My son is 2 years old, and I am thinking about starting the toilet training process with him. I keep getting told from a few family members that he is too young to be toilet trained, but I think that he is just about ready.... any advice on how others have gone about toilet training would be a tremendous help....
we found it was just the Big Boy encouragement helps him, and he's so proud, when he's been, he'll run out 1/2 naked to the livingroom and tell mummy all about it.
he likes to read on the loo too, so we just encourage him to bring a magazine to read, and he'll just chill. he loves american baby magazine, and any mags with baby pictures, and he'll sit till the job's done.
right now, it's just pee, we still have to work on getting there in time for #2 :-)
I think the mother knows best when their child is ready. My nephew has been going poop in the toilet for about 3 months, and he is 24 months old. I wrote some advice on this issue, it may help, it may not, good luck! Here is the link http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/2976/Potty-Training-or-house-breaking/
I think young ones show readiness at different ages. If you think your child is ready, I say go for it. And once you've started and find out along the way that he is just not ready after all, then you stop. Don't push the issue, as it would only frustrate both you and him.
A few months ago, when my son was about 19 months old, I got him a potty chair because he was starting to tell me when he has pooped. But after several days of sitting him on the chair, we weren't going anywhere so I put it away. My son is now 21 months and is showing that perhaps he is ready again. He hates it when he has poop in his diaper.
Hi their, toilet training at 2 is not to young besides you no your self when your child is ready to go i have 3 boys and a 3 month old daughter and when my oldest was 2 he was toilet trained my 2nd boy he was about 2 and a half and so was my 3rd best doing it when they are that young i know a lady that has twin girls that are starting kindy next year and they are not toilet trained now thats going to make it harder i guess that you know when to start if you think he is ready then you should go ahead but it is definately not to young, good luck.
I used to sit the potty in our bathroom and would take him to sit on it every half hour when I was home with him. Sometimes he would go other times he wouldn't. Eventually he knew! It also helped that he hated the feeling of a wet or dirty nappy and would want it off immediatley. As soon as I would see that look on his face that he was going to poo he would be put on the potty.
Good luck and dont stress about it all...he will do it when he is ready!
Every child is diferent but as long as they show signs of being ready then toilet training is easy. The problems occur when parents try to train their kids before they are ready.
My eldest literally toilet trained himself at 23mths. He was completely nappy free (including all naps and night) 2 weeks later. I think that I was lucky. My second son is 18mths old and has used the toilet a couple of times (I don't like potties so just use the seat on the big toilet) I am not pushing it just giving him a go here or there and praising him if he does something. I won't be taking ont he task of toilet training until I know he is ready (or like his elder brother just decides one day he doesn't want nappies on).
My suggestion would be to pay attention to what times he usually goes and try to sit him on the potty around those times. If he doesn't do anything then no big deal but if he does lots of praise should be good. Make sure also that even if he doesn't go to do the wipe and washing of the hands to get him use to the routine.
As to the family memeber if they are giving you grief just don't tell them- that way if toilet training is a success you can rub it in their faces ( and you also don't get 'i told you so's from them if it doesn't work)
My son is eighteen months old and has already used the potty once we are not pushing him yet but letting him get used to the idea and the more he does it and gets rewarded the easier it will be for him. If you think your boy would benefit from starting then go for it.
I am glad to hear that you are not going to wait until your child is 3 or 4 to start. If your child is giving you the right cues that he is ready then he probably is. There are many ways you can start this process i think it is about finding the one that works for you. I found that the pull up's don't work as they are just like a nappy but can be pulled down and the child wees in then as if it was a nappy. I found that the best way to do it is to just start sitting your child on the toilet when you changes his nappy for a couple of days just to get him used to it, explaining what it is for ect. Then put him in training pants and let him run around in them. Take him to the toilet very regularaly, give lots of praise and encouragement if he dose somthing on the toilet or tells you he needs to go. Just remember that this can be a slow process for some children they are all different and it takes them all different times to do it.
I was out of nappies at 18 months and night nappies at 2 so no your son is not to young.
My son has a potty and a seat for the toilet.
He has a sticker chart on the toilet door. When he does a wee or poo in the potty or toilet he gets a sticker to put it on the chart.
I take him to the toilet with me when I go, to show him that mummy goes to the toilet. He will proudly exclaim "Mummy doing wees". This is a great way to demonstrate.
Its all about perseverence. And patience. My boy wet through 7 pairs of pants before he made it to the toilet once. I didnt get mad, just said "Oh well next time we will try and wee in the potty ok". It helps for you to explain to them its ok, accidents will happen, and we will try again.
Its very important for you to remember that children will still have accidents till they are around 8 years old. So even once you have toilet trained your son and he has been going for a while, remember that if he does have an accident, dont make him feel bad. I have seen some people say they shame their child because he has been out of napies for .... months. That is not ok, we need to encourage. We need to support.
Good luck with your toilet training. I hope it all goes well
Although I have not yet started to toilet train my daughter (19 months....can't walk much or talk properly) I feel that if your child can stand by itself then he/ she is not too young to start the process!
I think anywhere from 14 months on would be the go!
Perhaps buy a potty or a little seat that goes under the big toilet seat. I advise that you do not put you son straight on the big toilet though, as this may frighten him! Our children are only small little people and we need to make their life experiences for them as kind as possible!
Oh....and how to go about it.... there is an advice article on toilet training here in Minti!
i used to toilet train in daycare with the Kids, i would take them after breaky, after morning tea, after lunch, after afternoon tea and after their sleeps i know this sounds alot but if you are persisitant and do it a bout every hour you will find that they will start telling yuo they need to go, when the kids would do a wee we would jump up and down and say how much of a big boy or girl they are, make a big deal and give them a sticker or stamp. the more positives you give the more they will enjoy going by themselves. i was training kids that were 18 months old. if yuo feel your son is ready i say go for it. good luck and i hope this has helped Brittxx
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