Advice for toilet training?

1026pumpkin · October 2012

DS is about to move into the 2yr old room at DC where they do have toilets and encourage the kids to try. He's been giving us signs he's ready (telling us when he needs to poop, wanting to come in the bathroom and help flush, etc.) for awhile, so we're thinking this is the perfect opportunity to start toilet training.

My plan is to take him shopping for big boy underpants and a potty seat on Friday and then roughly implement the "Toilet Training in Less Than a Day" method (expecting this process to take much longer than a day, though!) this weekend, and go into the 2yr old room on Monday with a ton of extra clothes.

His teachers are on board with this plan and think he's ready. Does anyone have any tips, tricks, or advice? How did you handle the nighttime portion of toilet training?

Angela814 · October 2012

I have no real tips. I hate potty training. I wish I could just skip over it. I'm in the camp of letting DC tell me when they have to go. I will ask DD2, and I take her to the bathroom before we get in the car, but for the most part, I rely on her to tell me.

Night time training is completely separate from day time training. Put him in a pull up or diaper at night until he starts waking up dry. That will happen whenever his body is physiologically ready.

mbgreenwalt · October 2012

DD is about 90% potty trained during the day and has started waking up dry the last few days. We have issues with her pooping on the potty still. I would say it has taken us 4 weeks to get to this point and I am pleased with that. We've gone slow and it is exciting to see the process click with her. I didn't do any methods that I read about, just picked bits and pieces that worked for us. I've been very careful to avoid pushing her to wear underwear or sit on the potty, I didn't want tears or tantrums only positive reinforcement.

lujain · October 2012

We started potty training on Saturday and are on day 4. DD has made lots of progress. She is also a lot older than your kid (she's 37 months), so that is probably helping. She likes the smaller kid potties a lot better than using a toddler seat on top of the regular toilet. Before potty training, she always pooped standing up, so initially she was reluctant to poop on the potty. We bribed her with Hello Kitty stickers or mini-M&Ms, and that worked.

I'm not at all concerned about nighttime toilet training right now. We just put DD in a Pull-Up for naps and night-time sleep. One thing at a time.

sara785 · October 2012

Part of what pushed us to start was DS moving into the older toddler room where there were kid sized toilets and sinks at DC. He already showed signs at home, but the fact that it would be reinforced at DC was a big help. It also helps for them to see other kids going.

dragon_chica · October 2012

Angela814:
Night time training is completely separate from day time training. Put him in a pull up or diaper at night until he starts waking up dry. That will happen whenever his body is physiologically ready.

The method we used would disagree with this. We used the Lori Jensen 3-day PT and it worked well for us. Albeit DD was about 34 months when we did it. But, in the book the author tells you to completely eliminate all diapers and pull-ups, this includes nap and bedtime. The main belief in this method is to give the child complete power over his/her PT-ing. You don't constantly ask them if they need to go, you don't time bathroom trips, you don't do anything that would hinder your child learning to sense the cues that they need to go. Sure this might sound messier but it teaches them to rely on their body signals. It took us 2.5 days for it to be successful during the day, a week for it to be successful at school, and about a month or two for nap and bedtime to be successful. Our cousin used it on her DD who's a bit over 3 y/o and it took them about a week.

Angela814 · October 2012

dragon_chica:
Angela814:
Night time training is completely separate from day time training. Put him in a pull up or diaper at night until he starts waking up dry. That will happen whenever his body is physiologically ready.
The method we used would disagree with this. We used the Lori Jensen 3-day PT and it worked well for us. Albeit DD was about 34 months when we did it. But, in the book the author tells you to completely eliminate all diapers and pull-ups, this includes nap and bedtime. The main belief in this method is to give the child complete power over his/her PT-ing. You don't constantly ask them if they need to go, you don't time bathroom trips, you don't do anything that would hinder your child learning to sense the cues that they need to go. Sure this might sound messier but it teaches them to rely on their body signals. It took us 2.5 days for it to be successful during the day, a week for it to be successful at school, and about a month or two for nap and bedtime to be successful. Our cousin used it on her DD who's a bit over 3 y/o and it took them about a week.

I agree with the method for daytime training, but I completely disagree for night time.

I have a 6 yo who is just starting to wake up at night to go to the bathroom and who is just starting to consistently wake up dry in the morning. If I would have put her in underwear at night, I would have washed her sheets every day for the last 3.5 years. Her body was just not ready to stay dry. The couple times we'd forget the pull up, she'd wake up in the morning in a wet bed. She didn't even wake up when she actually peed. I don't think that taught her anything.

https://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/A-Potty-Accidents-Nighttime.html

https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bed-wetting/DS00611

dragon_chica · October 2012

Angela814:
dragon_chica:
Angela814:
Night time training is completely separate from day time training. Put him in a pull up or diaper at night until he starts waking up dry. That will happen whenever his body is physiologically ready.
The method we used would disagree with this. We used the Lori Jensen 3-day PT and it worked well for us. Albeit DD was about 34 months when we did it. But, in the book the author tells you to completely eliminate all diapers and pull-ups, this includes nap and bedtime. The main belief in this method is to give the child complete power over his/her PT-ing. You don't constantly ask them if they need to go, you don't time bathroom trips, you don't do anything that would hinder your child learning to sense the cues that they need to go. Sure this might sound messier but it teaches them to rely on their body signals. It took us 2.5 days for it to be successful during the day, a week for it to be successful at school, and about a month or two for nap and bedtime to be successful. Our cousin used it on her DD who's a bit over 3 y/o and it took them about a week.
I agree with the method for daytime training, but I completely disagree for night time.
I have a 6 yo who is just starting to wake up at night to go to the bathroom and who is just starting to consistently wake up dry in the morning. If I would have put her in underwear at night, I would have washed her sheets every day for the last 3.5 years. Her body was just not ready to stay dry. The couple times we'd forget the pull up, she'd wake up in the morning in a wet bed. She didn't even wake up when she actually peed. I don't think that taught her anything.
https://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/A-Potty-Accidents-Nighttime.html
https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bed-wetting/DS00611

Hmm FTR, I'm just clearly stating what this method recommends doing. No need to throw some links around to prove something.

Angela814 · October 2012

dragon_chica:
Angela814:
dragon_chica:
Angela814:
Night time training is completely separate from day time training. Put him in a pull up or diaper at night until he starts waking up dry. That will happen whenever his body is physiologically ready.
The method we used would disagree with this. We used the Lori Jensen 3-day PT and it worked well for us. Albeit DD was about 34 months when we did it. But, in the book the author tells you to completely eliminate all diapers and pull-ups, this includes nap and bedtime. The main belief in this method is to give the child complete power over his/her PT-ing. You don't constantly ask them if they need to go, you don't time bathroom trips, you don't do anything that would hinder your child learning to sense the cues that they need to go. Sure this might sound messier but it teaches them to rely on their body signals. It took us 2.5 days for it to be successful during the day, a week for it to be successful at school, and about a month or two for nap and bedtime to be successful. Our cousin used it on her DD who's a bit over 3 y/o and it took them about a week.
I agree with the method for daytime training, but I completely disagree for night time.
I have a 6 yo who is just starting to wake up at night to go to the bathroom and who is just starting to consistently wake up dry in the morning. If I would have put her in underwear at night, I would have washed her sheets every day for the last 3.5 years. Her body was just not ready to stay dry. The couple times we'd forget the pull up, she'd wake up in the morning in a wet bed. She didn't even wake up when she actually peed. I don't think that taught her anything.
https://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/A-Potty-Accidents-Nighttime.html
https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bed-wetting/DS00611
FTR, I'm just clearly stating what this method recommends doing. No need to throw some links around to prove something.

You're saying you disagree based on one method. I was just trying to give the OP both sides.

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