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How do I know when my daughter is ready for potty training? |
Recently my 17 month old daughter has been taking off her own diaper, handing it to me and saying "pee pee". Is this a sign that we are ready to start potty training? How do I start? My son is starting to do that now - and he's 2. When your daughter is asking to go to the potty, then it's time. This is the beginning to get her sitting on the pot and getting used to the 'feel' of what it's like to sit on the throne. Be encouraging and take her everytime she wants to go - make it fun! Go to babycenter.com for a TON if information on potty training, etc. My duaghter at the age of 16 or 17 months used to do the same, she used to bring a diaper to me or her mom, and we soon figured out that she was wet when she did this. She was potty trained soon there after. Report Abuse Hmmm.....that is pretty young to obtain bladder control, but not impossible. Mainly, don't push her. If you start too young, you just tend to prolong the entire process. I'd play it by ear. Buy her a potty and let her use it when she wants. If she is ready, she will pretty much train herself. Most kids do not have good bladder control until they are over two years old. I got the book/video Once Upon a Potty when my daughter was two and she loved it and seemed to get it. ask her Try potty training. If she is comfortable walking and takes off her diaper maybe she is ready. Could it be that mommy isn't ready for that leap yet You are ready when she shows an interest. That seems a bit early for it, but if you are ready to give it a try then go for it. It is possible to spend a long weekend working with her 100% and get her fully pottytrained in that time. You have to start when she gets up and every 15-30 minutes ask her if she has to go. Then after she eats she needs to sit on the potty until she goes. If she goes to daycare then speak with her provider about it. You both have to be on the same page for things to work. It is still best for you to start over a weekend with her and see if she is really ready. Make sure you are sending a clear message. Don't put a diaper on her to get in the car or she will see that its still okay to go then. It is okay to use a pull up or diaper at nap time and night because that can take a while longer. There is a book that is called something like "potty training in a day" that has some usefully information in it. Good luck. Wait until she craps her pants It is a good sign of being aware of what is going on "down there". I read that children should be able to stay dry for 2 hours before you start potty training. How often does she wet? When she naps and does not wet her diapers you can start because that's a sign that she can hold it. When she is actually awake, take her to the potty every 1/2 hour. thats a great sign. buy her a toddler potty chair and start showing her, everytime she says pee-pee take her. she will slowly get the picture. please be patient and not to pushy. praise her when she goes and tell her its ok when she has an accident. good luck try to visit this site : usually when she can tell you when she went potty and distinguish between the two types.good luck It's a sign that she doesn't like wet diapers. (Or poopy ones either probably) and that she is aware of the fact that she is wet. Now would be a good time to SHOW her the potty and to allow her to sit on it while you explain what it's use is. Let her see you sit on the toilet and pee a few times...that's what did it for me. I got lucky, my daughter was "potty trained" by 18 mos....all it took was her watching me and she wanted to do the same. So everytime I went to the potty so did she and when I finished she would sit on the toilet until one day she heard "tinkle". Just make sure that you don't so it too soon. If you try to do it too early, they tend to go back into diapers because they are not ready. My son is 17 months old and he doesn't even say pee pee yet. I am super nervous about potty training, but I am going to wait until he is at least 2. I think it's still too early for him, but every child is different. Good luck! I think that any parent who successfully potty trains a child is a hero in my book! Just be patient and make it fun! |
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