Erick keeps taking off his diaper, so I'm guessing now is the time to start potty training him, but...I"M SCARED!!!

I don't want to....I don't know how


Besides, when my aunt started potty training her two year old, and it took a WHOLE YEAR, I talked about her and they say boys are harder than girls

Any pointers???

Smooches;)

a whole year to potty train

how about my daughter has started to not only take off her diaper,but squat,and wipe, think its time for a potty

ella731 said:

Exactly.....Well, my little cousin is a stubborn little heffa and wouldn't sit on a toilet to save her life, but now she is 3 and she is finally trained.

But wouldn't it be just my luck that erick would be harder to train just because of how badly I talked about my aunt


Smooches;)

It's really not that bad!

You need to pick a time when you can devote yourself to staying not far from the house, believe me it's easier that way,

I spent a week just potty training both of my kids and it worked like a dream, I took them to go and pick there own and made a huge deal of buying proper pants and turned it into a game....

if they went on the potty they got a sticker once they got 5 stickers they could pick a new book/magazine/toy worked wonderful

ella731 said:

How funny

Erick will take off his diaper, groan and then say, "Mama, I boo-boo".....All over the floor!

Smooches;)

lollyp0p said:

tahts a good idea


my only problem is that lily is soooo little, and shes doing that allready i mean come on what the hell is that all about

just dont tell him there is a toilet monster like my other half did, if u do then he will never use the toilet

Let him run around with no nappy (diaper on)
Leave the potty around, sit him on it when he gets up and the last thing at night, also put him on it another 3 times in the day, make it fun, then he will go over and sit when he wants 2.
Take him to the toilet with you and get one of those toilet seats and after ur done sit him on it, 2 incourage take a book in and read it to him.

Always make it fun they will do it in there own time.

This is what my mum taught me and it worked for my children.... goodluck

lollyp0p said:

Sounds great, but how old were they?

Smooches;)

MsMisha319 said:

thats cute kids man I still havent figured out how she got so damn cute

My son was trained in one week!! Dry! Day AND night! He was two years and 4 months!

He trained himself..all I had to do was lift him on the toilet when he asked me to.. That was it!

MsMisha319 said:

i potty trained my daughter when she was 2 and my son when he was 3 because he showed no interest until then and there is no point doing it till they are ready cause it won't work!

You should let him make some poo art. It'll help him to express what he's feeling inside.

lollyp0p said:

True, some would say that erick is still too young (Like his doctor), but family members are all saying that I should atleast try. He'll be 2 in March, but I kinda think he's ready

Smooches;)

ReturnOfDOOK said:

Yeah, he's made poo art before


Smooches;)

so 2 is the age huh, guess i have a couple months

Or, you could put out a mat and everytime he decides not to go on the mat, roll up some newspaper and give him a little whack on the nose and say "No! Bad!". When he DOES do #2 on the mat, you could reward him with some sorty of squeaky toy.

MsMisha319 said:

you can try he will let you know if it's the right time, thing is never get mad, accidents happen and if after a week he is not using the potty more than he is using it he isn't ready, the bladder and the control mechanisms for it are complex and you just have to wait till they are physically able to control there bodily functions usually it happens between the ages of 18 months and 3 and a half but every child is different

goodluck anyway

but really it isn't so bad, with my first i was dreading it but i found it easier than i expected. be positive and the child will be (hopefully)

ReturnOfDOOK said:

If DOOK has a kid I would be afraid for society

Good luck with this! He may just suprise you and it may not be that difficult at all!

I did find that for my son... that little guard they have in the front of the potty.. you may want to remove it. He kept hurting his pee-thing on it.

lollyp0p said:

Thanks for your advice, lollypop


Smooches;)

AzureStarr said:

I'll keep that in mind

Smooches;)

ella731 said:

Hey, it worked for my neighbor's Scottish Terrier... Just tryin to help.

MsMisha319 said:

This is reason # 125,248,257 why I don't have any kids

Make a game of it!
Tear up little peices of paper and place them in the toilet bowl. Tell him they are battle ships and he needs to sink them all. This way he'll take more care with his aim and he'll enjoy the experiance everytime.

MsMisha319 said:

you are more than welcome

althom said:

How about using Cheerios? They're probably better for the plumbing. They could be little imaginary people in lifejackets.

MrJoker said:

Yeah! Anything that floats and that can be flushed!

MrJoker said:

very inventive

son, now i want you to imagine that in those little rings floating in the toilet are people now can you hit the people in the rings with your pee pee?

good boy, wow you got one!!!!

lollyp0p said:

Just make sure he doesn't try to take any out and eat them.