At our last Dr's visit with Presley she told us we could start potty training @ 18 months. I've been reading online to see when kids are ready etc. Presley fits most of the signs (ie hiding when she has to potty, wanting it to be private, she understands commands like go sit in your chair, bring me this etc..). But I thought I would see what other moms out there thought about this. I decided to take a month and just introduce her to the idea of it. I got her a potty book and movie and have been keeping track of when she goes #2 etc. We also found a cheap kids potty at sears and picked it up. I let her sit on it but its pretty clear she is unsure of what it is. So please post your thoughts or your experiences and if you found a book useful for parents let me know.
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Well, Katie was 18 months when she was potty trained (I started then, and she caught on fast). She was the one who wanted to be trained (she was taking her dolls to the potty!).
Maddie on the other hand... ugh.. THREE! She was my little stinker when it came to going potty!
This is one area you do not want to push. If you push too much, then she'll revert back completely. Do it little by little, if she shows interest, then take her. OR, when you go to the bathroom, have her go potty with you as well.
At times I would put the potty chair in front of the tv & let the girl sit. By the time she went potty, she was amazed! Another thing that is a big great help, is letting her play outside w/ a sundress on, and no panties. When she feels the pee running down her legs, then she'll start understanding what that is, etc.
Good luck! I had to use M&M's for my girls. They got 2 M&M's for each time they peed. Do a sticker chart, etc.
Oh my goodness...already..wow..she does look old..but..poor marcie..I know how you feel..that is why I waited 3 yrs between babies..with the exception of sam and ben..but I got sam done as ben was born..he was 2 yrs old..I cant handle more than one kid at a time in diapers..man you will be carying a haul..some large and some small..whewww...anyway..there are so many ways..becky took awhile..she was just over two..it wasnt sinking in..till she was playing with a girl who was already potty trained..she was 3yrs old.she saw her get on the toilet and pee..and that did it..forget the potty...i started her early..like at 8 months.hahah..I already had the potty chair from my mom .it was a german wooden one..like the old potty chairs..I sat her on a toilet at 8 months and laughed my head off..she was so little..and had no idea..then after she was 1 I sat her on the potty chair and she didnt pee ever..then later I would run her to the toilet and she went a couple of times...well, I got her so use to not being wet..by changing the diaper so often she was dry always..that when she walked in a puddle of water..and got wet..she screamed until she was totally dry again and changed out of her clothes..however, when she saw that little girl pee..that was it.she came inside and took her undies off and did it..and from that point on she did it..but she got on the toilet backwards..she had this fear of falling in so she got on backwRDS and held on for life..but always did till she got older then did it the right way..the boys take longer they have to reach the toilet..but watching dad helps a great deal for boys..
otherwise for girls..the doll that pees...you keep doing the doll that pees...some catch on when you go to the bathroom with her and act like its an emrgency and then showing relief when it is over..and the outside thing with a little dress on...without panties..
no..actually...put her in a dress..but start making a big deal about little girl panties..get ones that are cute and show them to her..and get some regular ones..and put those on..when she pees..it will go down her leg..then quickly clean her up and put on some more..and they will be dry...and she will see the difference..just get some cheap panties..and a bunch of them..it takes time...but its all worth it...however, some kids do take longer...they just arent ready yet..too fast makes for a TYPE A .. kid later in life..that was me....I lived in germany where my parents had maids...and nannies...and the german nannies..started me at 8 mos sitting on the german potties..they sit us on them until we peed...then when we did they took us off...crazy actually..or it might have been starting at 6 mos.but germans back then...thought they were superior.so they started kids doing things earlier than most..and that is when they did find out that younger kids learn things better so something did come out of it..haha..oh get a book on it as well if you dont already have one..but waiting after they are abt 3...bad news..basically...take your time..they grow up so fast anyway..she already looks 13...haha..not....
marcie take some more videos of presley so grandma can see her doing something and talking..iM at noahs in clarksville tenn..babysitting the 4 kids...noahs little girl sophie..she hasnt a clue....she doesnt talk..she looks like such a baby..i mean real baby looking and acting...she will be 16 mos...when I hear you say U are going to start presly and then I look at sophie..whoa hossee...sophie is such a baby..or it could be me..but the other kids think so too...she seems less mature..some kids mature faster than others..and when you have several kids...you can tell the difference...some come quietly and others come loudly causing problems the entire way...so you are blessed when they learn easily...or dont make such a fuss.but in no way is sophie even ready to talk about potty training..she walks everywhere..eats everything...but cant talk...but it could be because she is number 4....gets what she wants by grunting haha...she is cute..Im enjoying the kids finally..the airplane flight was rough..the stuff us in the planes like we are sardines..no matter how big the planes are..even the 1st class is gettin smaller..if you are huge you might as well forget flying...I had to get up early all that time and then up early for the kids...whew...and then I sleep like a dog at night....there is a young lady living with them christina.wonderful girl who helps out...what a blessing ..she works and is in college...she is so sweet i dont know what I would do without her..she drives for me...got to say though...I prefer enjoying the grandkids around momma and papa...but as the kids get older..and can do for themselves..then it is easier for the gramps to babysit...its fun then....we love to kiss the babies.but physcally its tough..our bodies dont cooperate...they hurt..I have a fun time with the older ones..I have always loved talking to kids ...noahand catherine are in california checking out housing and then will do the cruise thing and then come back to cal. and check more housing out...then come back the 12 of march ..then i go see the fly dr 13th...life goes on...love you ..xxxxxxxxx00000xxxxxx
Wow, our little P lady is really growing up, even since Christmas! Can't wait to you all in a couple of months. Love ya,
Mom
Nelson
well i'm no help because i have no experience with this. but i'm sure you'll do a great job, presley is so smart she'll pick it up quick. plan on me asking you for advice on this in about two years! good luck :)
Hey, I actually was just like you when Marlee was this age, and she seems to fit all the things I read also about being ready. But when I tried to push the issue with her it became a FIGHT! She was not ready I finally decided. Maybe give it a try and see how it goes and then if you really feel she isn't ready then don't push her. Then try again every month or so and see if she takes to it easily.
I just read your post about potty training. I didn't read through everyone's comments but I'm sure you got some really good ones. I'm still working on getting Emily potty trained. Both of my girls took a while. I'm not sure if it really matters or not but since my girls are in daycare, I think it's made it harder because I can't be there to help them more. But, I know it's hard either way. Madi of course is done - she's 5 1/2 and she was pretty much done by the time Emily was born. So - Madi - done at almost 3. Emily will be 3 in May and she's basically there. But she still has to sleep in a diaper.
I think you are probably doing everything right. Letting her sit on the potty and getting used to it and giving her little books and videos to watch. I think the one suggestion I would have is to let her run around in panties. Pull ups (to me) don't seem to help. It's just a diaper. But letting her go naked in the house and keeping a potty handy so you can rush her to it when you see her going is my advice. Just be prepared for a lot of accidents. And then also be prepared for her to revert at some point.
Some kids don't revert but both of mine did. It was like - I was almost done potty training and WHAM they decided they didn't want any part of it. With Madi - it was like 3 months went by and she wanted to be back in diapers. With Emily - it was more like a few weeks and after that, she was even better. So - you kind of just have to go with the flow. And you are with Presley all the time so you will know what to do what she needs. You're a great mom so don't worry too much about it. It will happen! :)
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