Anyone PT twins?

Twink13

i gave my friend the 3 day potty guide and one of the problems she is having is when one of her boys goes and get a reward the other freaks out.

wondering if anyone has any suggestions.

thanks!

championmama

oh, the humanity.  Not trying to be a smartass, but I shutter just thinking about it.  One was hard enough.  My sister has twins, I don't know how she did it, though. 

My suggestion would be to really use the reward winner as the example for the other one.  Before Blaire ever went on the potty, if my neice was over, I'd always say look "hattie pee-pees on the potty" and I'd even give her a reward.  Even though Hattie is 6 it showed Blaire what could happen.

#6

YES and it was torture!  That is why I put it off for so long.  I started right before they turned 2 and they would go a few times and when I gave one a reward (sucker) the other would have a fit.  Throw in that I also had L that was 3yrs( who was not PTed) at the time also screaming for a sucker and it was just horrible.  

So, we put off PTing.   At the time my main focus was on L anyways so I would have him go and give him a reward while I made the girls stay in the LR watching tv or playing with toys.  But that didnt happen much because he was being stubborn and would refuse to go.  I gave up until he started preschool.  (I was trying so hard during the summer to have him pted but failed)  So come Sept when school started it only took 1 month.  They worked with him and he would still refuse.  Once he gave in it only took 3 days and within a week no accidents.  I did a big reward at the end of that week.  (gave it to him while the girls were napping)

As for the girls I tried working with them while L was in school.  I took them every 30 mins and whoever went got a sucker.  I gave up after 2wks because I couldnt take the screaming after one got a sucker and the other didnt.  They didnt understand why and I couldnt get them to listen and calm down.  I would tell them before hand but they still had the fits.  So we put it off.  They were 3 in May and we started again about that time.  This time I didnt do rewards.  I just said to go potty and thats that.  Then I took diapers away and straight to panties.  They still have accidents (though lately its been fewer) and we have made a few long trips to the mall (45mins away) and gone all day with no accidents.  

As for your friend/sister (cant remember which) I would try taking one at a time.  How old are they?  If they are any younger than 2 even 3 its hard to explain they reward situation.  My girls are 3 and still would have a fit in one got a sucker and the other didnt no matter what reason and I know they wouldnt care what I said to them before or after there would still be a fit.  

If that didnt help I would maybe try giving the one who didnt go a smaller reward for atleast sitting on the potty (like a small sticker) and the one who went m&ms, a sucker, or whaterver.  If that still doesnt work I would cut out rewards and just do praises.  

My girls didnt get rewards when we started in May and L didnt get a reward every time he went when he finally pted.   

JenniC1135

Maybe one is ready and the other isn't?  My twins trained several months apart, boy first.  I know that's assbackwards but he was ready before she was.  I also found that I couldn't use rewards because he quickly figured out how to pee a tiny bit, get a treat, and then pee a tiny bit 3 minutes later so he could ask for another treat.