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Oh the joys of potty training. Sawyer just turned three and we’re prepping for preschool now. One thing that has to be handled before he starts is potty training. With my other two boys this task seemed so much easier. Johnny potty trained with no issues. I remember pretty much taking him out of diapers and into underwear and it just worked. While Gavin wasn’t so easy he was trained during the day in less than a week. Sawyer on the other hand has been a little trickier. We’ve been encouraging underwear during the times he’s awake but it isn’t always successful.
Since I’m trying to encourage not using diapers we’ve been using Pampers Easy Ups instead when it’s bedtime or if we have to leave the house. Pampers Easy Ups go on and off like big boy underwear so using toilets outside our home are at lot easier. They also give me the sanity of knowing that we can get everything we need done without having to run home for yet another bath.
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Using a rewards system has always helped and be patient.
just be consisted. And don’t force the child he or she will be ready on their own.
My tips are be consistent and give stickers as rewards.
Dont force it, when they are ready, they will tell you
We started on a long weekend and didn’t leave the house for those few days. Made things easier to always be a few yards away from a bathroom!
Be encouraging!
My best potty training tip is when they do a great job offer them a reward and always be really encouraging.
use a potty that the child likes and is comfortable using; if they like the potty, it is motivating.
My best potty training tip is to use a good reward system to help keep your child motivated!
Let them go at their own pace. the more you push the less they want to do it.
My best potty training tip is to follow the child’s lead, and don’t start until they are ready and showing interest.
use rewards and wait until they’re ready
My best tip is to let them take the lead, forcing it doesn’t help, my oldest stopped wanting to use the potty because we forced the issue too much
take off diapers and put on underware,,and keep on a schedule ,whether they say they need to go or not they can do and sit anyway,,the ones im strick by are first thing in the morning when their feet hit the floor,,again after breakfast ,lunch and supper and right before bedtime, and then give a reward or the potty dance that my grandkids loved to do with me
When I started my daughter potty training, I used a mini-Elmo potty seat, which we kept in the living room, since she spent the most time there. I gradually moved it closer and closer to the bathroom, and eventually we worked our way up to a Dora seat that went right on top of the toilet. This really helped me be successful with her potty training!
I had my kids wear underwear at home so they could feel the wetness.
Always be patient and start/restart when your child is ready.
My best potty training tip is to keep giving reminders every hour or so when they are first learning.
My best tip is not to force it!
My best tip is to have lots of positive reinforcements. Candy and stickers are great rewards. It’s also important, but tough, to stay consistent with training.
Being consistent is key, and not to push them. They will be ready when they are ready – no child goes off to college still in their diapers or easy ups. Once you start to push and frustrate them, they will become anxious about it and that could lead to more issues.
My tip is to be consistent and to use older siblings as role models.
Train in the summer. Much much easier without all those layers of clothes
Patience and praise are my best potty training tips! 🙂
I’ve always heard that the biggest thing is to wait until the child is showing several signs of readiness.
My best potty training ti[ is to potty train in the summer when less clothes are needed!
Make it into a game so its fun for the kids.
My tip is to be patient and to praise your child for using his potty
My best tip is to remain consistent. Also, my little one really responds to rewards when he uses the potty – positive reinforcement.
Wait until they are ready! Everything goes so much smoother! And incentives are great too! We use MM’s and stickers!
Just wait until they are ready! I tried to force it with my first and my second wasn’t ready till he was 4. But when he was ready, he was 100% potty trained in 2 weeks. Much less fuss and simple!
Notips yet, I am expecting myfirst.
Set the kitchen timer to remind you to keep going back in to try again and have rewards, sticker, m&m’s, etc
My tip is to be persistent, take in every hr.
Don’t make potty training stressful for the child; use a reward system that they will respond to.
My best potty training tip is to make a chart of the days in a week. Each time your child uses the potty (or even tries to go but can’t) let him choose a sticker to put by that day, Eventually, he/she will make on the potty and be so happy to get a sticker for his chart. Be patient and don’t rush.
I think being consistent is very important in potty training.
Be as consistent as you can
Start it when you can spend good amounts of time at home.
Make it fun and use a rewards system!
Rewards and praise.
Go cold turkey and skip the diapers.
I like the reward system. It will take attention, time and patience but keep a good attitude.
All I can say is stay after it, set up a routine and it will all come together.
My best tip is to not push them. He or she will do it on there own. Also, a little reward is always a nice motivation for them too.
My best tip is to be patient and keep your cool if they have an accident.
Lot of patience and encouragement
My tip is to always encourage your child and rewarding doesn’t hurt either 🙂
We did a reward system it worked out great.
Wait until they are ready, otherwise you end up training yourself, not them.
reward
My best tip is to not start potty training during a holiday or vacation.
My best tip is to wait until your child is ready and then dedicate your days to potty training. It’s easiest during warm weather when they are not wearing so many layers of clothing.
Rewards worked for me — every time he went I gave him a box of Sugar Babies. Took about 2 days and he was trained.
Being persistant and keep trying!!
Start when your child is ready and go cold turkey – underwear all day and pull ups for night time initially.
My best tip to use while potty training is to get your child very happy after using the toilet. I did the “potty dance” and came up up with a little song and it worked very well for my son. My sister struggled with potty training her daughter and I did the same thing with my niece and whenever I was around she’d use the toilet but she wouldn’t do it for anyone else.
Each child is different. With some stickers are great!
For us, naked time was the best. I understand not all families like to go that route though.
My biggest tip is to NOT rush the little one potty training. Let them take the lead and they will let you know when they are ready to be potty trained.
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The best tip is sticking to a routine.
My tip is to be consistent but also remember set backs are normal.
Have patience!
For me, I always say to wait until they show an interest… we talk about going potty like a big boy/girl, but once they show an interest or get excited about it – even if the interest is in new undies, we go with that. its worked out great with 3 or our 4 (the 4th is getting to that point now). My girls were completely trained in a weekend, my son was about 5-6 days….. if he was playing he hated to stop to go potty so that took a little longer to get through to him lol.
My Potty Training Tip Is To Use A Reward System To Encourage And Track Progress.
My tip is to wait until they’re showing signs of being ready
For me it would have to be be constantly reminding of them to go potty.
My tip is to have patience and not get upset when your child doesn’t seem to be progressing.
I am actually currently potty training my 3 year old right now. She is SO STUBBORN!! My tip would be to be patient!
Patience, persistence, and fun.
My best potty training tip is to make it fun and use rewards that are motivating for your child.
Be consistent, be patient, reward and do not force it.
If possible an older sibling helps a lot!
Be consistent and patient!
My best tip is to not rush it! Also, some enthusiasm can go a long way, and potty books were helpful for us.
dont force too early, I think the kid kinda lets you know and be patient
I reward and celebrate every little victory in the potty
Don’t give up! Just when we were about to just stop trying and give it a go later on he got the hang of it over night!
I liked to use bribes
Positive reinforcement is best,no punishing and remember there will still be accidents even after they get it.
For my boy I used a Cherrio and told him to aim for the hole. It worked pretty good
The most important tip is not to be upset about the oops!
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Be patient and try not to get stressed. Potty training is temporary. They won’t still be in diaper in college
My best tip is to wait till your child is ready and then offer fun rewards.
With my oldest I used rewards charts. One sticker meant a mall prize and if she filled the whole week she got a new book!
We haven’t begun potty training just yet, so I’m looking for all the tips I can get!
we just started so i dont know yet
My best tip is to remind your kids often about going potty and to make a fuss when they do.
My best tip is not to scold them when they have an accident. It just makes them nervous and leads to more accidents.
Make it fun not stressful
Singing while sitting on the potty
Try and try and try again.
My tip is not to start too early and be patient with accidents.
Don’t give into the pressure you may feel from outside sources to get your kid potty trained before he/she is ready. If they are not ready, you are in for a world of pain and frustration and it will inevitably take much longer than it would have had you waited.
My biggest advice is to be patient. Every kid is different. Different things work with different kids. I read so many different books and articles giving tips. Don’t give up. You’ll get there eventually. Just keep trying! Julie smartsavvymama@gmail.com
The best potty training tip that I can give is to be patient and utilize a potty chair everywhere you go.
be patient and give rewards!
Be encouraging!
Be patient and show your kids how to use the bathroom!
We used a potty seat that fits on the potty so that was one less thing to transition from 🙂
Don’t push your child. Let them do it when they are ready!
Always had luck down playing the importance of act.
I don’t believe it is something that you should force. My daughter wasn’t interested until she was 3 1/2 years old. Once we started with it she got the hang of it right away.
I find that waiting until the baby shows signs of readiness, and lots of praise work well for us.
I think the best tip is be patient and try to have the kids go after meals.
Be patient, yet consistent.
Don’t have one yet. My daughter is just a little too young. She likes to sit on her potty chair and “read” a book, but so far hasn’t wanted to do more.
Tell me your best potty training tip!
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Make a sticker chart for each day and let them put a sticker on it themselves after a successful potty use.
Just take it one step at a time ..
I’e always done the cold turkey. Stay at home for a few days!
What worked for my son was using Cheerios as targets.
my tip is to be patient and offer a rewards system
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To be consistent & not to put too much pressure on our little ones…after all they won’t go to college with diapers….will they? lol 🙂
When we were potty training our son, my hubby got our son matching “manly-man” underwear, they would spend Saturday mornings, lounging in their t-shirts/undies, watching cartoons. My son would also follow him into the bathroom. We had him trained in no time, thanks to the father/son bonding time. 🙂
When your kiddo starts pulling their own diapers off when they are dirty, it is time to potty train.
Keep a portable potty chair in the kitchen or wherever you are at the most.
Be consistent and start when they are ready not you
potty dance & sticker chart worked wonders our first time around 🙂
My best tip would be to be patient and be consistent.
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Be encouraging.
My best tip is to make it fun for your child with songs.
Be consistent and don’t expect it to happen overnight!
Be patient it will happen .
Wait until they’re ready
My tips are to have patience and use rewards.
Wait until they’re ready. Needs lots of patience.
we aren’t to that stage yet, but i’ve heard to wait until he’s ready…don’t force it.
A sticker chart & reward system worked for our boys.
Be positive and reward every step!
first of all patience is important, for every 1 step forward there might be 2 steps back in the beginning. try not to get frustrated and use rewards and praise.
Wait until they are ready, not everyone is ready at the same age
Well, our third to last potty trained child liked rewards like candy or small toys so we’ll see what our last child likes. We will try M&M’s and stickers or other small toys.
I’m here looking for tips lol My son was so hard to teach to use the potty, he was 3 1/2 before he finally did. My daughter is almost 2 and I hope she is easier. The only tip I have is they will go when they are ready.
to be calm and have fun! have perspective too!!
My best potty training tip is to be consistent.
Being patient is the most important factor
my best tips is to make fan end pretend that we are playing .
We put a basket of books next to the potty chair. We would sit and read to him as he sat on the potty chair. He loves listening to stories…so always wanted to sit for a story!
Give a sticker or small candy reward for going successfully.
My tip is to give them lots of encouragement.
Start when the child is ready, not when you are ready.
I like using candies like jelly beans or m&ms to reward them for going on the potty when they have to go and for staying dry!
My little guy isn’t quite old enough yet!
To make sure they go potty every 15 mins and always give them a reward at the end of the day for doing a good job and pottying in the potty chair.
rewards work best I would always give my daughter candy every time shew ent to the potty without having to be asked first. It worked for me !! ! !
Don’t get mad if they have an accident and don’t punish them!
My best tip is not to push it. When they are ready you will know
I agree don’t force it.
Patience and take it slow
I never rushed my 2 kids…when they were ready. I always had books so they could be relaxed and made it so much easier. Both potty trained really quickly.
Drop the pants! It’s weird, but I swear by this. Both of my kids spent about a week in long tee shirts and NO pants. As soon as they had no safety net, like a diaper or underwear, they got the hang of it right away!
Use bribery! …or a Rewards Chart.
My best tip is be patient
my tip is to ask often and keep patience.
my best tip is have lots of patience.
Be encouraging!
Be patient and always stay positive.
Don’t force anything! We waited until my oldest was expressing interest in transitioning and it only took one day to make it happen. Lots of encouragement and making it fun helped too. 🙂
Be consistent.
My tips are to be patient, make it comfortable for your child, and never get mad when he/she is unable to “perform” the duty…it is frightening for a child to have to poo or pee on demand.
I think the best tips are above, don’t rush it, let the child determine the timeline. They know when they are ready. Just provide opportunities for observing others and spaces they feel comfortable in. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
Don’t push them. If they aren’t ready, potty training is stressful. When they are ready, it will be easier.
just throwing away diapers and putting them un underwear
I think sticker charts are a useful tool
The best thing for us was to have my two year old go cold turkey without diapers. Also used apbig absorbent pads on furniture.
Set your timer for every 30 minutes
My best tip is to stay patient.
Be patient!!! They will get it eventually!
My best tip is to have patience and your child will let you know when they are ready
I find that using rewards works well.
Wait until the kid is ready! This isn’t something you can force!!
My best tip is to not force the training but wait til they show signs they are ready.
I think the best thing you can do for your child when potty training is give them plenty of encouragement!
Wait until your child is old enough to really understand and to be able to tell you if they need to go potty. If you start too early it becomes a longer, drawn out process that can even turn into a toddler power struggle.
bE PATIENT AND UNDERSTANDING AND NATURE WILL TAKE OVER
My best potty tip is to make the bathroom as kid friendly as possible. We have put up pictures of cars, trains and even a moon and stars. The more soothing the room is the more your child will feel relaxed enough to go.
Really my best tip is make it fun and exciting and lots of patience
I don’t have any true tips yet, i’m currently in the beginning stages of getting my little one to potty train. All i can say is, be persistent, but even more then that, have patience! There’s nothing worse then getting frustrated and letting you’re little one see that. Every kid potty trains on their own terms. And whether everyone tells you your’s should already be using the potty or not, just know, that it’ll happen, when it happens…..but it will happen eventually lol.
I don’t really have any tips yet, as I’m not a mother yet, but I’d say patience!
My son responded well to a sticker reward system
I don’t have tips yet. I’m looking for tips. We’re about to start the process.
My best tip is to relax and remember each child is different.
Haven’t been successful yet but we read our son a book called “potty” to get him ready