s/o potty training

ASmallWonder

I'm thinking of trying it out this coming weekend because it's a 3 day weekend for us.  But it just occurred to me that 99% of DS' pants have buttons and snaps (jeans, khakis, etc.)  How important is it that he be able to pull his pants off himself?  He absolutely doesn't know about unbuttoning and unzipping.  If he's feeling very motivated to be naked he can wrench them down still done up but I don't think that's going to fly with pt'ing.  At first though, isn't it up to us to PUT him on the potty? so he wouldn't need to undo his pants?  At what point do you have to make sure they are able to do it themselves?  I seriously don't want to have to go buy him new pants lol

JenniCollins

Chloe can't pull down her pants yet.  But I didn't think that was a good enough reason to keep her in diapers if she was ready to pt.  We just watch for when she runs to the potty and go help her pull them down.  

sandraanddrew

DS's pants were the same way when we potty trained this past summer.  We just watched for him to run to the toilet and helped him with the snaps and zippers.  Also, at home we left the zipper undone so all he had to do was the snap at the top to get them down.  Eventually, he figured out the snap and can do it himself now.  We're working on the zipper now too.

hoping4sticky

Not sure how old your LO is, but mine is a little over 2 and she is PTing, but cannot do it by herself. I've seen others recommend that you don't start until they can pull their pants down by themselves, but she can't effectively climb on the big toilet or wipe by herself, so I don't see what the big deal is. When she has to go to the bathroom I go with her. I help her pull her pants down and put the potty ring on (we used the floor potty briefly which she could do by herself, but she also wanted to dump it by herself so that was quickly squashed), she wipes and then I also help wipe, she usually can get her pants about half way up and I help with that and I turn on the water for her to wash her hands.

While yes it will be a great day when she can go to the bathroom by herself, we aren't there yet, but we are working on it.

zeldadoggo121

LO has been potty trained since September. At home I let him run around in just undies or pajama pants on the bottom. Those are easy enough for him to take down but he still needs help getting them back up. When we are out I just help him unbutton his jeans.

kcisthebombdotcom

My son's been potty trained for 8 months now and only recently mastered getting all his clothing on and off solo as he struggled with zippers and buttons as well. I just helped him in the interim--we have a toliet lock on our toliet for DD so I had to take him to the potty everytime anyway.

I don't think it's a huge deal assuming he's got other signs of readiness. I think the more important ones are telling you prior to having to go and not wanting to be in a dirty diaper. Once those skills are mastered training is easy. Trying to train a kid without that desire/those communication skills is likely going to be an uphill battle.

ASmallWonder

KC_13:

My son's been potty trained for 8 months now and only recently mastered getting all his clothing on and off solo as he struggled with zippers and buttons as well. I just helped him in the interim--we have a toliet lock on our toliet for DD so I had to take him to the potty everytime anyway.

I don't think it's a huge deal assuming he's got other signs of readiness. I think the more important ones are telling you prior to having to go and not wanting to be in a dirty diaper. Once those skills are mastered training is easy. Trying to train a kid without that desire/those communication skills is likely going to be an uphill battle.

Ok now you've got me doubting myself  He doesn't tell us that he has to go prior to going but he has started telling us immediately after and asking for a new diaper.  I don't want to push it and scare him off but I thought it might not hurt to try.  Daycare won't try with him until we've tried for a weekend but if it might cause more harm than good I don't want to do it.  

kcisthebombdotcom

elmoali:

KC_13:

My son's been potty trained for 8 months now and only recently mastered getting all his clothing on and off solo as he struggled with zippers and buttons as well. I just helped him in the interim--we have a toliet lock on our toliet for DD so I had to take him to the potty everytime anyway.

I don't think it's a huge deal assuming he's got other signs of readiness. I think the more important ones are telling you prior to having to go and not wanting to be in a dirty diaper. Once those skills are mastered training is easy. Trying to train a kid without that desire/those communication skills is likely going to be an uphill battle.

Ok now you've got me doubting myself  He doesn't tell us that he has to go prior to going but he has started telling us immediately after and asking for a new diaper.  I don't want to push it and scare him off but I thought it might not hurt to try.  Daycare won't try with him until we've tried for a weekend but if it might cause more harm than good I don't want to do it.  

I don't think you'll necessarily cause any harm. My rule of thumb was I was going to give it three days. If he still wasn't really getting it, we would go back to diapers and wait a few more months. Luckily it only took 2.5 days.

I've read/known people going for months and months trying to train. That sounds insane to me. If it's not completely done in three days, I don't want to bother. lol. Cleaning up accidents on a regular basis does not sound desirable--I'd rather just do diapers.

ASmallWonder

KC_13:

elmoali:

KC_13:

My son's been potty trained for 8 months now and only recently mastered getting all his clothing on and off solo as he struggled with zippers and buttons as well. I just helped him in the interim--we have a toliet lock on our toliet for DD so I had to take him to the potty everytime anyway.

I don't think it's a huge deal assuming he's got other signs of readiness. I think the more important ones are telling you prior to having to go and not wanting to be in a dirty diaper. Once those skills are mastered training is easy. Trying to train a kid without that desire/those communication skills is likely going to be an uphill battle.

Ok now you've got me doubting myself  He doesn't tell us that he has to go prior to going but he has started telling us immediately after and asking for a new diaper.  I don't want to push it and scare him off but I thought it might not hurt to try.  Daycare won't try with him until we've tried for a weekend but if it might cause more harm than good I don't want to do it.  

I don't think you'll necessarily cause any harm. My rule of thumb was I was going to give it three days. If he still wasn't really getting it, we would go back to diapers and wait a few more months. Luckily it only took 2.5 days.

I've read/known people going for months and months trying to train. That sounds insane to me. If it's not completely done in three days, I don't want to bother. lol. Cleaning up accidents on a regular basis does not sound desirable--I'd rather just do diapers.

Oh ok, yeah that's kind of where I'm at.  I'm going to give it an honest go over the weekend but if he is having none of it, I'm calling it and starting again another time. 

MrsPteranodon

Just do undies. The first few days you'll run out of pants anyway

ASmallWonder

MrsPteranodon:

Just do undies. The first few days you'll run out of pants anyway

At first at home I can but at daycare boy has to wear some pants :-p 

sucredee

DD PT at 26 months and that was past summer. At home she spent most of her time naked and at school she wore shorts without any buttons so it wasn't a problem.  But really, initially he will probably tell you when he has to go and then you just help him. DD did that (and still does about half the time) and her two friends who just PT'd are doing the exact same thing. 

At school they just unbutton/unzip DD's pants and that way she can do it herself anyway. At home she will go to the bathroom herself but will call me if she needs help.