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Every day Sawyer gets bigger and bigger. I try to make it stop, but as you can imagine I’m failing. Miserably. Not only is he getting bigger but he is starting to want to BE bigger. He wants to do everything his big brother wants to do even if he knows he can’t. Now that he’s a toddler he just loves exploring all he can and learning new things daily. He knows it might take a few tries but if he keeps at it he’ll eventually succeed.
Crazy enough he’s old enough that we are about to start potty training shortly. We know we might need to make several attempts and that with boys they can sometimes be more delayed but I know that with how persistent Sawyer is he will succeed when he’s ready. Part of helping him succeed is giving him the right tools to do it, like with Pampers Easy Ups. Easy Ups provide outstanding leak protection – even overnight which means you can feel better about taking your little ones on more road trips and summer vacations! Since Easy Ups have an absorbent core that holds 25% more than the other leading training pant, which means fewer leaks and clothing change overs.
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Best tip ever-wait until the child is ready, not when you are. This would have saved me at least a year of frustration on both our parts, with my son.
Take your child that you trying to potty training to the bathroom every 15 minutes (if possible) and take them with you when you go!! Be patient!! Thanks
The best I have heard is don’t expect for them to get it right away. Also, I was told to get that elmo potty book!
Go at the child’s pace, if they seem frustrated or get upset when you try to put them on the potty, they may not be ready !
wait until they are ready! if you start to early you can make them frightened
Potty training takes time, patience, and consistency. ? Hardest part is patirnce sometimes for the child & u.. but in the end no matter if it 6 monthx or 2 yrs they will learn..
be patient! getting frustrated never helps with anything. It only frustrates the child as well
wait until everyone is ready!
Positive reinforcement works better than negative reinforcement.
Wait until they show signs of being ready.
They won’t be wearing diapers when they go to college!!
With my first we gave m&ms. With #2 it’s not so easy.
With our oldest, who is now 10, I used the naked method! We were in Arkansas at the time and it was really hot outside so I let him run around naked in the yard and that way, when he started going, he stopped and payed attention to what was happening. He was potty trained within a week! I now have a 15 month old that I will be starting to potty train soon.. not sure if the naked method is the right one for her though! lol
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I waited until my son was ready and spent a weekend home. I put him in underwear he had one little accident and didn’t like the feeling. Potty trained after that weekend. (Overnights just happened on its own over time.)
Make it fun,make it a game and keep it consistant throughout the day..
be patient dont make it a battle
We let my oldest be bare naked while at home & potty training was in full force then just put her on potty every hour
My best advice is to look for signs of potty training readiness before you start, don’t base it on age or what your friends are doing with their kids who are the same age.
It is difficult but don’t give up. I cried with my first child. lol
patience and wait till they’re ready
With my son I set a timer to remind myself to take him frequently which worked great! He was so easy to potty train. My daughter has been a lot harder so far.
Start sitting them on the potty at a year old to read a book while you fill up the bath. This way they get used to sitting there. If they do anything, it’s a bonus that you can reward and make them excited about!
My personal experience is you cannot rush them. Let them tell you when they are ready.
Use lots and lots of praise and positive reinforcement! And don’t be afraid to resort to bribery if necessary.
We went on their schedule, when they show interest we begin. It will happen we just need patience.
Have patience and keep it consistent!
I slowly introduced her to the potty and let her tell me when she’s ready. Also leaving her in undies helped a lot in my opinion!
With my oldest a timer worked wonders. We started with 5 minutes and went up from there. In no time she didn’t need it anymore.
Sticker charts and treats worked wonders for my daughter!
Patience…you have to maintain patience and not let frustration over the 10th accident of the day seep into your voice or behavior.
Be patient and use rewards! 🙂 It was easy to potty train my daughter (she’s now 7), but my 2 year old son wants nothing to do with the potty!
My best tip (and one that I am trying to listen to myself right now) is to not push the kids to potty train until they are ready. My older two were not even interested until they were 3.5 years old. Once they were ready, they were ready. My youngest is nearing 3.5 and I am ready for her to be ready too, but I can’t rush her!
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My best potty training tip is to take them with you each and every time you go to the bathroom and sit them on the potty. It will eventually work!
I have always been told to use a reward like a favorite sticker and put it on a chart. Or make it a celebration every time they go on their own.
have books to keep the LO busy and lots of Patience
Be consistent! We did a sticker chart as well. Girl was easier for me, she wanted princess panties as reward.
Our girl is towards the end of potty training but that potty seat would do wonders when out and about.
i been told not to rush!
I start with going each morning when they first wake up,,and then take them to try after meals
my tip is to just relax and have perspective!
my best tip is to keep at it and don’t give up
I’ve heard a rewards system works well.
i’ve been told to look for signs when they’re ready to start
One potty tip that I used is having a reward system set in place. We used M&Ms with my oldest grandson and he did wonderful and picked up on potty training so quickly. Anything that motivates your child, use that as their reward and I promise you’ll get results!
M&ms we’re amazing rewards!
Be consistent and give praise often, both are great ways to make it easier.
Just let your child tell you when they have to go. There will be accidents, don’t worry because it will work out just be patient
My best tip is be consistent, it maybe difficult at times but your child needs routine and to know you mean what you say.
We are just starting potty training so I could use all the tips out there, I have heard of a few things like give little rewards after each suggessful potty in the toilet.
We have not started potty training yet. The best advice I’ve gotten is to just be patient and don’t pressure the child to perform.
Bring extra clothes when out in case of accidents!
We make a huge deal out of it! It gets the kids excited and they love the attention!
Reward the child after they go potty.
A sticker reward chart has worked for us.
My tip is not to rush it!
I just wait until the child is ready, they will let you know!
Have patience and using a reward system helps.
Patience, patience, patience
My best tip(s) are: after your child shows readiness, potty train in as few clothes as possible, dedicating several days 100% to get the hang of the process.
Rewards do work!
Cheerios in the toilet!
I’ve been told to take 3 days and do nothing but work on potty training. Don’t know if it works or not though.
i heard use toys to bribe them, but its not working since my 3 year old is not yet potty trained! so i need all the tips i can get!
I’ve heard to be consistent and take them to the potty every hour or two.
With the boys I just let them run around naked and they didn’t want to go on the floor so they went in the potty. I think the biggest advice is to wait until they are ready but not to wait too long either.
When they tell you there diaper is full they are ready to be trained.
Then keep the potty handy and have them sit alot and reward them..=)
we used rewards
Rewards really worked well for us. We’d use a sticker everytime he used the potty and if he didn’t have any accidents all day he got to pick a piece of candy from the candy jar.
I just let my kids potty train when they are ready. They have all decided when to do it on their own and we haven’t had any trouble.
Waiting until the child is ready is key. We find that reading and talking about it before the process begins helps cover plenty of questions our children have.
Waiting to the child is ready and taking to potty when you go.
sticker if they use the potty
Have them sit down on the potty every hour.
Letting them run around naked has always worked for us!
being consistent
giving a treat after the child goes potty or tells you they need to go potty!!!
You need to be patient and have lots of rewards/incentives!
have a reward chart
Have a sticker chart
i heard that putting a cheerio in the toilet and letting a boy try to “hit” it will help them with potty training lol 🙂
Offer a treat.
My daughter was very motivated by a sticker chart
Best tip was not to force…they have to be ready for it!
Best tip be patient and Don’t compare a child’s progress to another.
To encourage them to go every fifteen minutes until they get the hang of it
I am in the process of trying to potty train my son and I would say that you definitely have to be consistent and patient 🙂 It can be frusterating at times.
We did a reward system but also didn’t push.
Have a sticker chart
let the boys pee outside!
its just as hard to train how to pee standing up and sitting down
With our son, we told him we had no diapers left (which was true) and told him that it was time to use the potty. He watched his dad and I urinate enough times, that he knew what to do. He had a few accidents of both varieties and quickly learned that if he didn’t want to mess on the floor (which he didn’t of course) that he would have to use the potty. It worked like a charm for him. He had just turned 3. With our daughter, we have been more lax. I don’t know why either. But I can tell you that she is very vocal and can tell us at age 2 that she needs to go and when she has gone. (Our son had no interest in talking until he was 3 and even then, didn’t really want to express his need to use the bathroom). She tells us when she needs to go, but she has accidents when we go out of the house without a diaper on. She is not completely potty trained yet though.
I used praise and stickers.
M & M’s are a great incentive. It work well with Dorie.
Patience is the biggest key. Each child is different.
Be persistent and give rewards!
reward system and patience
I heard you have to show them how and explain to them ..
The 3 day potty training method worked very well for my son.
I think the biggest thing that I learned from potty training my son is that you need to wait until the child is ready and willing to participate in the process. I kind of pushed potty training on him and it back fired and took a long time before we were successful. I should have waiting until he was more interested.
my oldest son did well with ‘potty prizes’ like small toys, tattoos, and stickers. we will have to start soon with my youngest
Always be patient and give them time to progress
Let your child dictate the pace!
My best tip is setting an alarm during the daytime and putting them on the potty every 45 minutes
you have to wait until they are ready. only then can you truly begin!
The best tip I received was putting my son in undies, even if he had accidents he started realizing it wasn’t as easy to clean up.
no clue…our first child isn’t born yet, but my guess is it should be just don’t give up or get mad about it.
be patient and don’t push, especially if you have a stubborn child
Never get upset about accidents, be patient, offer the potty often.
Use a reward system and stay positive.
reward chart
Let your child show you when he/she is ready. Don’t force it.
I use a reward system and make sure we celebrate even the smallest trys
I let my kids choose several kinds of big kid underwear with their favorite characters on them, and they all trained easily so they could be able to wear them
I am going to start potty training our daughter for the first time so I could use some good tips myself and reading the comments on this blog post was very helpful, thanks!
My niece just started potty training and she does such a good job when she’s with me. I do the potty dance when she uses the toilet, we just act silly and she loves it. It’s been about a month and she has been doing great. I told my sister she has to do the potty dance.
My best tip is not to feel guilty about bribery. I swore Id never be ‘that mom’ but you know what – it worked for me, and that ok!
When they were old enough I put them in under ware but not to rush them
I always thought praise was the best way to go.
My son is 2 and at first he LOVED going to the Potty. Now that he knows he HAS to vs. he WANTS to it has become more difficult. But he loves when you make a BIG deal out of him going! High fives, clapping hands, “Great job big boy”, etc. Also when we are out in public if I go into the handicap stall (don’t judge me) he is more incline to go potty with me as well. Good Luck!
My doctor just gave me a good tip, “Only do it if it is his idea. Otherwise you just prolong it”
I used the little potty method with my girls, the cheerios with my son and I always sat in the bathroom and read a story, distraction does work.
the best tip (well 3 tips) that i have heard is to not force the child to potty, to use underwear only and not go back and forth between underwear and diapers and do not punish your child if they have accidents
my best tip is to be consistent and take their cues, forcing them to go doesn’t seem to help and only frustrates you as the parent
we hang low around the house and my trainee is usually bare bottomed–my 2 1/2 year old is potty training right now and doing well—he is my 3rd boy–its the system that has worked for us!
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My best tip is to reward your child with little things to encourage your child to use the potty. I used stickers for both my son and daughter when they used the potty. Always use words of encouragement and praise. Be patient and relax because you do not want your child to be anxious or tense.
Praise! and more Praise! And M and M’s for the occasional treat.
Wait till the child is ready.
My best advice is to give your child an incentive for using the potty.
A sticker chart with a new sticker each time they succeed or a chart for gold stars on the fridge has worked great for us.
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Be patient. Don’t push or it will take longer.
Read to the while they sit on the potty it will help keep them focused instead of trying to get up and run away.
Praise! and more Praise
We use a reward system.
I made it fun for him by putting cheerios in and it would help him aim better
My best advice is to be patient, all children are different and will be ready on their own time!
Bribery is my potty training motivation tip. We kept a small plastic piggy bank in the bathroom and rewarded every success (one penny for pee, two for poop)!
we made a calendar and gave a gold star for number one and a silver for a number two. they enjoy adding the stars.
I used the cherrio’s with my son. Throw them in the toilet and aim!
We made up a potty training song.
The best tip is to be consistent.
My best potty training tip is to play some sounds CD’s while they are on the potty. The soothing sounds helps them to relax and go.
Don’t force potty training they will let you know when they are ready.
Having them sit on the training potty everytime I sat on the big potty.
Find a routine that works and stick to it remember to have patience
bribes and talking about it everyday 🙂
The Cheerios in the toilet for target practice.
Cheerios are definitely a good tool for aiming!
I use to use a sticker chart for my kids and now my daughter is trying with her son.
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I loved the cheerios idea. Thank you
Giving out M&M’s worked with my son!
Let them lead the way. They will let you know when they are ready.
We took out lots of book from the library about kids using the potty!
The best advice I received was not start pottytraining before the baby is ready
My kids responded well to rewards.
Cheerios!!