I heard of someone who used the book "Potty Training Boot Camp" for their 20 month old and apparently it worked. I'm thinking of buying it. What books have you moms used that worked successfully for potty training under 2?
I can usually get her to pee on the potty once or twice a week and this has been going on for months. She does try to take off her diaper sometimes if it is wet. I always know when she is pooping because she goes into my closet or somewhere to hide and stands still. I feel like these are all signs that she is ready.
I have potty trained 2 boys. My daughter is 7 months so 2 down 1 to go. Anyways I didnt use a book either I waited until they were around 2 1/2 and started. You just have to be persistant. I also didnt use pull ups, to me that was like still using a diaper. Be prepared for a few accidents but after a few weeks it will all be worth it. Good Luck.......
you dont need a book to potty train your child. wait until they show signs (taking diaper off when wet or telling you they are wet, staying dry for longer than an hour) if you do it any sooner you will just be disappointed when your child regresses. which they all most all do if you push this too early
Potty training is one of my passions. My 4 (now adults) were all fully trained by age 2, and I've helped with 3 grandbabies.
I never used any 'system', 'program', or book. I just started taking them to the potty any time I realized it had been an hour or so, any time they woke up dry, and any time I went. I'm not an advocate of 'waiting til they're ready', either. Potty training enables the child to mature. Leaving them in diapers (I beleive) is almost demeaning.
The first few times you 'go sit', you may be there a while, and this is the perfect time to teach them body parts, colors, shapes, rhymes, songs, look at pictures/books, etc. Keep it fun and consistent, and once they make a little puddle or pile in the potty, sing their praises and tell them what a 'big girl/boy' they are! Soon they'll WANT to do it.
One incentive I read on here (that I'd never thought of) was to tell them that after they keep their undies clean and dry for a week or two, they can pick out their own underwear -- a small investment to make for such a huge milestone, don't you think?
God bless and good luck!
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My son is 20 months old and we are starting potty training. With my oldest we bypassed pull-ups except at night and went straigt to underwear. When they feel the wetness they will discover it's cold and we and not very pleasant and that the only way to prevent it is to go to the potty. I would get her on a drinking schedule (drink something breakfast, lunch, snack, and supper) and within an hour of drinking start putting her on the potty. If you do this consistently + reward her for trying or even doing it, it will work. I never was sucessful with pull-ups they are absorbant enough that my oldest son didn't care if he went to the potty or not. No matter what any book tells you, you still have to come up with a routine, implement it, be consistent, and follow through. Go into potty training knowing that she is not going to get the first days to first weeks of doing it and that she is going to have accidents. I would ask you mother or grandmother how they potty trained and ask them how long it took before you or their other kids were trained. You would be surprised to know that it probably didn't take long at all. In fact, my mom said it took about a month at the longest to train any of her 3 kids. They didn't have pull-ups, they only had underwear and it worked. I work full-time, so time is a commoditity and I don't want to spend an eterminty training. I know day time training is easier and night time training will come once they get daytime pottying down pat. My opinion is to tap into you mother, grandmother, aunts, etc. before you get a book they might be able to tell you what they did and be resourceful. Again, I'm not against books but I think every child is an individual that can't be compared with a book.
Ask your Mom. They have the best advise. I also gave my neice a baby doll that peed...when we showed her what it did on the potty, she got it immediatly and was potty trained almost instantly. Good luck and God Bless.
I have successfully potty trained both of my kids with the "No Cry Potty Solution" book.
Kids learn to potty the same way they learn everything else, slowly and in stages. Remember teaching her to eat?
It also helps if they attend a playgroup, daycare, or some place where other kids can set a good example. Other little kids have more street cred than mom.
We took it slow, kept a big box of Skittles in the bathroom cabinet, and set a timer to remind us to take them to the bathroom once an hour.
It seemed like it took weeks for them to figure out how to let loose on the toilet. There was a lot of sitting and sitting to then pee on the floor 5 minutes later. Some times we gave up and put them back in a diaper for a week.
I'm a firm believer in Gerber cloth training pants and rubber covers. They're cheap, durable, and easy to wash. Feeling wet is the only way to learn body signals.
We started going through 5 changes of clothes everyday for 3 weeks. After that she was down to 1 accident a day for a few months. Now she's down to once a week. It was a pain at first but it worked and my kids were happy with it. No stress and progress were our measures of success.
Avoid pull-ups. They will slow things down. I've only had to buy a couple of packages of pull-ups. I mainly use those for when she's dressed up and going out or having a bad day.
Can't say I tried a book, so this may not be what you are looking for, but I started my son when he was just under 2 3/4. It was the smoothest transition I could have imagined, as he was potty trained within the week!! we went 'cold turkey', except at night, which we transitions to 4-5 months later.
This is purely anecdotal, but my sister tried to potty train my super-intellegent neice right before she turned 2 and she just didn't 'get it'. I was several months of frustration for her and my neice, so with her next child, she waited and had a much better experience.
Just one lady's humble opinion, but you might both have less heartache if you wait a little longer.
I've never used a book, so I'm not able to advise you on that, but having potty trained 5 children I have found that waiting till they are about 2-1/2 was the best thing I ever did. I tried to get my 1st one trained before 2 as I had another one on the way. It was the hardest, longest training of the 5. When I waited till 2-1/2 they trained VERY quickly and easily. It's worth it, IMHO, to wait. She may seem mature for her age, but she is still little.
