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Potty training
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My sons 2 and 2 months, i have a week and a half of work next week so im going to try to potty train him best i can...
Any tips?
My plan is to leave him nappy free and try to get him to the potty when he starts to go?
he knows when hes nappy needs changing, he pinches his nose once hes had a poo to show me hes done a smelly poo haha :d
Any tips?
My plan is to leave him nappy free and try to get him to the potty when he starts to go?
he knows when hes nappy needs changing, he pinches his nose once hes had a poo to show me hes done a smelly poo haha :d
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Positive praise - really over the top praise for successes, and ignore any accidents.
I still used pull ups when out and about at first and just did potty training when in the house for the first few weeks/months, and gradually he "should" start keeping the pull ups dry or asking to go to the potty when out.
I found the potette travel potty really useful for out and about too.
If he doesnt get it at all within the first few days, then id stop and leave it another month or two. Hes still very young. Boys quite often dont get the concept till nearer 3. The fact hes aware that hes been is encouraging. Does he show signs when hes about to go, or is it just afterwards?
If theres no success, dont be disheartened, because times when there is upheaval and change of routine is not always the best time for training and that could mean christmas celebrations, but if you dont get lots of opportunities, then its worth a shot.
He doesn't really show signs beforehand, just during, because he strains his little face :d and breathes louder...
Ill give it a go, i wasnt sure when is the "normal" age to stop using a nappy so hearing around 3 means that i should be able to be more vocal with him at that stage as well...
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well both my boys were around 3 when they trained, and my daughter was 26mths, but i thought that was quite early. it was helped by her brother only being 11mths older than her and potty training - she soon wanted all the praise he was getting and just pretty much trained herself.
To see if hes ready, he needs to be verbal enough to ask for the potty or to tell you he needs to go. He needs to be able to pull up and down his own pants, and he needs to show a desire to be clean.
Do you have a potty around the house? Does he show an interest in it?
I wasn't planning on training her for months/years yet - but do you think i should give it a go as she is so obsessed.
She also give us a warning of doing a poo about 50% of the time by either saying poo poo or funny tummy....
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It's better to concentrate on one end at first, instead of both at the same time.
Yeah hes not verbal enough i'd say, the only time he trys to pull hes own pants down is when its bath time as he loves it...
He does show an interest in the potty, but only as a hat
Thanks for the advice