Potty training my two year old?

Question

My daughter will be two at the end of September. I am wanting to start potty training her now. Is it to early to start potty training her? I bought her some pull ups, once I start her on pull ups should I also have to buy diapers or can she just wear pull ups? My first child so I am not sure about the whole potty training thing just yet!

Answer 1

They way I potty trained my son was easy I think.  I used pull-ups during the day and took him to the bathroom every hour on the hour.  I would remind him in between that if he had to go to let me know.  When he did use the potty we would make a really big deal about it.  We even had a happy potty dance.  If he had an accident we never got mad or made him feel like he did something wrong.  We would just tell him "it happens".  At night for the first week we used nighttime diapers but were able to stop after just the one week.  We would not give him anything to drink and hour before bedtime.  This process took only 2 weeks for us.  I don't think you are starting too young or too late either.  Every child is different.  Just know that your child will not go to kindergarden in diapers! Hope this helps.  

Our family doesn't beleive in rewarding with material things, love is far more effective.

Answer 2

Don't use pullups to potty train.  Only use them at night.  Buy some big girl underpants and go for it.  

Take her potty every 20 minutes or so at first.  Use teh real potty.  Mike someone in here said get a potty-top that she can sit comfortably in.  You can find them at Walmart for under $10!  

Expect accidents- she'll learn from them...  just have plenty of fresh clothes handy to change her.  When she finally goes in the potty make a big deal out of it...  my son got an m&m as well.  And ofcourse, I also made up the "Silly Mommy Potty Dance" that was a big hit with my son.  :-)  

If after a few days, you can tell it's not working...  stop.  Then try again in a month or so.  

I think 2 is a great age to start.  Good luck!

Answer 3

It's absolutely not too late - many children are not ready until 3 or later so so not worry about what other are doing. You will only stress yourself and your daughter to try before she is ready - and it will not hurry the process, but perhaps only prolong it. You have mentioned pull-ups, but not how ready she seems to be. I am attempting to start training my 2 and a half year old son by just putting him in underpants and encouraging him to sit on the potty while I run his bath in the evenings, and although he 'gets' the concept, he has never done anything and is not interested, so I am not pushing it. I think I will use pull ups when he at least has done something in the potty and understands better what it is all about - then they might be useful in helping him to understand about feeling wet and pulling his pants up and down to go to the toilet. Until then, I feel pull-ups are a waste of time and especially money! You may feel similarly. All I can advise it please don't bother pushing it until she shows all signs she is ready (especially being able to use the potty or toilet at all) and best of luck to you both!

Answer 4

You can't really decide for her when the right time is, as a mother of four children i found out that to each their own , my daughter versus the three boys it took her a little longer, i agree that if you are outside and its warm let her go with panties. and then keep taking her to the potty every fifteen to twenty minutes , when she has an accident don't get upset take to the potty and put her on it and tell her thats where she goes peepee. With my daughter we did the reward system we bought a cute little candy jar and decorated it together and put smarties in them unwrapped everytime she went to the potty and tried she got one piece if she went potty she got five pieces. the trick in the end is to wein them off the candy routine. All children eventually use the potty, don't pressure her put be consistant. good luck

Answer 5

Let her watch you use the toilet and make a big deal out of it.  Get rid of the diapers during the day and use panties or let her go naked so you can catch her going.  Give her an M & M everytime she does pee or p**p in the toilet.  Don't use those potty chairs that stand all alone on the floor.  Children learn from immitating and we don't use a potty chair.  Get one of those seats that sits on top of a regular toilet.

All my 3 children and 3 grandchildren were trained before they were 2 years old using this method.

Answer 6

The diapers have been a hurdle for my daughter.  I have some night time pull ups but if she's wearing a diaper at all during the day she'll sure enough "go" in it.

With no diapers yes she has had accidents but they are getting fewer & fewer.  

Note: I'm using the terms pull up and diapers synonomously.  My daughter thinks they're the same as well.

Answer 7

Too early? In my book, you're already late. ditch the daiper during the day,( its warm so you can be outside) so she can see where its all coming from and ask often if she needs to go. Its alright to put on a daiper when you go out or at night time, till she gets more control.