Potty training tips and experiences?

I’ve been potty training my 3 year old over the eater bank holiday and Friday and Saturday were brutal, constantly crying for his nappy on and doing wees and poos in his underpants! I put his tent up and put his potty inside so he felt like he was in his own bathroom and he loved it, took a lot of convincing that doing wees and poos on the potty aren’t scary and we’re now day 5 and he’s had no accidents so far today! Also, a sticker chart has worked wonders for us, after he’s used his potty he gets so excited to put a sticker on the chart! It takes time and a lot of patience but your little one will get it, it’s just getting over the fear of not using their nappy! X

Took me a full week. Then she reverted back after 3 months. Then took 1 more month again 6 months later, reverted back after 2 weeks. Left it another 8 months, trained again, took another month to train. We are now at the 3 month mark of nappy free with a few accidents. It takes time. Don't haste it.

We had a terrible Easter weekend of potty training too. It seems that every wee and poo in the nursery happened with an accident today. So far my son starts weeing a little and only after that asks for a potty. It is especially strange because he hates being wet and always asked to change his pants after a single drop of water falling on it. He does have issues with his stool (so called "toddler diarrhea" that got better over the years but it's still not quite solid) and it was the reason for us to start potty training so late. No I feel it could be better if we started before he became so stubborn.

Everyone uses bank holidays for these 😂 we did it lasy aug bank holiday, We used a sticker chart, but nursery did a lot and after a few uncomfortable poops in pants over 2 weeks, he went fully potty for his poops. He has a pull up at night but he hates pooping in it and even when training he quickly figured out how to hold a poo in until potty was ready. The problem now is, he holds his wee in when he is having too much fun 🤦 i think being 1 of the youngest in his nursery n seeing the other kids use toilet and also reading a potty book for nearly a year before hand and letting him pick which potty he wants made a big difference

My best advice is to build it into the routine. As soon as he’s woken up, nappy off and on the potty. Catch that first wee! Then for the rest of the day, time it (it’s helpful to know roughly how often they need to go so day 1 is well spent just watching and waiting for pee, no clothes on, so you could repeat that if needed). “It’s time to go for a wee, then we will wash our hands and have a snack”. Phrase it as an instruction rather than an option, and putting it as part of a sequence you’re essentially saying you’ll get a snack AFTER a wee, but not before. Same with lunch, going for a walk, afternoon snack, etc etc. Once you get that first one, massive celebration and praise. It sort of just gets easier from there really. But I have heard people say that training a bit later can mean you get more push back from them, they’ve learnt they have free will so to speak. So potentially may be slightly trickier. Good luck!

Thank you all some good tips I’ll take on board x

@Georgia what type of personality does your lo have? I ask because I used a genius potty training program that worked better than any of the other I tried. Heres a sample: The four Know Your Child personality types are: Courageous Lion Loveable Lamb Cheeky Monkey Wise Old Owl

In short, here's a little description that may help 1. Wise Old Owl 🦉 Traits: Cautious, analytical, prefers routine, dislikes change. Challenges: May resist sitting on the toilet, especially if trained after 2 years. Prone to fear and meltdowns if rushed. 2. Cheeky Monkey 🐒 Traits: Playful, loud, energetic, thrives on fun and attention. Challenges: May struggle with consistency and staying focused long enough to use the toilet. 3. Courageous Lion 🦁 Traits: Independent, determined, strong-willed, competitive. Challenges: Power struggles and resistance if told what to do. 4. Loveable Lamb 🐑 Traits: Laid-back, agreeable, avoids effort, compliant but stubborn when pressured. Challenges: Lacks motivation, may not mind staying in wet or soiled nappies, resists effortful tasks.

Though I can't give you all the info, if you let me know roughly which personality type (can be a little of 2 combined as well) then I can give you a gew pointers.

Or you can join here.https://knowyourchild.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/ Its been the best tainting ever and can help with so many other things too!

I would say cheeky monkey and courageous lion best describe my little one

Stayed in and around the house for a week and regularly put him on the potty. Then when out and about took little potty with me and would have a 'try' regularly. He's been potty trained since last may and we had an 'accident' yesterday - it happens. I'd say juts be patient and if your partner/husband can be onboard and take some A/L to help with it to take pressure off could be helpful

@Georgia yep. Mine was exactly those 2. Heres what I did. 1. Stickers for every poo. 2. Mini chocolate poo for every poo. (I bought a poo mold and made tons of mini chocolates) 3. She's obsessed with peppa pig. If she goes a full day using the toilet, she will get a peppa pig figurine at the end of the day. 4. If she goes a full week using the potty, she got a peppa biat, helicopter, cat, plane, house etc at end of week. Got tons for cheap on fb! 4. Massive celebration and hand clapping after every use. 5. I left bathroom to give privacy as the lion does not want to be watched, but the monkey wanted all the peppa pigs in there with her, celebrating and watching.

6. I told her if she uses the potty for a whole month, then she can have a poo party. We invited her friends, I showed her poo party videos, I showed her the poo balloons I vought etc. And got her really hyped up for the entire month! Then we had the party. Poo cupcakes, poo mold chocolates, poo stickers for everyone. Played poo music, poo balloons etc. It all worked a treat!!! Let me know how it goes!

Now we are on month 3 and no more nappies or accidents!!!

Small wins are still progress. You have to be really patient and not give up once you start. My son I started when he was about 2.5 and he took potty training fast, like a week. My daughter I started her around 2.5 as well and she took a little longer. It’s been like 3 months and she’s 90% potty trained. She still wears pull ups to bed bc she’s not fully waking up with a dry pull up. I gave rewards for peeing and bigger reward for pooping. So something small like m&m (4) for peeing and a lollipop for pooping.