Re: How to toilet train almost 2 and half year old
Question:
We are in the process of training a little boy who will be moving up to the kindy group at 2.5 years, which is next month.  He goes to daycare 2 days a week

and his mother brings an endless supply of training pants and jocks to daycare but said last week he has only been in nappies at home and that's why he was probably taking a lot longer to train.  She's not wanting him out of nappies yet, but there are no change facilities in the Kindy room so I'm just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to get him out of nappies whilst at childcare?  Or is it going to have to wait until his mother wants him trained at home.  Unfortunately if she has him in nappies, she cannot bring him to us so she's got him in little pants for that time but it's just confusing him.  Help please!

My Advice:

I am currently having the same problem where I work. I suggest that you talk to the parent about putting the child into training pants while at home and only using nappies during sleep and rest times or if they are travelling in the car. I have spoken with a few of my parents and they are very happy to do this. Because this is a confusing thing for the children ensure that you put them on the potty or toilet regualary or pair them up with a toilet buddy because normally if they see someone else going sometimes they follow. i am not sure of your centres policy on pull ups but where i work in my room which is 2 years to 3 years we are allowed to use pull ups for rest time as these can be easily remove like underpants. In the meantime you will need to have patience because the process will take awhile and also expect lots of toileting accidents. reassure the child that accidents happen and that it will be alright and give plenty of praise when they do go on the toilet even if they do not do anything because it reassures the child that toileting is a positive thing. I have found that the girls in the age group below mine which is 15 months to 3 years have been asking parents if they can start toilet training the children and a lot of parents have said yes. They put the children on the toilet after they have removed their nappy and before putting a new one on or putting them into underpant,. So by the time they come up to me most of them are fully toilet trained.

The most important thing is to ensure that you work with the parent to achieve the best possible outcome.