Tips on potty training my 18 month daughter.?

Question

I have a very bright 18 month old little girl who has started showing SO much interest in the "big girl potty" so a few days ago, I went out and bought a potty seat (the kind that just attaches to the "big girl potty". I have just been taking her in there every hour or so and letting her sit on it. she goes poo and pee and loves to flush it down. each time she goes i give her a sticker as a reward. she still will not tell me when she has to go however. i still have her in diapers and i just remove them for her to go potty and then put them back on when she is done. i did buy her some big girl underwear but i am not sure she is ready for those. i wanted to get everyones take on training pants. i was thinking about not using them at all, as they seem the same as a diaper, only more expensive. so anyways, anyone with any good pointers let me know. i do have an actual little potty but up to this point, most people have said skip that and let them just use the potty seat on the big toilet.

Answer 1

You are on the right track.  That is the same thing everyone else has told me to do.  My son is almost 3 and is still not totaly potty trained.  18 months is very early but if she is showing intrest I would just keep the routine you have.  Dont get stressed over it.  Naked time is also great but at that age you will probly have more accidents than victories.  I have been told girls are easier.  Good luck

Answer 2

You are right training pants are basically the same as diapers. I would only use them on car rides and at night.I started putting big girl underwear on my daughter when she was having trouble telling me she had to go, and as soon as I did, she started telling me (of course there were accidents). I think the feeling of something different being down there and missing the diaper, kind of reminds them that they need to use the potty. Stickers work great, have you made a chart for her to put them on? Maybe you could also give her an extra sticker for each time she tells you that she needs to go. I wish you the best of luck with this, remember to over-congratulate her when she tells you she has to go and maybe even make it a big deal to call someone close to her and tell them that she is telling you when she has to use the potty. Mine got a BIG kick out of that one!

Answer 3

Wow, had the same issue...but my 22mo. old daughter is now waking up on her own in the night and says she has2 go potty...which just started 2 days ago...so just go w/ it when ready she will start telling you, but u must continue 2 tell her 2 let u know when she has 2 potty and don't get upset or frustrated it only makes matters worst....trust me I know about pulling of the diaper so that she can go 'cuz i'm actually still doing it...like you said when trying 2 train continue w/ diapers they are less expensive and you can get more out of them than pull-ups!!!!!!! Good Luck!!!! :)

Answer 4

I just got done potty training my youngest, and let me say that I am so glad! No more diapers. She sounds like a really smart girl. But I did this with two kids

Its best not to rush them at all. At 18 months she is ready to start. You dont want her to feel uncomfortable. I know this might sound funny, but if you make it fun then she will potty train real quick! Just give her some time and she will start to tell  you when she has to go.

Skip the little potty, and since you have to put her on the big toliet just stick with the diapers, they are cheaper. When she starts telling you when she has to go and knows when she has to go, then you can start training pants. And use them for a month or two until the majority of the "accidents are over"

Answer 5

Your daughter is physically able to use the potty, but she's not quite there yet as far as understanding the connection between the "need" to go and actually getting there. It's kind of like knowing she needs to pee, but not knowing how long she has to get there or the process of removing her undergarments when she does.

I started potty training my daughter a couple months shy of her second birthday - girls always seem harder then boys. My son picked it up instantly, but it took my oldest daughter a bit longer. You need to start asking her, almost irritatingly often, if she needs to p**p or pee. Eventually, she'll connect the "need" with the action. After that, it's just a short time until she gets the timing down. Then all you should have to worry about is night time, which is where training pants CAN come in handy.

Best of luck to you. It goes fast once they wrap their precocious little brains around it :-)

Answer 6

wow, she's pretty old for this isn't she?

My kids were potty trained at 2 months. They could ride horsies as well.