Potty Chairs or Toilet Trainers??

I like the potty 1st that can be used as a stool later to use the real toilet. It's a transition that some kids make easier than others!

My 34 month old likes both at this point but for some time would not have been comfy on a big toilet.

I'm a mom of a 28 + 32 year old. They are both potty trained! lol Actually they both were trained in 2 weeks at the age of 2.

First I would try to find a child potty that is sturdy and comfortable, or even one that fits on the toilet, but make sure he has a safe way to get on it.

I never made a big deal of it, but 10-15 minutes after every meal, they went to sit on the potty for about 3-5 minutes. I also made sure they had a glass of water or juice or something to drink along with their meal and their meals were on a regular schedule every day and there was not alot of snacking between meals other than the ones described. That way, when they were expected to go, the chances of them going were much better and I would be aware of their eating habits so I had a good idea when they would need to go. Also, if they had anything much to drink at times other than meal times, about 10-15 minutes later, they were taken to sit on the pot for 1-2 minutes. There would usually be a fruit snack or something quick they enjoyed doing after their time on the potty. If they didn't go then, they still got the snack/fun thing. That way they knew that after they were on the potty, there would be something they liked happening. I DIDN'T ANNOUNCE that there would be a snack/fun thing after potty time, I just had one ready and if they wanted it that was when they had their desert or snack. It also gave dinner a little time to settle. If they still hadn't gone by time for the snack, the snack might help get things moving and after the snack we would go to the restroom, but only for a 1-2 minutes. I also had a few of their favorite books next to the potty and sometimes I would use the potty too, so they knew that this was something that big people do after a meal. I didn't make a big deal out of it, because I wanted it to be something that came naturally and I didn't make a big deal, if they didn't want to at first or didn't do anything. If they really hated it, we would just wait until after their snack/dessert. I didn't push them. I wanted them to not be frustrated by the experience. This started a habit and a learned response to go to the restroom after eating or drinking or before they would be away from a restroom for a while.

I started getting them prepared a few weeks prior to my starting to potty train, by saying AFTER meals, not loud, but so they would hear, that I think I needed to use the restroom. If they wanted to sit on theirs, I let them, but it was something that got them used to the idea of what people do after a meal. I also started taking them straight to the potty when they first woke up in the morning, before we left to go anywhere,and before they went to bed I would make a trip to the restroom and just casually say that I should try to go potty before we left or before bed. If I was acting like it was something I needed to do, they would usually want to do the same thing.

I didn't make a big deal of it, I didn't talk a lot about it, I just made sure that they heard me and noticed what I was going to do. I did not always take them with me with I went. The restroom should be a private thing for you and after a while for them as well, so I tried to make the transition as uneventful, but regular and comfortable as possible. I didn't punish them or get angry if they didn't get it right away, or had an accident. I just had them sit on the potty, while I cleaned it up and then went about the day.

With both boys it was a done deal in 2 weeks and they also did not turn out to be bed wetters or have very many accidents as they got older. There were a few times, but I saw that it was usually when they got really busy and pre-occupied. So, when we started sports, etc, we would usually have water or juice on the way to the game and I would get there in time to go by the restroom first. Then they were hydrated for the game and relieved as well.

That worked well for me. Maybe it will for you.

By the way, my youngest son, just had his first child 2 weeks ago, so we have a new baby in the family. I am thrilled and so in love! My first grandchild! Such a blessing!

I am just starting to potty train my 20 month old but several of my friends have told me that they prefer using the actual toilet rather than a potty chair. They are messy to have to clean out and one friend said she had a harder time getting her daughter off the potty chair and on to the toilet then she had training her. I've also heard some kids become afraid of the actual toilet if not introduced to it first. Hope that helps. Good Luck!

my experience (my son is 4 and wasn't potty trained until just before his 4th birthday) is that the potty chairs were too small when he finally was interested in going potty. Your son is not much smaller than my son is now, so you probably won't find a potty chair that will fit him. My son did well with the toilet, if you reminded him to use it. It wasn't until we put him in actual underwear that he would go the whole day with out accidents, and even now once and awhile, when he's too busy, he'll have an accident,remember its a gradual thing. Just because he goes a week without an accident doesn't mean he won't have any more accidents. Good luck.

My son will be 2 next month and certainly has no desire to potty train yet BUT I do have 3 different trainers! THe best one for our oblong toilet is the Baby Bjorn. Fits great and he fits on it great. He is 33 lbs too and no problems with size. I hope it works for him sometime soon. I have a potty chair too but it just seems so small for my big boy. Good luck. Trial and error is your best bet!

well my aunt in training her baby girl
let her walk around without a diaper and said
"you'd better not wet the floor" and it worked like a charm
she figured that if she wet the floor mommy wold get sad so she went to use the toilet all by herself and sometimes would ask for help but got the hang of it.

i hope this helps and also if the seats to big use one of the begginers potty seats so he'll sit on instead of in the toilet.

have a nice day
:)

When i started with my son he was 3 1/2, This was my third try! I had found a lady on here, and she said she said her hubby put her son on backward, facing the back of the toilet, to let him pee versus using a potty chair, toilet chair! So i tried it, it worked! He was potty trained from that moment on! Of course he had the occasional accident, and it took him a week to go #2 on the toilet, but he was completely trained by one month out! Night included, never once had a night time accident, so far, knock on wood!
For my daughter i am going to use a potty on the floor in the bathroom........it then turns into a step stool and a pooty for the toilet! SHe will starting soon! She just turned three!

Good Luck!

The only problem with training on the toilet is when kids have a bm, they need something to rest their feet on so they can bear down to go potty. If you can get them use to climbing up on a stool and resting their feet, it might be easier. My 3 year old does not like the stool for some reason.

Good luck!

K.
My first child was born 22 years ago. I trained him with a special seat that had a turtle head in front (kept the urine from going outside the toilet when he sat down). Prior to this I had a small seat next to the big toilet and he would do his #2 there. I found that teaching him to go in the big people toilet made him feel BIGGER and at the same time encouraged the use. My second child will be 21 in May and was trained the same way.

I'd say find the right seat to put on the big toilet and start from there. He will get it, trust me.

Good luck!, O.

We have a potty chair that has a removable seat that will fit on the toilet. I think each child is different. Our first daughter loved the Potty Chair but our second daughter refused to sit on anything but the toilet.

My son is 20 1/2 months and I honestly think he has no CLUE what the toilet is. He will walk into the bathroom sometimes when I am in there, but walks right back out. He had a very short lived fascination with the toilet "flushing" a few months back, but that was it. I have heard that it is a good time to start trying when he wakes up in the morning with a dry or mostly dry diaper. Well, my son sleeps 10-12 hrs a night in one of those Huggies Overnight diapers and that thing is usually saturated every morning. I am so confused as to what clues I should be looking for to know when is a good time to start trying. I think I may subconsciously avoiding th eissue because I have heard boys are much harder to train than girls. Anyways, any tips to know when would be great. For what it is worth, I totally plan on toilet training him. I am a nurse and the thought of having to clean a potty chair without one of those pull down sprayers like we have in the hospital is just gross:).

I have three boys and I have found that the very best thing to do when potty training is get a sturdy stool for them to climb on and just a child toilet cushion for them to sit on. When I am starting the potty training I take them shopping to pick out whatever underwear they want and then I stay home and have them wear the "big boy" underwear and a t shirt. I stay right with them to keep watch and make sure that as soon as they are wet we run to the bathroom. After a few times they start to realize when they need to go and we have candy or tattoos sitting on the counter that they get when they go on the potty. One of my son's was 18 mos. and completely potty trained and the other was almost 2 yrs. I haven't started the process with my third since he is still an infant. I had tried a special training potty and hated it. I feel that that was what made it longer with my second son.
Good Luck! Remeber that positive reinforcement is key in any method you try.