So as I mentioned in my post from yesterday, Riley has become pretty interested in the potty lately. He knows what the toilet is & where we go when it's time to pee pee. As with any 17 month old, he follows Mama & Dada everywhere & watches everything we do. Apparently the most fun thing to do recently is to go to the bathroom with us. Like I mentioned in this post, I have put him on the toilet several times to see if he would do anything, but he just laughs for a minute & then wants down. I don't really know how long I should let him sit or if I am doing any of this correctly.
Potty training has always been one of my biggest fears when it comes to raising a child. I have NO idea where to start or how to start. I am absolutely clueless when it comes to potty training & it pretty much scares me to death. Not really, but it does scare me. A lot.
So to all of you moms that have potty trained kids, when did you start the process? Do I need to go ahead & get a little potty for him? Or keep putting him on the big toilet? With boys, do you teach them to pee pee sitting or standing from the beginning (I've heard of people doing both & I guess they both have their pros & cons, but is there a 'right & wrong' way to do this?) Do you just teach them to pee pee at first, then #2 later? Am I thinking way ahead since he's only 17 months or should I roll with it since he's so interested? I'm afraid I may be just spinning my wheels if I start too early because he may not fully understand what to do.
In case you can't tell, just thinking about it stresses me out. But oh how I would love to have him out of diapers not long after Averly is born!
Any advice, tips, help, secrets would be GREATLY appreciated!
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ReplyDeleteI have potty trained two kids and am by no means an expert. The biggest thing I have learned, though, is that if they aren't ready then it won't work (at least not easily). I had two failed attempts with each of mine and then a few months later they were ready and they trained in a matter of a few days. It was a breeze. They were also right at 3 (Jack actually trained on his 3rd birthday and Melody was right about 34 months). I do know many parents though who trained their kids earlier successfully.
ReplyDeleteMy advice would be to continue to expose him and let him "try" as long as he's interested, but not to push it if he becomes disinterested. And, again, just my opinion, but I would let him watch daddy or granddaddy or whomever so he can get that male potty idea.
Hope this helps...potty training was my hardest parenting feat by far! Good luck!
I would say that he is still pretty young to potty train. I always hear boys potty train late. Alex just potty trained over Christmas which means she was 2.5. If I wanted to I could have pushed it on her more but I didn't want to do that.
ReplyDeleteI nanny for a 4 year old boy and he still pees sitting down because he just isnt tall enough and makes big mess if he pees standing. So I could stick to sitting.
Alex never used her little potty and I am glad because I think they are gross ha ha!
I would say just letting him follow you to the bathroom and seeing if he tells you he has gone pee or poop. THe biggest thing for us was that as soon as alex would pee or poop she had to be changed right away!
I am glad we didnt push it because it was SUPER easy once she was 100% ready. She is also trained at night so we have NO diapers at all where the 4 year old I nanny for is still in a pull up at night!
Hey girl! At about 22 months Aiden was really interested in the potty but it ended after we started being consistent with it. All the sudden he would rather play with the toilet paper and look at his private. Now he has NO desire to use the potty. I've heard let them do it when they show desire and never force it on them. Also read pee sitting down until boys learn to hold their private and control it. My nephews and 4 and 3 and sit down still. Good luck and if you do find some good tricks let me know.
ReplyDeleteFirst... breathe.
ReplyDeleteSecond, it is different for every child. Both our boys are potty trained and thankfully, they were a breeze...
I kept a potty and a Peter Potty (baby urinal - google them... they are awesome) in the bathroom for a year before just so they became familiar and when that blue moon came in their 2nd year they wanted to go (like Riley now), it was there for them to use if they wanted... I didn't push and I let them play with it and examine it and all of that.
during the summer after their 2nd birthday, it became 'lets stay naked'... they would pee outside and see what they were feeling and it really helped them discover their bodies. After it was time to come back in for Fall, I still didn't push it.
When they started waking up at naps dry.. that is when we talked about it for about a month then we set a date and also started, when I changed their diaper, throwing the solids into the toliet and flushing it so they could see where it should go, and BOOM.
Now, I refuse to use Pull-ups... in my mind, if you are going to be a big boy, you are going to be a big boy and I am NOT confusing them by wearing big boy pants you can pee in. It is diapers or nothing... now, I did where diapers during naps and night night until they quit having accidents during the day in their underwear.
Now they both went through a phase were they said "I want a diaper"... it is laziness... NOPE. I said no and that lasted all of 2 days. they have never asked for a diaper again.
Now, with the poop/pee thing, I wouldn't focus on one or the other.. it is all the same.. using the potty. Period.
Both the boys were trained even at night and naps before they were 3.. G was 2 1/2 and TONS of parents have said how impressed they are with that... so you are kinda looking at Riley and I would say he was too young, but I would definitely give him a potty and urinal to get him use to it being around and ready for use whenever.
G did what Riley is doing.. he was curious about it by 15 months and even pooped in the potty several times during those months... but I knew he wasn't ready.
Keep your instincts in tact and trust them. Jess you are a good mom... your instincts will tell you what to do.
Well first that's great that he is interested already! That's a start. I potty trainded Jayden at 23 months because i was sick and tired of buying diapers and honestly I thinks a great goal to have before they are 2!
ReplyDeleteI recomend not getting a little toilet... maybe one that goes around the seat, but you want him to know that "big boys" go on the big potty. Plus... that's where mommy and daddy go... so he should do the same.
For Jayden we are teaching him only to sit down and pee. I think it's too much and too confusing to the child when you are telling them to stand up or sit down. I think they'll get the whole standing up thing later...
I recomend teaching them #1 and #2 at the same time. It's all potty related so yea! All together.
Girl, trust me I know how hard this is. What i did with Jayden was for 5 days strait be on him all the time. He is your number one prioity and it's also a great time of bonding as well. Every 15-20 minutes put him on the potty. Always ask him if he needs to go. It gets old... but it worked for me.
Jayden still makes mistakes but he is pretty good at it. #2 is not a problem... the only time we do have problems is if he is so ocupided that he forgets to tell us.
Hope everything works out. Can't wait to hear what you do and how he does!
P.S: I also don't recomend pull-ups. they are just a crutch.