i heard on the news last week....the chic said that starting potty training befor 25 mths only prolongs the process....if it is started before then it lasts bout 14mths....


i so believe her....cuz its takin me forever with my son that is 27mths now...he's been training for 9 mths now...and it took my daughter forever too...


what yall think about this??

I'm not a parent but I've rasied children and I think it takes longer if you make it a HUGE hurdle. If you start with the "be a big boy and show Mommy" or make it a pressure-point the child will be afraid to disappoint you and will be more cautious.
With my Godson I made it a game. As a female, I couldn't stand up and demonstrate so I placed a plastic bulls-eye in the toilet and he got some ice cream or other treat if: he told me had to go (rather than going in his diaper) and if he hit the bulls-eye. If he felt like going in his diaper that was cool too--the choice was his but he associated rewards with learning to "potty".
Guurrll, there are too many other more serious parental stresses than potty-ing. As long as he learns before his honey-moon--(I'm just joking)--as long as he learns before daycare or school--what's the harm?

I don't think it hurts to start a child going to the potty once they make 12 to 13
months i help potty train both my kids and yes i too played games and rewarded
them with claps and very encouraging words praising and they seem to go to it
more and more without any preasure they will make a few oooops in this effort.

potty training is different for each child. I have always started my children training at about 18 months old. My daughter who is 2 took no time learning to use the potty. I can take her anywhere and she lets me know when she gotta go..gotta go....gotta GO!....and...she doesn't wet the bed @ all... so it depends on the child.

so true sistah Nita in every case of a child thay react differently
and some children start quicker then others and some start late
my sister baby started her training at around 16 months by the time
she was 24 months she was ready and will let you know if she needed
the potty i think each child hold a different destiny when it come to
training them

let me ask why do it seem that boys are so much harder then girls
to train i notice many boys take much longer then girls do ??

Now you know why it takes boys longer,1. they always get lost on their way to the potty and wont ask for directions...and 2. boys are much slower than girls..I thinks it's a mental problem most men suffer from waaaay into adulthood......lololol
I's jokin menzes...lol
Nita
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so true sistah Nita in every case of a child thay react differently
and some children start quicker then others and some start late
my sister baby started her training at around 16 months by the time
she was 24 months she was ready and will let you know if she needed
the potty i think each child hold a different destiny when it come to
training them

let me ask why do it seem that boys are so much harder then girls
to train i notice many boys take much longer then girls do ??

That was funny Nita, I guess that need not to ask for directions starts early, huh? One thing with potty training boys, I think there is some uncertainty about sitting or standing, I've seen both parents and boys get confused about this. And then some boys get upset about missing the target, no matter how you reassure them. Some children are afraid of the potty, some are just ready to be trained before others. Yes, it really depends on the child.

My daughter won't sit still long enough to potty....she barely sits still long enough to feed her a bottle (she'll put her foot in my neck, and twist & turn).

That was funny Nita, I guess that need not to ask for directions starts early, huh? One thing with potty training boys, I think there is some uncertainty about sitting or standing, I've seen both parents and boys get confused about this. And then some boys get upset about missing the target, no matter how you reassure them. Some children are afraid of the potty, some are just ready to be trained before others. Yes, it really depends on the child.

I noticed that before my daughter turned one, she would take her pamper off as if she didn't want that wet thing on her. So, for her first birthday, among the many gifts was a potty chair. We sat her on it, and heard a tinkle, and we were so excited. We praised her and this is true...my daughter was wearing panties the following week and never wet the bed again. Even if we were traveling, she would tell us when she had to pee and we got the pottychair out of the trunk.

As for my son, well...it took a little longer, but he was trained by age two.

The older women would consider us "lazy" if we have a child who is not potty trained by age three. Back in the day, these women trained their kids early. My mother told me that ALL of us where potty trained by the first year.

so really the right time is what age then we all have started our kids differently
isn't it best around or between 13 to 18 months ?

I feel sooooooooo fortunate. I starting potty training my daughter right at 20 months and it was a breeze. But you already know... every child is different. Some children at 20 months may not be mentally/physically ready until 24 months, etc. I think the key to it is being mentally prepared with alot of patience. I heard that once you start, you need to stick to out until it's done. I have no idea why boys seem to be harder to potty train. One of life's mysteries! The experience I had with my nephew was unbelievable. LOTS of patience. But before you know it, he will be waking you up in the middle of the night to go tee tee. Good luck!
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I have 7 children and maybe as said each one is different but as for me they had no problem maybe my firstborn, I have 2 sons and 5 daughters I do think the daughters were easier as they always seemed to want to go together the little one following the older so it was just natural they didn't even use a pot but went from diapers straight to the toilet

yes that was wonderful but what about if it's only one child coming up
and when is the right time to get them going to a potty ! teaching them ?

I have 7 children and maybe as said each one is different but as for me they had no problem maybe my firstborn, I have 2 sons and 5 daughters I do think the daughters were easier as they always seemed to want to go together the little one following the older so it was just natural they didn't even use a pot but went from diapers straight to the toilet

2 sons & 5 daughters? Wow, you got more kids than Nita Mae! Kwaku Bendele..I solute you (5 girls would drive me crazy)! My daughter is giving my wife & I a hard time with her potty training. She has a problem with constipation, so bad that we had to take her to a specialist (who recommended that we slow down her schedule). We are anxious to have to potty trained though, because we are expecting our second child, and don't want to be buying double the amount of diapers! Any suggestions?

I have found that potty training is easier if you start early, about 18-20 months. I used real training pants (cloth) with plastic pants over them instead of the "feel wet" diapers. The cloth stays wet and gets cold, my kids didn't like the feeling and that trained them pretty fast.

Dry all night is the hard part. The thing that worked for me was limiting what they drank after dinner.

great point made indya , so in training a child to the potty using underwares and
the plastic pants over them help

was it ever a time of day that you just took your children and put them on a potty
I did this with my first child placing him on the potty 3 to 4 times a day just wondering
if this was a good idea to do , it worked but not every child will react the same.

I agree with sister Nita. I started potty training my daughter at 18 months. I used Pullu-ups, which to her they were panties. She was fully trained a little after two (she is now 3). She not only goes well on her own but she will also wipe herself after she does # 2 ( I haven't gone behind her in I don't know when) She will also get up in the middle of the night to go. I say all of this not to bragg (okay, a little because mommy is proud of her big girl) but to truly say each child is different. Mine just happens to be antique (so old). But let me say this I did have help, she was around her big cousin who was potty trained way before her and so when her cousin went to the bathroom my daughter went in there too. So having another older child they look up to can also help with the potty training.

@ PanAfrica, Not to alarm you but you may want to see the dr again some children get what they call impacted. and sometimes they need an enima etc. Watch that closely especialy when they are about 4 you will see feces in their underwear etc. and when they try to use the bathroom they can't one of my son's was like that, People sometimes think that the child is too lazy to go use the bathroom or pot in in actuality there is a problem that needs to be corrected. You might just want to ask the good dr about children who get impacted. and then see what they say Peace

My daughter is 15 months and I bought her a potty a month ago and it just all depends on the child. Some children just take longer than others. My sister is three and she got potty trained when she was a month from turning three so she was only two. And she is still training and she will be four very soon. My daughter is already pulling her pants down when she walks up to her potty. So it just all depends on your child. And also the method you use, with my sister my dad tries to use fear and it's obviously not working because her school is not going to promote her if she comes to school in pull ups by the time the next school year rolls around. I started sitting my daughter's potty in the bathroom with me and most people use it in the morning when they wake up and sit her on her pot when we wake up and we sit together and shes beginning to get the idea. Just a little trial and error. :)

great info tips thanks JCs Child

great point made indya , so in training a child to the potty using underwares and
the plastic pants over them help

was it ever a time of day that you just took your children and put them on a potty
I did this with my first child placing him on the potty 3 to 4 times a day just wondering
if this was a good idea to do , it worked but not every child will react the same.

I took them right when they woke up for sure. Also for the first week or two I would pretty much run them in their every hour or so, even if they didn't have to go, this helped them get the idea and also helped them not forget what they were supposed to be doing.
Only one of my kids was stubborn about training, the others trained before or right at 2yrs.

I started training mines once they started pulling the pampers off and bringing me another one to put on. which was about 16 months or more. What I did was let them walk around the house butt out. This way I could study the facial expressions and body language of when the had to go. Once I learned to recognize the signs, I would rush them into the toliet. The transition went smoothly for me, however, sometimes I didn't catch it in time and you know what happened next. yep! Newspapers went down. Just joking. I had a mess to clean up.


Wow! Kwaku Bendele! I'm also come from a family of 5 girls and 2 brothers. LOL got me over here reminicsing! LOL Good luck Brother! Whew! Us girls was into everything! The two boys was older and yes we do follow each others behaviors. So much, that the girls was just like tom-boys. LOL Have fun! We sure did!

2 sons & 5 daughters? Wow, you got more kids than Nita Mae! Kwaku Bendele..I solute you (5 girls would drive me crazy)! My daughter is giving my wife & I a hard time with her potty training. She has a problem with constipation, so bad that we had to take her to a specialist (who recommended that we slow down her schedule). We are anxious to have to potty trained though, because we are expecting our second child, and don't want to be buying double the amount of diapers! Any suggestions?


:jawdrop:

Can't believe I what my eyes dun seent...You all up in here talkin about me..smh...
My 1st daughter got constipated :poop: alot after I tried to wean her from breastfeeding. Come to find out, she was alergic to Vitamin D milk. Not long :time: after I found that out, she was finally able to drink 2% milk and the constipation stopped :terrific: . It's hard to know what the problem may be since :baby: small children can't tell us exactly what's going on with them. She may have some kind of alegic reaction to a certain food she's eating like my daughter did Pan. I hope all goes well and :congrats: to you and Mrs. Pan I think :thinking: ???...the thought of you multiplying is a scary thought, it's enough to make a person PANic..QQ....get it..PAN...lolol :haha:
Good luck to you. :heart: