Potty Training Forum

Posted: 25 July 2007 at 4:56pm | IP Logged

The biggest thing I found was consistancy. Dont put a nappy on because it is more convienant for you as the parent. If using pull ups still encourage them to continue holding and using the potty.

Make more time for journeys, so that you can stop for toilet breaks, and also when out in town or supermarkets. Take los to the toilet frequently and make sure however packed your day is, you keep to the routine. If they ask for a wee dont ask them to wait, try as best you can to take them straight away.

Even at home, ask them regular, do you need a wee wee. Do you want to try etc etc Dont start cooking, or hoovering and forgetting to ask for 2 hours. Once they get the knack you have to ask less, but until then iots best to keep encouraging them.

Praise the success, and 'never mind' the accidents. Just something along the lines of, oh never mind lets take these smelly clothes off and try use the potty next time'. Stickers are magic.. I LOVE the person who invented syickers lol

I also found that if Joshua went to the toilet and didnt wee wee I washed his hands in soap and water, if he wee'd he got to use kandoo soap, same with the kando wipes.. only used if he was successful! That was a great hit. I also put stickers extra up to make the bathroom fun, but thats obviously not convienant for some parents, also we had 2 bathrooms so one was mainly his (downstairs) and most others used the upstairs, noramally decorated one lol

Also on the move, its best to carry lots of undies and clothes. Supermarkets do jeans for about £2 you cant go wrong for toilet training. Also have carrier bags to tie up the wet clothes or you'll be going round smelling lol

having travel accessories is great. The travel potties means you can stop by the side of roads, or if you are on the other side of town from the public toilets, the portable potty is small, light and quick to pop up! that was definitely my lifesaver lol You can also get from Boots mats for the car seat and pushchairs. they have a loop for the pram/chair belt bit, and they are blue or grey on the top and waterproof underneath to stop it soaking through. Expensive but essential lol Although I started putting mine on wetproof side up so if he wet I could wipe it down and he could still sit in the pram, they were too expensive to carry a few with me, and obviously couldnt sit on them wet lol

Ok Ive run out of ideas and I have sore finger slol.. Good luck to any potty training mummy or daddy xxxxx

Posted: 25 July 2007 at 7:08pm | IP Logged

Oh thats weird, because Joshua has never favoured the potty. I thought it was maybe because we had the downstairs toilet so it was just as easy for him, maybe its a boy thing?

Also agree with the underwear on even when in the house.

Posted: 25 July 2007 at 7:39pm | IP Logged

ill bet yo can get lola iron ons for plain pants!

try potty beg/end of day for few wks

always be positive-got m n s sticker and story book too, she out a sticker on her chart and one on her tee shirt each time she went on her potty

ask every 15 mins, write down when they go-times and what they do-you should see a pattern-lilys was 30 mins, then ask every 30 mins for a few days/weeks

after about 4 days she started telling me, then a few days after that just went herself

pull ups were rubbish-too like nappys

shes pretty much ok now

going out was the scariest bit!

shes now trying to get thru the night-she tels us 'need wee mummy!' at 5:30 most mornings!

reducing drink intake from 1hr before bed now 

enjoy!!