Anyone have realllly good advice on potty training

[Horse with no Name]

:evilgrin:

[tridim]

1. All questions regarding potty training should be addressed

to the Secretary of The State of bladder fullness.

[elehhhhna]

2. let him run around the place w/no pants on.

[starroute]

33. That worked for one of mine

The kid just didn't want to be bothered stopping what he was doing to go use the bathroom -- and as long as he had diapers (or even training pants) on he didn't have to. But in his bare nothings, he couldn't help but notice.

Some kids can be handled with bribery, flattery, peer pressure or the like. It's the ones who just don't give a damn that you have the most trouble with.

[hiley]

3. Dr.Phil has some one day potty training deal...

I have no idea if it works or not, involves getting a doll that wets etc..
Thank goodness my potty-training days are over long ago..
Good luck or are you talking about the bush?
edit to say we should ask Dr.Phil to help bush out.

[BrklynLiberal]

14. I don't think I would take advice from Dr. Phil on how to kill a fly

I think he is probably as cruel as *, but just hides it better.

[hiley]

36. I am not one of his fans however maybe it will work...

Potty Training
Why is this mom smiling? Dr. Phil showed her how to potty train her 2 1/2-year-old child in less than one day. You can do the same! Get step-by-step instructions here.
http://drphil.com/shows/show/71/

Potty Train Your Child In Less Than a Day
Get a printable version of these instructions.

What You Need

A doll that wets

A potty chair

Big boy/girl underwear (instead of diapers)

Lots of liquids for your child and the doll to drink
**Note that the following instructions using liquids also apply to potty training for bowel movements.

Consider Before You Begin

Development: The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests waiting until 2 years of age to potty train.

Modeling: You can demonstrate or have the doll demonstrate the process of "going potty."

Motivation: Find out who your child's superhero is. The hero will provide the motivation in this process.

snip--
http://drphil.com/articles/article/264

[Horse with no Name]

15. I wonder if they let him watch Condi pee?

Would that be as effective as a doll that pees?:silly:

[hiley]

29. that is a good one!

:rofl:

[elehhhhna]

4. Bar probably ductttaped him to the potty during "cocktail hour">

She's an efficient multitasker, you know.

[wtmusic]

6. LOFL!

*snarf*

[Horse with no Name]

21. Well..uh..it...worked out nicely for him

:rofl:

[elehhhhna]

35. "it's sort of scary but he wants to stay there"

[hiley]

5. you guys are funny !

love it here..

[wtmusic]

7. cool hiley..

gladja like it, and you FIT IN so well here... :thumbsup:

[hiley]

9. we could send him some

pull ups!
from condi of course..

[eissa]

8. I prefer the old style harsh method

Force seat them on a toilet and make them stay there until they go. Repeat process until they finally go on their own. "Accidents" are met with severe whippings.

NOTE: I don't advocate this method for any child -- just the one occupying the WH.

[hiley]

11. LOL!

:dunce: he should wear this hat too

[Horse with no Name]

24. OUCH!

What about that old "tried and true" method where they tie the string around his peepee,lol.
That would be effective for Georgie...

[eissa]

40. Our dr. recommended that for our son

when we were training him. Not the string part; but to let me walk around naked from the waist down (it was summer and hot anyway) and when his.....stood upright, we knew it was time to walk him to the bathroom. Maybe it might work for *?

[BrklynLiberal]

47. Can you imagine * walking around the White House naked from the waist

down?
Think his adoring fans would give up on him then????????
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Horse with no Name]

48. Ack...puke...spit

What a nasty thought!
No, it wouldn't make them think less, we'd just have 28% of the country doing the same thing...including that ass-boil infested Rush.
:puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke::puke:

[BrklynLiberal]

10. Patience. Keep him/her in diapers until s/he asks to use the toilet.

Let your child know that it is something that you would like them to do, but do not try to force it, and do not make them sit on the toilet for extended periods of time. Get them one of those little kiddie toilets and leave it around for them sit on when they want to even with their diaper on.

I guarantee s/he will not walk down the aisle in diapers.
The less pressure you put on your child, the easier it will be on both of you.

Do not give into the "who's first to toilet train their kid" pressure.

Harsher methods could result in what we see in the WHite House.

[Horse with no Name]

17. Ahh a serious one

I've been doing that...I just have a stubborn one.
She wants to wear panties but she doesn't want to peepee in the potty.
We've gone through 5 pairs of panties this am....

[BrklynLiberal]

25. Would she be willing to try those pull ups? They almost look like panties.

[Horse with no Name]

27. Nope.

She calls them "Princess Diapers".
She is veryyy smart.
You ask if she needs to pee, she says no.
2 minutes later she will tell me that she is "soaking wet",lol.

[BrklynLiberal]

32. Doe she ask you to change her panties?

What if you left a big supply of panties and pants around for her to change herself. Perhaps if she had to do it herself she would be more likely to pee in the toilet?

EDIT: How old is she? Leave the clean underwear and pants in the bathroom, so she has to go there to change.

[Horse with no Name]

34. I can try that

Thanks! She loves playing dress up.
I tried letting her pick out her panties...carebears, princesses, etc...now she wants to wear them.
This is my grandchild...
I didn't have trouble potty training my kids.

[hiley]

38. That is funny because

my grandchildren were unbelievably hard to train as well.
My kids were trained early on and not even half as hard..go figure?

[BrklynLiberal]

41. Just a thought. Maybe she knows that if she wets them, she gets to wear a

new pair.
My first instinct is to just pile up a huge supply of panties and let her change as often as she wants.
Just let her know that when she is not at home she cannot change her panties and she must hold it in until she gets home or until she gets to a toilet..

[efhmc]

22. "Potty Time" video was loved by my GS. We tried it all, charts, taking

him at set times, rewards, having to help with changing and cleaning up. One preschool teacher told us to put him in training pants and take away the daytime pull-ups(being dirty or wet never seemed to phase him). That plus being around other two and three year olds who were trained seemed to make the difference. But it seemed that he pretty much decided for himself when he was ready. The other stuff may have helped. BTW, he still loves that video. I checked it out from the library again the other day.

[driver8]

42. I was just going to say this. The "Potty Time" dvd is amazing and

the kids absolutely love it. We used it with my daughter and now we are using it with my son.

Of course, you will walk around the house singing, "She's a super duper pooper, she knows when she has to go..." The songs are very catchy!

Also, don't try to force it. Make a big deal when they sit on the toilet and a bigger deal if they use it. We started giving my daughter little prizes when she used the potty and then just phased them out.

Good luck!!!

[driver8]

44. One more thing -- I bought our copy of "Potty Time" on Amazon.com

They have DVDs of Potty Time now.

[Horse with no Name]

49. Great. Thanks. Will go check them out.

Thanks for the tip!

[BrklynLiberal]

12. Patience.. oops dupe

[titoresque]

13. when my daughter was

potty training years ago I found this training belt that hooked to the diaper and if the battery operated belt detected moisture it would sound an alarm........I didn't actually buy this contraption.....but I did see it. Anyhow I bet something like this would work.....maybe not an alarm, but rather a really nasty shock?
Maybe a taser?

[Horse with no Name]

16. I've been wanting a TASER thread...........

:crazy:

[BrklynLiberal]

20. Gee. Where were all you guys when my son was in diapers?????

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[titoresque]

31. LOL....maybe I should

clarify......I certainly didn't mean for a child. But I would get a kick out of seeing pissydent get a good shock.

[BrklynLiberal]

45. I knew that. I was making a joke as well.

;-)

[Verve]

18. Wait until 2 and a half to three years old.

They're able to verbalize much more and the process will be much easier. They'll almost train themselves with a little coaching and treats to reinforce when they do go in the potty.

[DrDan]

19. patience patience patience

be prepare for setbacks

and remaim calm - introduce no additional stress

[abluelady]

23. Put Blue Food Coloring in the Water

He will only be allowed to pee when the water is blue and his pee will turn it green!

[Verve]

26. Very creative abluelady. You must really like the color blue. LOL!

[mshasta]

46. very good idea..after being blue...

you turn green!!!!! great!!!

[abluelady]

51. Trained Children in the Past

And if it hasn't been said already, cheerios in the bowl are good, too. Boys get to aim and fire! What more could chicken hawk Bush like????

[demo dutch]

28. The only thing that worked: letting her run around the house w/no pants on

Tried everything without success.

[leftupnorth]

30. A kool aid party oh a birthday

You get the kids friends over and make up a bunch of Kool Aid. Then when everyone has to go potty after about a gallon of Koolaid, everybody makes a big show of going in the toilet. After he/she sees that all the other kids can go and that it's cool to be a big kid, you'll have no problem

[titoresque]

37. Ok, well I misunderstood

but just read thru the thread......I guess this is a real question. The devil emoticon threw me off.

Ok, my serious answer: The thing that worked best for me was to try to potty train in the summer so my kids could run around naked (saves on underpants)
Take them in when you go to the bathroom and tell them "see mommy goes pee-pee on the big potty" make a big deal about it.

Clap a lot.

The thing that helped my daughter was M&M's....she loved them so much and when my kids were little they didnt get candy much so it was a real treat. Anyhow, I got a big jar of M&M's and put them on the counter in the bathroom.....sealed of course. After she would go potty and wash her hands I gave her a couple of M&M's.
I also made a potty chart and hung it on the inside of the bathroon door, she got to put a sticker up everytime she went.

[Horse with no Name]

39. Great suggestions...thanks!

The thread was a double entendre...and served both purposes very well.
:)

[mzteris]

43. too bad she's not a boy

She could play "sink the cheerios". :rofl:

At any rate, bribery worked well for us. Here's how I did it:

Set the timer for EVERY 15 minutes (yup 15 minutes) and take her. Tell her she has to sit on the potty for XXXX long - count to 10, spell her name, sing a song, do a rhyme, set the timer for 10 sec - something.... then she can get up. (running the water in the sink sometimes encourages a tinkle)

IF she peepees, she gets 2 or 3 MM's or 1 gummibear or something she REALLY likes, just a small amount though.

Do this for a day or so. Then gradually change the timer - to 20 minutes for a day-ish - to 30 minutes - well, you get the drift. (it shouldn't take more than a week or so. )


Oh yeah - IF she voluntarily goes to the potty to peepee without timer or without being told - give her twice the amount she would usually get.


If she's REALLY into bribery :) - get a calendar with gold stars or other stickers and let her put up a sticker every time she goes pp potty.

If she goes all day being dry - get a BIG sticker or Big prize at end of day - like ice cream or watch a special video or something.

Tell her if she's dry for two or three days in a row - she gets X. (Sprinkles on her ice cream or getting her nails painted.)

Then let her pick a "biggie" you'd ordinarily rather be shot than buy and tell her if she goes a WHOLE WEEK - she gets that. (Put a picture on the calendar.)

Good luck.

The most important thing, though. Is don't stress. The more of a control issue you make it, the more she'll balk. Make it a fun thing to go to the potty! yaaaaaayyy :applause:

[Horse with no Name]

50. Sink the cheeriossssss

:rofl:
Other than that :silly: great advice!:thumbsup:

[EST]

52. Lots of good advice on this thread.

It all works, eventually. Just remember--very few kids will reach twenty one while still soiling their undies--so it'll all go away before you before you know it.