Help on potty training?

Question

I have two young girls, one at 2 1/2 and the other 1 1/2. I have been trying to get my 2 year old interested in the potty but she isn't interested at all she just doesn't want to use it. Should i wait a month or so and try to get them to do it together? What is the best way to start? My 1 year old seems quite interested she is always trying to take her nappies off and tells me when she has done or doing a poo. I have another baby on the way so am just trying to figure out when would be the best time to start?

Thanks

Answer 1

If you're oldest isn't interested don't push her because she'll only get upset and this will make things more difficult.

Try encouraging your younger child to use the potty if she's showing an interest. Chances are your older daughter won't want to be left out and will also try.

Do you take her to the toilet with you? Let her see what you do and explain that the toilet is for big girls and nappies are for babies. Tell her she is a big girl now and she would be ever so clever like her mummy if she went to the toilet. Also try letting her wear proper knickers if you haven't already. Going to the toilet may become preferable to wearing soiled knickers.

Answer 2

MY DAUGHTER HAS JUST BEEEN POTTY TRAINED JUST B4 HER 3RD BIRTHDAY COZ SHE ALSO WASNT INTERESTED, NOW SHE WAS ONLY 3 END OF JUNE AND EVEN OUT OF NAPPIES AT NITE NOW TOO, I WOULD SAY IF YOUR YOUNGEST IS MORE INTERESTED THEN TRAIN HER AND SEE IF YOUR ELDEST WILL FOLLOW, MIGHT BE WORTH A TRY, GOOD LUCK,,XX

Answer 3

Your 2 year old is soon going to be three, so i would try and get her to use her potty as soon as possible, but its nothing bad her still wearing nappies.  

Answer 4

if she's taking her nappy off and telling you she needs to go or been she's ready to be trained. I've been extremley lucky with my 4 children they all been potty trained before they were 2 1/2, my youngest was 2 in march and we potted trained her just before she was 2 . i don't go for trainer pants tough just hundreds of pairs of knickers i tried to stay home for the first few days and just had them walk round in knickers at home with the potty close to hand lots of praise and don't tell them off for accidents, take loads of spare clothes when you go out and the potty and carrier bags. it'll only take a few weeks and its so much easier than nappies good luck  

Answer 5

keep the potty out,, set aside a time of daywhen its most convenient for you and also for your little girls and just have a nappy off hour kinda thing offer lots of praise if a potty "experience" occurs,,, dont get upset over accidents they cant be helped just reinforce thats what the potty is for,,,, i have a boy and 2 girls and each time they were almost 3 before they showed any real interest in the potty ,,,, but all 3 got themselves dry day and night in less than  a fortnight and we never looked back,,, all kiddies are different let them lead you on this one

Answer 6

My daughter was interested in potty training at 15 months when we took a car trip from Mass to Florida every stop we made she would go to the potty but when we were back home she could care less and she wasn't fully trained until she was almost 3. Little kids work on schedules some have to have a set time to do things. If your daughter is like this set a kitchen timer for 30 minutes and tell her every time the timer goes off it is time to "try". If she sits for 5 minutes and nothing happens reset the timer but for 15 minutes and repeat the 15 minutes until she does go on the potty. If she has an accident in between the 15 minutes try it for 10. Praise her when she does go on the potty make a big deal out of it and a small special treat every time she does. For my kids it was 2 m&m's for going pee and 5 for p**p. Make the treat something she will only get for going potty that makes it extra special.

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

I just left the potty laying around with my son (he was the age of your youngest though) and he sort of got the hang of it on his own. So when I did come to potty train him a year later, it was really easy.

One thing that worked really well with getting him to sit on it was putting teddies on there and saying 'look teddy is a big girl, she's doing a wee on the potty, how about you try?'

Answer 8

See this best answer.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

It explains how to determine readiness.  Once a child is ready, you must completly stop diapering them or using pull-ups, otherwise they get a very mixed message.

It explains that a child will be motivated to use the potty when they don't have diaper back-up and can potty train in about two weeks on average.

It explains that potty training should begin when they are ready, not when they feel like it.  Diapers are for babies, when they are mature enough to train, they need to do it, just like eating veggies or taking a bath.

If you train bottomless, try using a long t-shirt for modesty.

When the baby comes, make your family promise not to put diapers on your potty trained children if they have a few accidents due to the family stress.  Have clean-up supplies all ready to go.  You can do it!

Answer 9

your oldest girl should be old enough by far.  take a week off work to spend in the house.  let her run about during the day with no nappy on and frequently sit her on the toilet for a few mins.  she will probably scream and struggle at first, but that is normal, the toilet can be quite daunting for babies at first as its alien to them.  as soon as she does anything on the toilet be ott with praise.  if she is off the toilet and starts to go, take her to the toilet and hopefully she will finish on there.  hopefully within a few days she will be toilet trained.  a couple of tips i have heard from others is try music or food while they are sitting on the toilet.  good luck

Answer 10

it's better to start now .. since when you have the third baby you're not going to have much time on your hands .

my little sister's three and she's just started to get the hang of things .

she wasn't interested at all ... but we kept pushing things ... and when she started doing it, we gave her a scooter which she'd been asking for for months .

bribing definitely works .

since your 1 year old is interested .. you should take this opportunity while it's here . it might not be later .

my advice is to keep talking about it .. and keep telling your girl's how happy you'll be once they're potty trained .. and tell them all the wonderful things they're going to get .

tell them you need them to be big girls once the new baby comes .. and that big girls use the toilet .

good luck :)