Hi, Everyone
My son is now sitting on potty already did number 1 and 2 but not everyday. Doesn't tell us all the time. My questions should i keep asking him does he need to go potty or let him tell me on he's own still in diapers should I switch him to pull up since he sitting on potty or wailt
If I were training again--I would totally avoid the pull ups. My twins decided that since they had big girl "diapers", there was no need to go potty anymore. I honestly wouldn't even ask him if he has to go potty--keep an eye on him and then judge when you think he should have to go. Good luck!
Sounds like your son is totally ready. I would put him straight into underwear and I bet it'll take him less than a week to stop having accidents. Good luck!
Hi,
My son was at the same level as 3. As soon as they start you should take him off of diapers and pullups-since they feel like a diaper.I would ask my son all the time but he would say no. Then have an accident. He thought he only need to go when it was that second. So I would just take him more offen to the potty.Someboys have alot of accidents because they do not care if they are wetwhile they are playing. So then it takes a longer potty traing process. Needless to say you should definitley stopp all diapers.
Good luck, L.
I agree with Karen...say, "Its time to go to the potty" instead of asking him if he needs to go. Also, always have in training pants (I got mine at BestBuyBaby on ebay and love them) so he can feel that he is wet (Pullups can delay this end). You are doing a great job, Mom....good luck! :)
Hi J.,
My son is 6 and I still remind him to pee before we leave the house! I think it's reasonable to remind him every hour or so until he gets this down pat.
As for the pull ups, that's a personal decision. My feeling was that at home, if he had an accident, no biggie to clean up. But I liked the extra security of pull ups when we were out & about--just in case.
J.,
That's a great start! It's how we started too, only my son wouldn't go #2! He showed some interest, but I wasn't very consistent with him b/c of life - 4 yr. old daughter and being very pregnant with #3!! Eventually he was telling us more and more. Then I stopped b/c of giving birth - but he kept going b/c he wanted to!!! Before I knew it we went straight to underwear, had a few accidents, changed a few bed sheets, but he's potty trained!! Best thing ever, unless I'm feeding the baby in public - then I'm in a bind! ;)
I would suggest you ask him about every half hour. And I would suggest NOT going to pull-ups b/c they're expensive and confuse the child. Just my two cents! Good luck.
D.
There's different ways to train, but I would suggest not asking him nor leave him to let you know. I would just have him sit down every 10-20 minutes, depending on how well he's holding his urine to start with. That will be something you will need to decide. As time goes on you can let the time go further between when he sits on the potty. Pull Ups are better for when you're going out. Stick with big boy panties or nothing at all from the waist down. Every time he produces when you tell him to give him one skittle as a reward, or an M&M or anything else small. Some people use stickers too. He will have accidents so do not punish. Just have him help clean the mess and praise him for a good job with clean up. Give him big praises when he pees or poops in the potty and just give a firm reminder when he has an accident. On wood floors and tile, use paper towels to dry it and then disinfectant spray to clean. On carpeting and rugs and furniture, use pet urine spray cleaner. Don't let him up on furniture while training in case of accidents and give him a folded towel to sit on the floor when he's watching TV or something. This will help with messes. Get a stack of your older towels for this purpose and let him pick out which one to use so he'll feel more apt to use it.
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When my oldest was learning, we tried pull ups or would remind him about every hour. And then we started to put underpants on him instead of diapers or pullups and that worked soooo much better. We really didn't need to remind him - he could feel when he needed to go more or something. We were so afraid of accidents, but we rarely had any. We put on diapers for car trips and longs times in public, but otherwise he just wore the underpants and was fine.
And we would use a sticker chart - once he got ten he got a small toy. And then we used M&Ms - one for every time he went. Both worked great.
