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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 09:13

I thought my 2 yr 3 mnth old was ready to start as he was telling us when he had been in his nappy. Have had potty out for 4 days and at first he loved sitting on it and he even went in it once but now the novelty seems to have worn off and he wants his nappy back on. It's really horrible to see him get so upset. Does this mean he isn't ready after all or do I need to be cruel to be kind?

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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 22:14

both my kids were scared of the potty - refused to sit after the first 'try out'. i bought a kiddies toilet seat thingy which goes on top of the regular toilet seat and both went straight onto that, no problems. good luck!

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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 14:18

We just potty trained our DS who is the same age a few weeks back. Started casually whilst in UK with nappy off while home and nappy on while out for a few days, and tried for pees at times that we thought we would have more success like first thing in morning, before and after nap and before bath. About two days in he did his first poo in the potty so we removed nappies altogether (except for sleep). We told him he was a big boy now and we didn't wear nappies anymore and got some cute character undies which he was excited about. Stayed home for about three days, lots of hits and misses, especially with pee, it took a while for the awareness to go from "I'm peeing" to "I need to pee" and just when I thought I was going to give up, he just got it. We were also lucky in that he's a real camel and only pees every 3-5 hours so when we first started going out we would head out straight after a pee and know we were good for a few hours. I didn't reward as in my mind learning how to use the potty/toilet is just another milestone like learning how to crawl or walk and we don't reward those! He was more excited about how proud we were and was proud of himself as a big boy and loved carrying the potty bowl to the loo to dump and flush. Good luck and keep perservering! I would also recommend an Ebook called "oh cr*p potty training" which is downloadable and I found super helpful and in line with my own thinking. You can google it or its author Jamie Glowacki ;)

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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 09:43

Also wanted to add, in hind site I think perhaps next time we will go directly to using a toilet with a seat. Hat makes travelling and being out of the house soooo much easier as my DS was scared of toilets out of the house. The scariest ones are the ones from Dubai Mall, my son still is traumatized by those, they flush automatically as they dont always register a child is sitting on top. That being said, the best baby toilet in the world they have now built in MOE, right next to Hallmark in the new baby room. That is the biggest reason we go to MOE more often now. Haha...

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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 09:32

Also wanted to add, in hind site I think perhaps next time we will go directly to using a toilet with a seat. Hat makes travelling and being out of the house soooo much easier as my DS was scared of toilets out of the house.

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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 09:30

I started a bit later, my son was 2 years and 6 months and we started with reading books about potty training, talking about making it on the potty for about 2 weeks before we started. Once we did start there were NO more nappies to be put on. The first day he didnt get it and he was wet all day. The second day he got it but he was never quick enough to get to the potty. So made sure the potty followed him everywhere. Third day he was ready and clean. After that we slowly put the potty further and further away. I have to say I did start a when he was younger and I felt he wasnt mentally ready, so I dropped it after 2 days. It is completely up to you and you know your baby best. One of my friends had her daughter completely potty trained by 18 months as she was ready. As the poster below mentioned, if you believe baby is ready, please persevere, they will get it soon, but I believe in the no nappy policy. Yes it might be a mess but it is a quicker learning process if they actually feel the wee in their pants and they realize how uncomfortable the feeling is. Oh, and I am probably going to get a lot of trouble for posting this, but I gave my son a little chocolate smartie every time he went and we did a potty dance (yes even daddy had to do it, he had no choice) ... very exciting rewards make them want to go all the time... lol

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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 09:22

Personally I would persevere in a gentle manner. Maybe put them in pants that you make a fuss about them getting ( let them choose them, or wrap them as a gift) and still highlight at the potty is a fun place to be. Book/toys/potty videos etc. They will eventually come round. I wouldn't force them to sit on it. I got my DS favourite teddy a cheap potty from ikea. That was what worked bes for us.. Teddy got to pick his pants with my DS. Teddy washed his hands, practiced pulling his pants up and down. Now they use the potty together. Might be worth a go? <em>edited by flydiver11 on 26/08/2013</em>

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