I'm startin the potty training process a little early with my son, he's 14 monthes old. i got him a potty seat last night and i'm startin to let him run around naked when i'm home and can keep all eyes on him. Also i stopped giving him his sippy cup at bed time. i was just wondering if anyone has any helpful hints or advice.
I think all kids finally go potty consistently when they are good and ready, and nothing you can do will speed it up or hinder the process. Personally, the idea of cleaning pee and poop off the floor, furniture, and clothes is less attractive to me than changing diapers, so I let my kids tell me when they were/are ready for underwear. DD1 only ever had one accident with this approach, and she was sick at the time. DD2 has accidents every time she's in underwear, so I know she's just not ready yet. The only moms I know in real life who had kids who pottied early were the ones who physically sat baby on the toilet every ten-twenty minutes of every day, whether the kid wanted to or not. And it wasn't the kid who was trained, it was mom.
I agree with Mamaboogie. My son was peeing consistently on the potty (we used to big one from the beginning) way before he was 2 years old. He was not potty trained until he was 3-1/2! He just was not ready even though he was in underwear from about the time he turned 3. And then one day, it just clicked, he was ready and trained in just a few days! Just be patient with him, he is very young, and do not pressure him or it will end up taking much much longer than it would normally. Just have the chair there for him, if HE wants to use it and one day he will surprise you and be done (of course he could be 4 by then, and that's OK).
That's sooo young. Too young IMO. My mom bragged about having me trained at exactly a year. But she did so much that pointed to her wanting me to be older than I was. Do what the ladies above are talking about and remember, he won't graduate in diapers.
One of my twins, who is 3.5 years old, is still struggling with the whole potty training, whereas his twin has been potty trained for over 6 months! Finally, finally, he is taking an interest to the whole potty deal. Still not making it to the potty yet, but at least we're making progress. Before this, he wanted absolutely nothing to do with the potty, had a fit when we even uttered the word, so we've been pretty laid back, letting him lead us when he's good and ready. He was also the same way with walking too. His twin walked much earlier than he did, 5 months earlier to be exact. I was really concerned, but his ped said he was just fine and he'd do it when he's good and ready, just the same with the potty training. He's the most laid back of our kids too so I chalk it up to his personality! My oldest was completely potty trained by 2.5 years old however. I've also heard that boys tend to be more difficult to train, but every child is different! I will say that my daughter took to it much better than my sons did/are. Anyway, good luck to you, and don't worry if it takes a while, your little one is still quite young yet!
My moms technique was putting us into a pair of cotton cloth training pants (two pairs if needed), with a pair of rubber pants over top. But the training pants never showed their debut unless she found diapers to be bone dry and clean in the morning. I'm going to go the same route with my son when that time comes. But I will not let the whole affair tie me down or dominate my everyday way of life. It's toilet training and when it happens, that's when it happens.
