Potty Training - Chimayo, NM

I went to a potty training seminar last weekend and they suggested you don't even start trying until the child is 27 months. They suggest a book that helps to potty train in one day. Good luck!

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There is no set time with kids to start. I have seen moms start at different times. One good sign is if they wake up dry everyday you might start. Some kids wont and some will. My older child didnt start til about a yr and a half but my younger daughter was dry everynight by 10mos old. She was fully trained by the time she was 14mos old. It depends on the kid really. They are all different. The main thing is to make it fun and dont scare them. Some times moms get so stressed over it that the kids dont want anything at all to do with it. You could have a reward system to get your child wanting to learn quickly. Have a chart with stickers that way the child can pick a sticker each time they even sit on the potty. Maybe like just lil stars or something just for sitting on it, then better ones for doing something. Kinda hard to give you ne more help than that with not knowing anything about you or the child. Doesnt say if it is a boy or a girl. Their are lil tricks with boys that really get them wanting to use the potty quicker than girls but again I am not sure if it is a boy or girl. Hope it helps and good luck in your potty adventures to come. You could go to the sesameworkshop web site as well and your child can see videos of elmo potty training. Sometimes it is better if they see one of their tv pals doing it then it seems ok.

My daughter is seen by SoonerStart and they told me the child is ready when they can stay dry all night.

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i would start potty traing when they start showing interest in it. my first child was 2 and half before she showed interest in it and my second child is 20 months old and has started. i would atleast wait until they can talk really well or atleast tell you when they have to go potty.

Watch for your child to start showing an interest in using the potty. When they are able to go for several hours without wetting, they may be ready. Introduce it gradually, and let them get used to it, but don't force it. Some kids are ready at 18 months or so, others aren't ready until 2 1/2 or later. With very young children, don't expect them to be fully potty trained in a couple of weeks. It takes time. Another sign that they are ready is when they wake up in the morning and their diaper is still dry.

My daughter showed me interest about 2 by constantly following me to the bathroom and asking me what I was doing. I bought her a 'big girl' potty. At first, our biggest dilema was that she wanted to be in big girl panties but couldn't remember to go. I tried pullups, but they kept her dry and she didn't remember to go. So one day, I bought her some panties that had her favorite character on them. After she peed herself a few times (I changed her immediately), she learned what it felt like when she needed to go and how it felt when she peed herself. There was a major turn around. When it came to overnight, we kept her in a pullup at night and she'd wake up wet every morning. Then my babysitter told me that she wasn't putting her in pullups at nap, and she was doing fine. So that night I finally just left her in panties and we haven't had a single problem since. I believe our biggest problem was that with the pullups she knew she wouldn't get in trouble for peeing her pants. But that's just my experience. Good luck with your daughter.

Most doctors suggest waiting until 18 months but I see that most kids get it about 2. My boys have all been right around 3 before it happened for them.

For the oldest the babysitter just designated a spot where he could play and sit and left him in underpants, pull ups were not available back then. He got treats for going in the potty instead of his pants. It took about 2 weeks.

My middle son took a horribly long time because we fought about it all the time. We rewarded using to potty but it took a year to do. He was well over 3 when it all happened. We then learned he has a comprehension delay.

My youngest is pretty close to being 3 and is pretty trained although he's having a bad bout of diarrhea which keeps him in pullups right now. I'll focus more on it when he starts feeling better.

I set a timer and we go to the potty when the timer goes off. He gets a treat if he goes and notheing if he doesn't.

I kne w my daughter was ready when she would take her diaper off when she was wet. I basically took a whole weekend and did not leave the house and just put her in underwear and a t shirt. I would ask her if she had to got about every 20 min or so. The first day was terrible she peed all over the house(I constantly followed her with the steamer)the next day got better and by the 3rd day she was recognizing that urge and would go on her own.
My 20 month old is already showing signs she wants to go so I have been getting her familiar with the unerwear and I think with her I will do the same however I leared from doing it with my older daughter I am stearing clear of pull ups I fell like those held her back a bit. I am going full force withher to be done with it. I hope this helps. I think when they are truly ready they will just start doing it. Just look for the signs. One more thing someone told me to do was when they are on the potty pour a little warm water on their belly to give them the sensation to recognize. I personally never tried it but my friend swears by it working. Pottery barn kids has a great little potty book we used to read while she was trying to go. It is called a potty for me.
Good luck