Potty training, please read?

Question

Okay, i want to potty training my 15 month old daughter. She doesnt like to sit in the potty, but sometimes she does for less then 10 mins. I tried showing her go to the bathroom. I planned to take her every hour for 10 mintues. But she doesn't sit still. I gave her toys to play with. I want her to get the idea of using the potty. I have twins, so i was trying to potty train at least one of them, bc i go throu alot of diaper, and they alot of diaper rashes too. What should i do, should i move the potty to the living room in front of the TV just to start. Any advice thank you

Answer 1

15 months may still be a bit young for potty training, but I understand your dilemma. To get her used to the idea of potty training, you may first have to let her make sense of what the potty is for.

This may sound weird, but taking her into the bathroom with you when you "go potty" may help. It will let her associate the bathroom (and toilet) with the activity.

Also, if you know when she is about to "go", take her to the potty right away... like first thing in the morning when she wakes up.

Most of all, don't hurry this. There are some milestones your daughter may need to reach before she can be potty trained. These include: having the dexterity to remove her underwear herself when she needs to go and also 'knowing" when she needs to go and being able to control the sphincter muscle. This sometimes only happens after the age of 2.

But every child is different, so your daughter may be a fast learner.

Good luck!

Answer 2

yeahmove the potty to the lounge to start i  had one in the bathroonm upstairs and one down stairs in the lounge that seemed to do the trick just make the potty part of  everyday things he or she will soon work it out. just remember also that all babies do these things only when they are ready .

Answer 3

You really can't force potty training. It will happen when she is ready, not you. Now, about the diaper rashes. How often do you change her? If she sits around in a wet diaper longer than she is in a dry diaper you will continue to hava a rash problem. Frequent changing and even some naked time will help.

Answer 4

At first we had the potty in the Living Area of our house and then we went straight to using the toilet with one of those toddler seats on it. We had no problems at all potty training him but he was 2 1/2 before we started. I take it your little one is showing signs (telling you when she had done a wee/poo) Remember she is still young yet and have lots of time. I know how expensive it can be for diapers so i understand why you are so eager. All I can suggest is making a big fuss when either of your children sit on the potty. If you trained them both at the same time they could learn off eachother. Just an idea, but I wouldn't know cos I don't have twins.  

Answer 5

15 months is early to start potty training, though there are people that are able to do it.  My oldest was 3 1/2 before she got it, even though she showed interest at 18 months.  I have 2 in diapers right now so I understand the expense.  As far a the diaper rashes those are tricky.  My middle child was getting them a lot and I discovered that it was the wipes we were using.  The wipes have to have little alcohol in them and no scent.  I also put Aquaphor (found in a jar in the lotion aisle) on her every time we change her diaper.  The diaper rash creams always made the rashes worse.  As far as getting her to sit still on the potty, good luck with that.  I do not know any 15 month old that is good at sitting still.  Do not push the potty training issue because it gets to be a battle and both of you will end up frustrated with each other.  I have a training potty in the bathroom.  It just sits there.  Every now and again my 22 month old daughter sits on it and sometimes asks to have her diaper off.  Nothing has made it into the potty yet but she sits and wipes. My best advice give her time.  Probably not what you wanted to hear.

Answer 6

I first put the potty in the living room and let it hang out in there with my son for about a weeks.  he would sit on it with his clothes on and put some of his stuffed animals on it.  He also liked to put underwear on his stuffed animals.  When I went to the bathroom, I would bring his potty in with me so he could sit on it while I was on mine.  It only took about a week for him to want to start using it.  At first he would go in his pants and then want to sit on the potty but you have to start somewhere.  I also bought a pretty expensive potty that appealed to him.  It had a handle to flush and a roll of toilet paper attached to it.  Both of these made noises when they were touched.  There was also a censor in it and every time he actually used the potty it would sing a silly potty song that made him feel good about himself.  The whole process took about 2 weeks not including night time.  I started training the week after his first birthday and things were really smooth.

Answer 7

yep that is exactly what i would do. my son used his as a chair and went in that all the time. it will help her get used to it better. once she gets the hang of the one on the floor, she should be able to go on the big one with no problem. also if you would like to, you can reward her whenever she goes. good luck to you.  

Answer 8

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.  Children usually don't develop bladder control until close to 2 years.  For my children, I looked for waking with a dry diaper before even thinking about potty training.  If their body is not physically capable of control, then it doesn't matter how much effort we expend.  I did not want to push my kids so I was just informational with them.  "This is where Mommy and Daddy go pee pee and poo poo."  My daughter was very interested in the toilet and I wanted to build on that.  I researched and found a very safe and very sturdy stool with sides for the toilet so she could hold on the entire time.  http://www.amazon.com/Elite-Child-Corpor...

My daughter was immediately comfortable on this and she potty trained right away once she had bladder control.  Don' t stress out about this, it is going to work out fine.  Hope this helps.

Answer 9

I think this is too young. The more you tackle it so intensely the more she will not want to potty train when the time comes. I am afraid you will still just have to buckle down and deal with the diapers. What's more important, your daughter's happiness and mental health or the potty?