Potty training
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I’m not looking forward to it, the whole thing terrifies me… but the fact he’s doing it already I don’t want to stop or confuse him! I just don’t know if it’s too early, he’s only just turned 2 xx
@Jordane try the ‘oh crap potty training’ book, worked for my first and we’re currently implementing it with my second
I have been trying to do with mine since she was 18months. She started off good sitting on it, but now 2, she just doesn’t want too. She does wear pull ups at night and I then take her pull ups off in the mornings. But still doesn’t attempt to want to go. What else can I do?
Do you need him completely potty trained for nursery? We started when our son turned 3. What worked for us was to make him feel independent as much as possible. Our son only wore nappy at night in the first couple of days. During the day, we put him his “big boy” underwear, socks and a T-shirt so it would be easier for him whenever he needed the toilet. We got rid of the potty, my son hated it, so we bought one of those toilet seats with steps. He loved it and wanted to use it all the time. We kept track of roughly when he would need to poo/pee so we knew when to take him to the toilet. We also got him lots stickers as an award. Consistent and patience is key! There will be accidents. But you’ll get through it!
I toilet trained my boy at 21 months, he has now turned 2 and not having accidents. I used the 3 day method and worked wonders for us. Of course it's tough in the beginning but gets easier! If I can give any advice, if you started, stick with it but make it fun! Make every sitting on the toilet a game and lots and lots of praises! Also make a big deal of "getting rid" of nappies, make him/her physically find all the nappies and make them place them in a box or bag to put outside the door of your house to say that they are now for little babies and he/she are big boy/girl now and don't need them anymore! And give treats for every little wee/poo that gone in the potty and again try to laugh get excited and enjoy it! Kids are sponges and if you are tense so are they so make it about game and fun time! Hope it helps! Also I can send you the audiobook i listened to that massively helped!
Best advice I got given was either you’re potty training or you’re not, up to you if you do it now or not but flip flopping between the two just causes confusion- you have to commit! Best of luck if you do give it a go, we’re currently training my son and it’s tough!