Potty training tips?

Question

OK so i am potty training my 26 month old, he is doing good, when i tell him to go on the potty he goes and he does it standing up. the only thing is i pretty much gotta tell him when to go... he still wakes up wet in the morning though. what are some things i can do to stop that? also, what are some tips on potty training or some things u guys have tried that was a success. any advice would be great, i have a 13 month old and i am having another baby in November also so it would be nice to have 1 potty trained at least by then...

Answer 1

I just started potty training my two year old and think giving a reward policy helps them understand what you want them to do. Try cutting out drinks around an hour before bedtime. When he first gets up put him right on the potty before you do anything else. My son wakes up dry every morning. I still have to make my son go every time also. I think at this age it is still so new and hard to get them to understand they have to go. Just be patient and consistent. Good luck and you are going to have your hands full with three kids under three.

Answer 2

He's still pretty young for potty training, so it's not surprising that he doesn't yet recognize the feeling of needing to go.  This is something he will get to when he is developmentally ready.  Which may be in a month, or not for another year or two.  If he's doing well otherwise, you'll just have to take him to the potty every couple of hours.  If he's still having a lot of accidents, or seems unhappy with the process -- put him back in diapers and wait until he's older.

As for the night wetting -- this is FAR too early to even think about expecting him to stay dry at night.  Few kids are reliably dry at night much before 3 or 4 ... and many normal kids need pull-ups/diapers at night until 5 or 6. There is NO way you can 'teach' a child (of any age) to stay dry at night.  The ability to hold the urine all night comes with maturation, and has to do with hormones, physical maturity and other factors that are completely out of your -- and his -- control.

Answer 3

okay heres the deal potty training is a stressful thing, boys are easier though, as for night time wetting dont give them anything to drink about two hours before bedtime an make sure they are dry when they go to bed. work on potty training in the day first then he'll get adjusted to not wetting at night. its a process...the way i potty trained my son was putting cherrios in the toilet and letting him try and hit it with his pee i know its sounds nasty but it works because they think its a game,  just make sure he doesn't eat the cherrios...lol...that would be nasty!! also during the day ask them about every thirty min. if they have to go to the bathroom and take them and sit them on the toilet after a while they will learn, its all about repeating stuff, he'll eventually learn it just be patient i have 5 to potty train!!

Answer 4

feel & learn pullups? It gives toddlers the feeling of wettnes... The baby comibng along might make the older pee it's pants out of jelousy.... I dont knoww why but the do.!

Answer 5

Try cutting out drinks an hour or so before bedtime. Other than that, I don't think you can do anything about nighttime wetting. Try reward stickers on a calendar  to get him to tell you when he needs to go. After so many stickers, let him pick a small toy or something from the dollar store. Good luck, but don't freak out if he doesn't tell you just yet. My youngest is 31 months, and he hardly ever tells me when he needs to go. He just holds it until I take him.

Answer 6

My son is 25 months and I trained him without using pull ups.  I designated a weekend and put him in "big boy underpants".  He peed on the floor 2x and now pees in the potty every time.  He still wears a diaper for nap and bedtime, but it's too soon to start worrying about that.  I always have him pee at certain times too, before we leave the house, before we eat, and before he goes to sleep.  

Answer 7

make sure he goes potty right before bed... also stops liquid intake... 1 hr before bed time...

try to get him to go more on his own... try to get him to understand the feeling thats it felt when a person needs to urinate or defacate and have him associate the feeling with the potty and tell him when he feels that feeling that he should go sit on his potty chair for 3-5 minutes and try to push the waste out... and if he goes he should come get you all excited and show you his... um... great... um... work?? and u have to be excited to reinforce that when he goes in the potty it is a good thing...