I am proud to say that I have fully potty trained my son Joshua who just turned 2yrs on September 30Th. He was showing me signs of readiness ... it wasn't cause i didn't have money for diapers and i was not of those mothers or caretakers that let their babies sit with a gallon full of pee,believe me i am not...he would pee ONCE and he would get changed.I guess that is why it was easy for my kids too get potty trained fast( 2 weeks)He would bring me his diaper and wipes to change him...oh buddy,he was ready!
Potty Training is not easy AT ALL! it is frustrating but you need a lot of patience.If you are going too yell and punish they will never learn.My Little Girl Alexandra also was potty trained at 2 and she did great...of course for 3 days i pulled my hair,cried and almost gave up! but at the end i did it! it took me 2 weeks for her to be COMPLETELY potty trained,not even wet the bed and i wouldn't put pull ups on her.Same with Joshua,no training pants...I will tell you tips and thing I did that made it easy for me on my journey cause i had best of both worlds(girl and a boy to train).
So i went online and i saw where Dr.Phil had on his web site potty train in less than 1 day...i was like "NO WAY!"...i was WRONG! it took my child exactly 3 days and he was potty trained...i was amazed!!!
I liked his Tip about using underwear and not a pull ups because they are really like diapers,so i bought Gerber training underwear during the day i would give him his sippy cup and every 10-15 mins take him to the potty(even if he did not go) we sat there at least he tried and when it was time for bed no liquids 1 hr prior and i would make him wear waterproof underwear and make sure that you waterproof your bed,cause pee on a mattress will never come out and it smells!
Stickers for rewards,Doll that wets to demonstrate(this one is a Baby Alive)
a Potty Book they have many for a boy or a girl.
Alexandra has TONS of dolls but only 4 that wet and of those 4 one is a boy and has well,boy parts...yes i know...so i used him to demonstrate to Josh that there was nothing to it....and he used him for 2 days and he went on his own.
Alex's old Potty
Joshua's Potty,this potty is great for boys
because the front of it is high enough :)
And this is Our Sticker Chart,he gets 2 for pee and 3 for poop
This is his 2nd sheet
The poop part scared him a little,but then i talked to him and told him it was OK gave him toys,crayons,coloring books...anything too keep him entertained...walked away for 5 mins and he liked his privacy :) every time he went we made a big deal,a "party" we celebrated whether it was a lot or a lil bit.
When he woke up from a nap or woke up in the mornings i would immediately take him to the potty,he wasn't in the greatest mood,but he peed a ton! so i got to say it was stressful,i wanted to give up and it is very time consuming.Many of you also teach your boys too pee standing,i didn't,not yet...I think he is a bit young as soon as i am ready to teach him for preschool that will happen and my method so he can "shoot" in will be cheerios LOL.
Do not give up,if you start do not stop and confuse your child. Hope these tips can help a little.Feel free to ask questions,i will try to answer as best as i could :)
These are things that worked for me with both of my kids,i am not a professional just a mommy that went though it all!
I hope everyone has a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year....Let's teach our kids what Christmas is about...and i do not mean presents.
Love,Trust and a little bit of Pixie Dust~
Alley
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