What is the most effective way to toilet train a 15month old girl?

Question

since her first birthday i have put her on the potty every morning after she wakes to do her morning wee as i know everyone has their morning wee and its always successful, but two days ago at 14.5 months i started a all day process of just wearing knickers but everytime she goes on the potty she doesnt do anything until about a min after she gets off and then all over the floor lol,

i set the timer for every fifteen mins to put her on but its just not working that way

she is my first so really i dont knwo what im doing im just hoping for the best

can anyone let me know of any good ideas to try that has been effective and is it normal for them not to pick it up in the first week or so

i dont wanna sound pushy or stupid but i thought if i started her now then by the time she is two she will be toilet trained completely

thanks hope this make sense

Answer 1

The best way would be to just wait. The "pre-learning" you are trying is going to be lost on her and just adds stress to both of you. Get a small potty for her play area, have her sit on it while you read to her (once or twice a day), but otherwise don't even bother for the next six- to twelve-months.

Then go back to it, she may be ready then.

Answer 2

the reason she does that is that she is not physically ready to train.Most kids are 2.5- 3. It is not something you can make happen just because you want it. The child has to be ready. You will end up with one unhappy baby if you continue. Put her back in nappies as a baby should be and wait till she shows signs she is ready, probably in a years time

Answer 3

If you know when she usually has to go, try putting her on the potty only at those times. Give her a drink and run the water in the faucet. Those often help them go for some reason. Another trick is to drizzle warm water over her there. That helps the muscles relax and enables them to go. Unless you see her going though, you can't really tell if she went since there will be water in the cup anyway.

When she is successful, do the potty dance and give her a treat. Make a huge deal of it. Even call Gramma to brag.

If she still doesn't seem to catch on, wait a few months and try again. Every child is different and some will just decide the time is right at an early age and others will be much older. Most kids are older than her when they finally catch on. Does she seem to want to right now? If she isn't interested, trying to force the issue now might be a big mistake.  

Answer 4

HI there,

15 months is really too young and you should probably stop trying for a little while.

Toilet training occurs when the brain and the body team up together, usually around 2 years old, starting too early can actually set them back. At this age she wouldn't understand what her body was doing hence the weeing on the floor.

Just hold off for a few months with the full on training, still let her sit on the potty when your giving her no nappy time but just don't expect anything of her and by the time she is two it will be easy.

signs of getting ready to be trained are usually when they can tell you what they are doing and also hiding whilst going to the toilet. night time training comes much later.

I have had over 10 years experience with toilet training so i really hope this helps you and run a consultancy on parenting and wouldn't recommend starting at this age.

good luck with everything, I'm sure you are doing a fantastic job!

Rai

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Answer 5

Hi - perhaps just a bit too young.  Look for the signs when they are actually aware of what they are doing - i.e letting you know when they need to go - but do encourage this beforehand.  Mine is now fully trained at 26 months, but night time is another thing entirely so it seems...

Answer 6

the morning potty sounds good but I would relax on the 15 minute intervals because it is a feeling they get and she may not experience that yet.

I put both my boys on from 14 months at night before the bath and at 19 months my eldest decided he was ready for undies and never looked back, my 2nd is 15 months now but I am def going to start putting him on the potty in the morning too, so thanks for the idea!! lol.

Good luck.

PS I put his potty in the living room on a towel as a visual reminder for the first week or two..

Answer 7

Here's my experience with "potty training" my daughter, who is now 16.5 months.

About a month ago, she started showing signs that she knew when she was peeing or pooping, and if she peed on the floor she would say "UH OH".  So, innocent mom, thought "wow, she must be ready for toilet training".  Brought up the potty, dusted it off, and set it in the bathroom.  She peed on it three times.  YAY!!  That was a month ago.  She has not sat on it since, shows no interest in it, and has since peed on the floor again.  So, the potty is still there but not in use at the moment.  I firmly believe in not potty training until they show definite signs of being ready.  My daughter did briefly, but not anymore so she is not ready and I am not willing to push it.  

If you are setting the timer for every 15 minutes, you are training yourself, not your daughter.

I suggest you wait a couple of more months, and try again.  

Answer 8

15 months is a little early for potty training but not impossible. I potty trained my son at about that age and it only took about 3 days. He is potty trained now-meaning every time he sits on the potty he goes but he still wets himself every day and the doctor says he probably will until about 3 and he will wet the bed at night (if given too much liquid) until about 4 or 5.

Of course, my son came to me and wanted to go to the potty. He got extremely excited when we bought him a potty seat and started calling him a big boy. You really can't potty train a child until they tell you they're ready. Trying before that is kind of just a waste of time.