| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/6/2006 8:51:02 PM | | What worked for my son was cheerios "try and sink it" and when he did a good job he got a sticker to put on the wall beside the potty kids love sticker's | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/7/2006 11:18:26 AM | hello!!!!!! you cant start with out your own individual child being ready!!!!! n~e~ways i have a two year old and he is just now starting!!! listen up ill tell you a secret put a foot loop in the potty and tell him to aim and shoot it will work!!!!!
this is a 20 YR.OLD MOM TELL ING YOU THIS AND IM A VERY GOOD MOM!!!!!
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/7/2006 3:43:22 PM | Hey this is something i am good with i have a daughter tho... here is what u do get ur self
some colorfull cherrios and a step stool tell him to shoot the cherrios. This will become a fun game that he will want to do all the time. Kids r really smart get him big boy undies and have him wear them and praise him for being a big boy. U might have a few problems but i wont last. Keep pullups for the overnights. My daughter is mostly done with her training at two she has moved easily into the resturant restroom stage. Now we can go any where with out pullups her potty word is hurry hurry! when u get to the sitting stage get him a potty seat that sits on the reg. pot. He will b looking forward to doing it alone befor long. | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/7/2006 4:01:28 PM | OP: - are you sure he's ready? I've read up on the info they have everywhere on the internet for my 2 1/2 yr old. He's not showing signs of wanting to start.
Not that I haven't started reading books to him about it, and explaining where they go, and even his Daycare provider ( and the other older kids she has are all p/t ) helps to encourage him as well. (instead of pressuring him. )
I hear most boys are slower than girls, but I'm looking into getting those training pants that let them know they are wet... | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/11/2006 10:20:40 AM | Both my children were completely out of diapers well *before* they were a year and a half old. Why on earth would you wait until the age of three, four or older?
My son is 4 now and still wears a diaper at nights. He started using the bathroom before he turned 3. The kids are ready when they are ready period. It is of no use to force them to use the toilet. I asked his doctor and was told that it´s absolutely acceptable and normal, especially for a boy. | |
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KolDad
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/11/2006 10:46:58 AM | | Are you from europe yer and half guy? We, my ex and i got told that in europe it is customary to start them out very young so we also have started at just under a year. Just different customs i guess | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/11/2006 3:46:59 PM | | great advise...my son is a" real mans man" and he just did'nt care.....so I love this idea and wished I had thought of it.....I cheated and used a glycerin suppository and within 3 minutes he was trained for #2...I guess the other folowed quickly there after....no doubt my boy was ready much later than my girl..... Oh..just one of the many hurdles of life...Choose not to be a stressed out,and a controling parent...they will like you better later.....best wishes. | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/11/2006 4:07:41 PM | | Whoever gave this advice on potty training is abviously oblivious to the fact that the majority of most children aren't really potty trained till they are close to 3 years of age now. All children are different and work at their own pace especially boys. Take your time make it fun and exciting for them is what i learned ,but most of all don't let others influence you into thinking that your child is abnormal and further behind then others just because they can'y pee on a toilet by age one. Hope everything works out fine. Remember have fun with it. | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/11/2006 9:12:22 PM | | gurl, i'm pregenant with my first son as we speak, and i have already started asking the same question. This might help, if it does let me know. I was told to make it a game. Yes, a game. Take a few cheerios and throw them in the toliet and have him try to hit them. The more he hit's the cheerios the more he will want to use the bathroom. Good Luck | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/11/2006 9:52:21 PM | Good luck to you!!! When I potty trained my son, I bought the plastic pants that they use over cloth diapers. I put his underwear on him then the plastic then the regular shorts. It worked great!!! If he had an accident - it would be uncomfortable for him and not get all over (well - depending on the size of the accident). We only had a few accidents and were done in a few days.
Oh - make sure to teach him that if he sits on the potty to hold down the hose or it goes out the bottom of the seat and all over the floor.
Standing is better but harder for a mom to describe.
Good luck to you both! | |
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KolDad
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Joined: 1/17/2005
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/11/2006 11:18:20 PM | | ok the whole cheerio thing i don't get, little boys dont stand to pee, they dont reach the tilet and a full seat he will fall through so he is going to be all squished to the front of it and not able to look into the toilet to hit any cheerios unless he bends way over, and let me add i tried this and my kid just fell over, so unless you mean throw some water and some chererios into his potty then i am not sure what ya mean. again i must state we started him at 9 months so it was very young, yours may work if you start him later | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/12/2006 5:18:41 AM | hi i have three girls so i don't know wot its like for training boys but i have two older brothers and my best mate has a boy and my mum said she used to make it fun for my brothers and put a ping pong ball in the toilet and tell them to aim for it and it worked so i trained my best mates boy that way and it worked also hope this may help you and good luck xx | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/12/2006 11:11:06 AM | Have you ever found two children that were just alike? Or two parents.
I have three kids 2yr (not potty trained) , 8yr and a 22yr old. My 2yr old comes to the bathroom with me and sits on his potty. He knows what it's for but still had not used it.
Children will let you know when they are ready to start. When your child starts to use less dippers by holding it's pee, it's time to start.
And for the guy that got his kids to use the potty before they were two  Not many kids will do that without a lot of pressure from their parents.
My 8yr old never liked the potty. I had to get him a small stool to stand on to pee in the big potty. I laughed so hard the day he stood at the big potty and did #2. I thought he was going to pee and a little brown log landed or the rug.
So don't stress about the potty. Try a few different way that people have suggested and fiend what will work for you. Good luck and have fun. | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/12/2006 11:35:56 AM | | my son was 3 in feb and is just getting the potty thing down pat!! We tried everything but there is no making it happen until they are ready. Just always encourage and try to keep your cool! | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/12/2006 11:39:47 AM | | Good Luck! I am not so sure what everyone else thinks they know, but he is at the perfect age IF and only IF he is interested in it. Potty Training is hard and requires a routine that can be followed no matter who he is with. Like a chart, a reward, or something along those lines. He needs to be shown that it is a rewarding experience. Good Luck! | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/12/2006 5:19:38 PM | Well, I had children in my care for years, taken an early childhood basic training course and it is my experience that a boy is much more difficult to train than a girl. I agree with "pinkie" it is not that you should have started training a year ago. I have had three boys. My oldest was trained by three years, only because I started training too soon (at 1yr old) and my other two boys were trained by 2 1/2. Even at night time only wearing an occasional pull up. I have learned that once a child takes an interest in dressing themselves is when one should start to push sitting on the potty or potty seat that goes on a regular toilet. Of course, it always helps to have the potty in the bathroom earlier than you start training. That way it's not even more scary, like a foriegn object.
Maybe use a sticker chart and keep it posted in the bathroom for everytime he makes a drop. Even the smallest one. Be super excited and possitive about the "big boy" pants/pull ups or potty. Watch out for the hiding behind doors, closets or very quiet playing that kids do when they are trying to go #2. But most of all....be CONSISTANT!! Don't start potty training one day and by day three give up. It took my last two boys each a week to be fully trained and man I was happy :)
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/19/2006 9:37:05 PM | | I see so many kids out with their parents who have to go potty, and the parents don't seem to notice this. The main thing is to create some really good habits with him and stick to them. Remember to put him on the pot everytime you leave the house, first thing in the morning and about 20 minutes after he eats or drinks anything. Let him sit on the pot and relax. Ask him do you gotta go yet? Do you gotta go yet? Praise him when he feels the urge, so you can stand him up and point it in the right direction. Hooray! When he's five you can teach him to pee in the woods. That'll be another ordeal. I just read the thing on top about the cheerios. That's a great idea! | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/23/2006 8:53:42 AM | | put some cherrio's in the toilet and have him aim like shooting ducks out of the water | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/23/2006 10:43:55 AM | malfinkc said:
Both my children were completely out of diapers well *before* they were a year and a half old. Why on earth would you wait until the age of three, four or older?
There are a whole host of potential problems associated with forced toilet training too early in a child's life, ranging from encropresis and enuresis early on, all the way to neuroses that often don't appear until adolecence/adulthood, especially when the parent incorporates pressure or punishment (either physical or emotional) into the training regimen. Most of the time, toddlers don't even have physical control over their bodily functions until well into their second year, and complete mastery over their bodies often doesn't occur until their third.
OP, the first thing you should do is to google "toilet training" and spend a day reading what you find. You'll get much better answers there than here. | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/23/2006 10:48:14 AM | | My son will be 3 in 2 weeks and he only just went on the potty for the first time yesterday. Peed and pooped so it's a pretty nig milestone but he had no interest in the potty whatsoever. He would sit on it and do nothing or he would say "the pee is stuck mom" and get off. I would ask him every little while if he had to pee and sure he would sit down but do nothing. I kept him naked even but he would either hold it for a LONG TIME and wait until the bedtime diaper was back on then immediately go, or he would pee on the floor. But you can't get angry with them. Tell them we don't pee on the floor, we use the potty etc, etc...I tried bribery, everything. Then yesterday after swimming, he asked me to put his diaper on and I said No I don't have a anymore diapers and I'm not buying anymore. you are a big boy and I know you can do it. It worked. He told me everytime he had to go for the rest of the day and so peed 4 times and pooped once. So today we are off to Toys R Us to pickout a new Monster Truck. They are all ready at different times, just don't push it if he/she is not showing signs. Definitely a good idea to introduce the potty and have him sit on it etc. Eventually, he'll get it. Try the reward system. If he does go, go crazy with praise to the point of being silly. I've also heard that using a peepee doll is a great way. When the doll does, you go crazy praising the doll and doign a happy dance etc and the child will often want to be the recipient of all the positive attention so they will use the potty too. Good luck but don't stress about it. Most boys aren't trained until around 3.5 and girls around 2.5-3 yrs old. It'll happen when they are good and ready. ;) | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 7/23/2006 12:53:09 PM | i read some of the replies and when you start to potty train your child is your choice as well as the childs choice. Every child is different and potty train at different rates.
I am a preschool teacher and all of my children are age 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 years old so i potty train for a living lol
It helps if your child is interested in potty training .... if he does not show any interst you need to start encouraging it and there are many methods to do so. For some children the idea of being in "big boy" underwear is very encouraging ... you need to remind your child that if he is wearing them he needs to tell you when he has to go. It is important to set your child up for success. If you are choosing to try this method ... set your child up for success by trying him on the potty as much as possible ... approx every hour or two. If your child is not telling you when he needs to go it could be because he does not make the connection of the sensation of having to go yet, so by placing him on the toilet often he may accidently go on the toilet and when this happens be sure there is lots of praise. There are special seats you can get that have a small cup on the front to prevent making a mess lol ... for the first while have your son sit down to go .... once he is grasping the concept and making the connection of the sensation of having to go ... you can teach him to pee standing up. This may sound silly but once he is at this stage ... put a cheerio or something in the toilet for him to aim for ... by focusing on the cheerio he is less likely to make a mess. If you have any questions or wish to know more methods feel free to message me. | |
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| potty training my son HELP
Posted: 8/4/2006 10:05:39 AM | | I have a son the exact same age as you....Im just starting the process as well...I have a little chart on the bathroom wall right in front of the toilet and every time he goes he gets to put a sticker up...but im still not having much luck, he gets mad at me everytime i ask about the potty...sorry but thats all the advice i can give you. | |
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