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Potty Training a Toddler **Update in OP**
Update: Day 1, Hour 4...
Not doing so well on the boot camp potty training so far. We're in our 5th pair of undies, lol. He's peed 4 times since 6:30am... all on the floor. Luckily we rolled up the rug! This last time I KNEW he had to go, but I waited for whatever reason and sure enough... DH is getting discouraged, but I know if he can just get it in the potty once or twice and he gets his sticker and we make a big deal of it, he WILL get it. He just has no concept yet. I just gave him another juice/water and set the timer for 30 minutes...
Wish me luck!
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OK... give it to me straight. I need whatever advice you can give me for potty training, particularly for boys (although I will take all advice from those who have done it!).
I think we will start seriously on this tomorrow with Ben. I've made up a chart for stickers (Cars the Movie, his fav!) and have some big-boy underwear for him to wear in the house. My plan is to just put him on the potty every hour, or when he shows a sign he needs to go (like peeing on the floor - ha!). And praising him like crazy just for sitting on the potty. He'll get a sticker for actually using the potty.
I plan to still use diapers at nap time, night and when we are out & about. He just turned 2 at the end of May, so I don't expect a miracle, but if we have success tomorrow at home and keep it up then I will start expecting more of him when we are out.
Thoughts??? TIA!
Update: Day 1, Hour 4...
Not doing so well on the boot camp potty training so far. We're in our 5th pair of undies, lol. He's peed 4 times since 6:30am... all on the floor. Luckily we rolled up the rug! This last time I KNEW he had to go, but I waited for whatever reason and sure enough... DH is getting discouraged, but I know if he can just get it in the potty once or twice and he gets his sticker and we make a big deal of it, he WILL get it. He just has no concept yet. I just gave him another juice/water and set the timer for 30 minutes...
Wish me luck!
**********************************************
OK... give it to me straight. I need whatever advice you can give me for potty training, particularly for boys (although I will take all advice from those who have done it!).
I think we will start seriously on this tomorrow with Ben. I've made up a chart for stickers (Cars the Movie, his fav!) and have some big-boy underwear for him to wear in the house. My plan is to just put him on the potty every hour, or when he shows a sign he needs to go (like peeing on the floor - ha!). And praising him like crazy just for sitting on the potty. He'll get a sticker for actually using the potty.
I plan to still use diapers at nap time, night and when we are out & about. He just turned 2 at the end of May, so I don't expect a miracle, but if we have success tomorrow at home and keep it up then I will start expecting more of him when we are out.
Thoughts??? TIA!