It's easier to deal with the will of a month old baby because they're used to being told what to do and so potty training is just another thing to learn.
The hardest part is getting a mostly non-verbal child to understand what it is you want of them. How do you explain 'going potty? Late potty training age three or after is done with the full understanding of the child, but that means that you have to change diapers for awhile longer. It usually goes a lot faster, which is nice. What is the most difficult is potty training a two year-old.
They understand what you want but often don't want to do it, and the will of a two year-old is amazingly strong. I've run into enough two year-olds to realized that in a battle of wills with them, you will lose every single time.
So I very carefully chose what to clash with two year-olds with. If I can't physically force them to do something, I usually don't make an issue of it. Which includes potty training - it's impossible to make a child pee in a toilet. In order to train a toddler to be potty trained with my method, there are a few prerequisites. The child has to be obedient. My method involves a lot of sitting around on their toilet, and if they won't sit for long periods of time, you're going to have to find another method.
You also have to have a little potty - no toilet seats allowed, unless you want to spend your entire life in the bathroom. Also, you have to understand what I mean when I say 'potty trained. They wear underwear during day, during naps, and at night. What they don't do is use the toilet on their own. Toddlers that young aren't capable of doing that - yet.
At first you will have to take them to the toilet at set times - usually when they wake up, at mid-morning, before nap, after nap, and before bed. After several months, they will start telling you that they need to use the bathroom. And within a year, they'll go on their own.
It sounds like a long time to being fully potty trained, but that year was an entire year of you not changing diapers. If you can change diapers, you can take your child to the bathroom. I realized after potty training a few children that toddlers have no problem not peeing.
They can, under the right circumstances, hold their bladders for quite a long time. The difficulty with potty training, then, is not teaching them to hold it, but to release it in the proper place. That is the skill they have to learn - to let out urine in a controlled manner. So with this in mind, I start the first day with sitting the toddler down on the toilet and leaving them there until they pee.
It usually takes an hour or two and they will be very unhappy about it. They're not used to being without a diaper, and when they've been without a diaper before bath, changing their diaper , they're used to not peeing. So their bladder will get uncomfortably full and they'll fuss and cry before they finally can't hold it anymore and they pee.
So do whatever you can to keep them on the toilet. William sucks his thumb, so he has his blanket. I strew toys around him. Give them electronics, let them watch a movie, just don't let them off the toilet until they've gone. Later on in this post I will share a daily potty training schedule you can easily adapt to your daily routine. Following this schedule may also give you an idea of how long it will take. It is my goal to keep my second toddler in her crib as long as possible.
For my girls, 18 months was too young, but I have heard of successful potty training at that age. In my opinion months is the optimal time to start, as toddlers tend to be better communicators and are a little bit more self-aware than at 18 months. The most important thing to know is that ALL of the responsibility falls on you. You cannot expect your toddler to initiate or tell you they have to go.
You are the facilitator and executor of this training. In Oh Crap! The times given here are approximate and based on my experience with my two girls. Be sure to have the little potty easily accessible. Place it in the playroom or wherever your toddler is most frequently. Remove night diaper and PJ pants. Sit on little potty to pee. Toddler wears only a top while at home.
Watch them like a hawk. The second you check your phone, there will be an accident. Trust me. Have toddler pee in little potty. Put on nap diaper and 2-piece PJs. If you have an older toddler then you know how they LOVE to ask a million questions.
Remove nap diaper and PJ pants. Toddler wears top, but no bottoms. The rest of the afternoon should be just like the morning. Play as usual, monitor their cues and signals and have them sit on the potty when necessary. Follow your usual bedtime routine. Have your toddler wear just their top while following their bedtime routine: brushing teeth, reading stories, etc. Then put on their night diaper and PJ pants.
The goal is to wait until the last moment to put a diaper on. To help your child stay on the potty, you can have some books on hand for them to page through.
Children also must be able to communicate that they need to go by either telling you with words or signals that they need to get to the bathroom. Their ability to tell you they need the potty is key to you being able to help them, particularly when you are away from home and a restroom may not be readily accessible.
Since the urge to use the bathroom is often sudden in toddlers and a potty isn't always a few steps away, it's important for your child to be able to make it to the toilet before an accident occurs.
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They Know When They Go If a child isn't really aware of what they are doing, they are unable to control the process of doing it. Pretty clear signs that your child recognizes when they need to go or are in the process of going: They head to a private room to pee or poop They hide behind furniture or curtains to go They point to or touch their diaper as they are peeing or pooping.
How to Encourage Independence. Your Child Can Undress To potty train, your child must be able to easily pull their pants up and down.
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