got to the point where I just gave up. Sure enough, about two weeks later, he got up in the morning, took his diaper off and said, I'm done with this. He has used the toilet ever since. The minute his little sister saw him diaperless, she was not about to be outdone. In one day my three year old, and two year old were potty trained. And I didn't do a single thing. Sometimes that reverse physcology really works!!!
jtutt45 said
on 1/14/2009 My daughter is 3 years old and is not potty trained and has said she doesn't want to use the potty. If I put her on the potty she will just sit there and not do anything.
Any help would be appriacated.
DanaAlfred said
on 11/27/2008 My baby began pooping in an adult toilet at 7 and a half months. At about five months say "poo poo" whenever your baby has done or is doing a poo. When you know your baby is doing a poo, at about the age you begin feeding him solids, put him in the 'poo position'. You should be able to hear little grunting of straining sounds before he wants to poo. Sit him on your lap facing away from you and hold the soles of his feet in the palms of your hands. He should be able to straighten his legs and push lightly on your hands. Do this with a nappy on at first. Say "do poo poos" while he is on your lap and praise him constantly. When you are confident, sit on the adult toilet with him in the 'poo position' and take the nappy off after a few times. Give him enough time to concentrate on pooing. No toys or books are needed, just praise. He should poo between the gap in your legs straight into the t
meghaneb81 said
on 11/3/2008 my son is two and a half, and it has been hell trying to get him to potty. he will go for my babysitter who watches him for me a couple times a week while I'm in school, but throws the biggest fit if I try at home. most times I don't; I just don't want the fight. but I know I have to start being more firm. I keep stickers nearby, and he knows he gets one, sometimes two, if he just sits on the potty. I'm hoping after being more consistent he'll go for me like he does my babysitter.