Potty Training

Hi Jesf and welcome to my lot. I trained my kids to go to the potty by every time I went to the bathroom I would take them in there with me. I had all of mine potty trained by time they were about 9 months old. I didn't like changing diapers so I wanted them to learn ASAP.

What I've done with both of my children is when they show that they are ready for toilet training, I've started putting them in underwear. Then while they are wearing their underwear I would take them to the bathroom every 45 minutes and have them sit on the potty. I also accepted the fact that there would be accidents and I never got angry with them over accidents. When we had accidents I would talk with them about the importance of going into the bathroom when they had to pee.

My daughter had learned when to use the toilet before she reaches 24 months. What I did previously was to immediately bring her to the bathroom everytime I sense that she needs to poop. I just let her sit on the potty facing the wall while holding her to get her balance. It's like making her understand that whenever she feels something unusual on her stomach, I would bring her to the toilet. It was a daily routine that she gets used to and most likely to remember everytime she needs to poop. Eventually she learned to let me know if ever she needs to go to the toilet in a few weeks after that.

It is my experience that most children won't be potty trained until they are 2.5 to 3 years old. Sometimes longer. They may be able to tell you sometimes like she does, but don't expect consistancy yet. Before 3 they usually don't have the control or are just not able to pay attention until it is too late as they are very involved thinking about other things. You have to remember that noticing when to go is a new thing to someone who in a diaper never has had to pay attention before. So sometimes the first signal to get their attention is when they already feel wet. It is also a free will choice for them. Some children simply won't be potty trained until they decide to be. Of course trying to give them incentive is helpful sometimes. Try having her train her doll as she is being trained, this gives her much incentive to be the big girl. Hope this helps. I have three children, all grown now, but all were potty trained about a month or two before they were 3.