I am currently in the process of potty training my almost 3-yr-old daughter. She has been fully trained for poop for months now, but I was having a heck of a time with the pee. She's been in pull-ups since I started the potty training, and I don't think they helped at all. They feel just like a diaper when it's wet, and that's what she's used to.

Anyway, just last week I found out that they have special trainer underwear. You can either get the plain trainer underwear and plastic pants (The ones used with cloth diapers.), or they make the trainer underwear with the plastic already on them. I got some of those for my daughter, and we are already doing much better. It's been two days since she's had an accident! I'm so excited!

If you're just starting, let me wish you luck! It can be quite frustrating, but keep the faith!

I have a girl who just turned 3 and i have been toilet training her for months now, she is slowly getting it, she will go poop in the toilet but we have to constantly ask her if she has to go potty, sometimes she will say that she has to go but if she gets too into a tv show she wont even bother going to the bathroom and she will wet her pants. Sometimes she will go days without having an accident. but then all of a sudden she will wet herself. She starts preschool soon and i dont want her to wet herself. Has anyone dealt with this before? What should I do? Do i just need to be patient? Help please

Just be patient, she is still learning. You may have to keep reminding her, and make sure you praise her when she stays dry.

A little different, yeah. Boys need Dad or another man to take them so they can see how it's done. They can't learn from watching you, obviously. But in my experience, they are easier than girls. Each child is different, but, they just seem more receptive to the idea. Good luck!

I started potty training my almost 2yr old Daughter 3 weeks ago. She was doing great! She was wearing underwear and peeing and pooing on the potty. Now all of a sudden she no longer wants to sit on the potty and asks to wear a diaper. We have stopped all potty training efforts for now because we don't want her to be afraid of the potty. Does anyone know why she stopped?? How long should we wait to re-introduce it?

A lot of things can trigger a child to want to go back to their familiar ways! We do it as adults! It is comforting to her to be able to do something that she has done her whole life! While on the contrary new things can get to be scary! She was doing so well…because it was new and exciting!

I would not push the point! Encourage her by rewarding her when she does go on the potty! I also used the Elmo Potty Time DVD! It is a great DVD and I encourage anyone that is potty training to get it! Also make a portable potty convenient for her if she is playing in the living room or watching a movie! If she has it right there, she will want to use it because it is not out of sight out of mind!

Good luck!

he'll be 3, Aug.25, and i don't know if it's to soon. Please give me some tips to make it easier for him and me.

Boys start potty training later than girls, and they start on average at 26 months. So your boy is right along the average. To start you can get him a potty or a toilet ring and let him get familiar with it. And make sure he is physically ready to start potty training. Some of the signs are:

He shows an interest in the toilet
He wakes up from naps with his diaper dry. Some children even wake up in the morning with dry diapers.
He lets you know when he's about to soil or wet his diaper.

You can use a system of rewards, like stickers on a chart, every time he uses the toilet. Collect a series of stickers and get an extra prize like a lolly pop or a temporary tattoo. You can customize this system to suit your boy's temper and likes. And also take him along to choose his big boy underwear.

Remember, never make your son feel bad for having an accident in his underwear, that's just counter productive. It could turn him off from using the toilet completely. Praise him when he uses the toilet successfully and tell him it's OK if he gets wet, that he can try again next time. Good luck.

she finds it exciting when im sitting on the toilet, she even pretends to push while im on it..but when i put her on the seat, she gets scared and doesnt stop crying, i tried distracting her in multiple ways but none work..i need to get her potty training before her school starts november 20th…any tips help suggestions?
anything will do…..

Get her her own potty. And stay away from the really busy light-up musical ones, they’re too distracting. All you really need is a smaller version of a regular potty. Give her her own stack of “magazines or newspapers” to read while she’s going. The longer you can get her to sit there, the better the chances she’ll go. Once she finally does go and realizes the sensation of holding it til she’s on her potty, she’ll start doing it all the time. Offering rewards also helps. Make a rule like if she sits for longer than 3 minutes or so, she gets some kind of reward (you can decide what’s appropriate). Even if she doesn’t pee, she should still get the reward because she tried.

My little one is 2 1/2 and I'm having trouble potty training him. His older brother was a breeze (and is 6 years older) so I feel like I've never done this. Anyone have any proven ideas that worked w/ your kids?

My son is 17 months old and he goes on the potty every evening. Every night before his bath, he strips down and sits on the potty. We read to him or play "Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes" while we are waiting for him to go. When he DOES go, he gets a big high five and he gets to flush the toilet - something he has been strickly forbidden to do until now, so it's great fun! The best way to potty train is find out what makes going potty FUN! Kids won't do much if it's not fun. I have a friend that put the potty chair in front of the TV and that prompted the kid to go. I wish you all the luck in the world getting him potty trained!

We've been potty training for three months. Since the birth of her baby sister, she has been back and forth with wanting to go and not wanting to go.

You can't make a child be ready for potty training. They have to be ready on their own. When she is ready to do it, you will know.

My son is almost 2 1/2 he's still not talking yet. He's in speech therapy. I really want to potty train him, I can tell he's sick of diapers, but I don't know how. I've been putting him in underwear most of the day so he can feel when he's wet, but if he's in the middle of playing he doesn't seem to care if he wets himself. He doesn't even really seem to notice. We have a sticker chart, he gets a little sticker if he sits on the potty and a big sticker if he goes, and I get really excited when he acually goes, so he knows it's a good thing. He's gotten 2 big stickers and about 30 little stickers so far. Has any one else potty trained a toddler with a speech delay?

My 7 year old was speech delayed at that age, and I currently have a 28 month old who is in speech therapy. It sounds like he is not quite ready to be potty trained. It's ok to start practicing, but don't get discouraged if he's not catching on. With my first, we started at 26 months, nothing. I tried again about 5 months later. OK, but not getting it yet. I tried again when she turned 3 and she did great. Right now my 2 year old will sometimes come up to me and hold her diaper and gibber gabber something. Or if I ask her if her diaper is wet, she will grab down there and gibber something. She'll sit on the potty, but doesn't really want to. She's woken up dry in the morning, but still nothing comes out in the potty. So, I'm not pushing it. I'm not consistent on the potty training, just here and there. In a few months, I will try again, but I have a feeling it will be closer to when she's 3.

Also, potty training has nothing to do with whether they can talk or not. For this age, you have to take your child to the potty, or remind him constantly to go to the potty. They can't go to the potty by themselves yet (most kids). It's not until closer to 3 or even 4 yrs., when they just go by themselves without telling you. Right now, they need help.

my daughter will be 19months at christmas, and i was told to get her a potty for christmas, and start introducing it to her….

Do you think this is to early?

I started potty training my daughter when she turned 2. That was 22 days ago. She seems quite ready for that. She does have some accidents every now and then but she’s getting there.

So it’s better to start introducing her to the potty at around 2 in order to get her used to the idea.

Good luck!