Potty Training the Twins

As you know I don't have kids, but listening to the moms I've known over the years I've always heard how hard it is until one lady who started working with us a couple months before I retired told us how she simply let her kids choose their own time to train, what I wonder is just how hard is it to train kids to want to use a toilet? Doesn't wet undies start to bother them as they get older? Hey, I'm stickin with potty trainin furbabies, it seems much easier

It is said that potty training starts around 18 months to 3 years. Sad that you are still struggling. . My neighbour's child gave her trouble. He would climb up to reach for pampers in the cupboard (lol)

My two girls are. They're four and two. My eldest has been potty trained for over a year, and my youngest daughter has been since last summer. She was just ready. However, my little guy is 8 months old, so it'll be a while.

I had no children, my Mother said that she was able to potty train my brother only when he was almost 3 years old, while I was fully trained before the age of 2.

I tried that with my eldest, and learned that it's all about when they're ready and not when I think that they should be ready. They'll get there. So with my second one I'm not going to stress up myself too much about it.

I do not have children, but, my friend also had a tough time getting her daughter and son potty trained. So, I hope your twins are potty trained by winter. Good luck.

My oldest potty trained just after she turned two. What we found was most important was being consistent along with frequently asking her if she needed to use the potty. We switched her to regular underwear and sent her to daycare with lots of extra clothes as the teacher suggested. It really helped that she had a lot of older peers in the class with her, because she wanted to imitate them. We pretty much modeled everything we did at home on what the daycare did to keep it consistent across the board. It's not at all uncommon for boys to take longer to potty train than girls, and I don't think you have anything to worry about with the twins. One of our friends has a son who wasn't fully trained until he was about five. Another is struggling with it with her son who just turned four. I personally wouldn't worry about nighttime accidents as much. Sometimes kids have biological issues that cause nighttime wetting well after they're totally potty trained. They usually outgrow it, but it can be seriously embarrassing for them. It was for me, anyway... I didn't hit that point until I was about 10. Didn't help that my parents constantly berated me for it, either. Anyway, I really hope this round goes well for you. It sounds like they're pretty close to getting the hang of it from what you've said. I'll be rooting for them.

My children are all grown up now. I potty trained them at two years old.

My 2 sons were slow in the potty training. Don't worry too much, they will eventually get it.

It's been ages since I potty trained my kids but they all caught on eventually. It seems as if one day they don't quite get it and then the next they got it down pat. Good luck with training twins!

My daughters are in their twenties now and I honestly don't remember how it went. I know I got a book on potty training in less than a day using a dolly that pees and treats, it didn't work all that well for me. they were trained around two years old, but I've heard that girls are much easier than boys for both types of training. I hope they get it as schools won't let them come if not fully potty trained. If you have problems still, try checking out what books might be around, or talk with a doctor or friend that has good ideas/suggestions.

I've found that every child is different. I am a mother of five. Each kid was different in their potty training. My 9 year old son was potty trained on time, but needed a pull up until very recently (frustrating), but he's a super sound sleeper. My 4 year old potty trained early, but still needs a pull up. My oldest potty trained at 3, and never needed pull-ups! all different. good luck

We have managed all #2s in the potty since age one. After that it was a question of frequent reminders to get to the potty often enough, I would take them to the potty every hour and we would read or look at a book or two to make it fun. No more nappies after age 2, except at night. Haven't sorted that one yet for Little One (now 3) but hope to do soon.

My daughter was no problem but my son resisted. I lucked out when grandma came to visit and she put him on the toilet backwards and in a matter of days he was trained. I think he was around three. We flew east for the summer and I put a diaper on him and he was quite insulted and didn't use it...

My twins were horrible when it came to #2.. I think it took a full 6 months for them to get that part down, and oh I got so frustrated! I really don't have any tips, I can't remember what I did, I think I just eventually got lucky.

My youngest nephew is also three going on four, and he is not potty trained yet, either. I'm not sure what my brother and sister in law are doing regarding that.

My kids are now grown but they were so different to potty train. My daughter more or less potty trained herself as she didn't like a wet diaper. She was just 1 yr old at the time. My son was a little more stubborn about it and wasn't potty trained until he was 2.

mine was potty trained around that age. usually by then they pick up on it more so youre doing good. ive known kids not potty trained past that age