Our boys are 34 mo. & 17 mo. old. The older one has not been potty trained yet because he doesn't appear ready. He does not tell us when he is wet or poopy (we try to get him to do this by encouraging him to tell us with simple 2 word phrases & simple gestures).
In order for our youngest to attend preshool, he has to be potty trained by the time school starts. He will have just turned 2 when school starts. He has pointed to diapers when he is poopy, but he's only done this once.
Should I try & potty train them at the same time? Are there certain books or methods that you recommend? I've been told to skip Pull Ups because they are just like diapers. Has anyone potty trained their boys by 2yrs of age?
Thank you for all the advice. I have not decided what to do yet, but I will look at some books and go from there.
As for the school, I love the school & this is a new requirement.
Once again, thank you for everyone's suggestions.
Absolutely!! I've raised 3 boys and. My 1st son was trained at about 18 months, second son was trained by the time he was 2. The 3rd one really enjoyed his diapers. He was a little more of a challenge. But yes, it can be done. It also helps if he is not bull headed like my 3rd one was:)
It can be done but it depends on the child. My oldest was over 3 when he trained and the youngest (by 3 1/2 years) was trained in 3 weeks when he was 2 (no.1 by one week, no. 2 by week 2 and by week 3 sleeping in underware!) I would try to train both at the same time but it will be up to them what the results will be!
what kind of school expects this? this isn't reasonable! some boys and some girls are done by 2. but they are the exception nowadays, not the rule. find a new school and train the kids when they are ready, not on the school's schedule!
If your youngest is naturally competitive, he might show interest in doing what his big brother is doing and go along with it. Just don't force it--if he's not ready you'll just be frustrated. If he show's interest, though, go for it!
Very possible! Here's something that helped my son, a very old idea - handed down from generations of Moms...but still effective alot of the time. Make it a game!
Try putting Cherios or Fruit Loops in the potty and ask your son to "sink it".... this makes them want to visit the bathroom more often. Leave them in there, so he knows they are always there...
Another thing is put a small bucket of his favorite toys, and they remain in the bathroom. Bath toys didn't seem to have the same effect as his NON bath toys. This also helps to make the time in the bathroom more fun, and no pressure, as he is able to take his time waiting for something to happen without getting bored.
Good Luck!
I think at that age it is more of "parent training". In other words, get on a schedule, don't go anywhere, have them sit on the potty at regular times, etc... It's more of YOUR training their bodies.
Just my two cents,
R.
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I truly admire you taking on a task like this! It's monumental. My son was a particular challenge-- 4 years old, so I'm not much help. Heard it can be done by age 2 with girls easy. Boys...?
Am interested in what other moms say about potty training 2 at the same time.
S.
I would not try to potty train either one. Any preschool who expects a little boy to be trained by 2 is crazy and I would seek a new school.
I'll just say this in response to Pull-ups. I used them to potty train my oldest, and have been using them some for my youngest, who just turned 2. Yes, they are just like diapers, and I call them diapers. However, they are so much easier to get on and off while you're working on the idea of what the potty is about, and it avoids the constant clean up from accidents. I've not tried any of the cold turkey or one day methods because I've started working on both my boys when they were just barely 2; but for me the pull ups were well worth it (I didn't use pull ups exclusively; once I noticed he was going longer periods of time staying dry, I would do underwear. The pull ups were just very convenient in the early stages of introducing the idea).
yes if the younger child has shown an interest,and as with taking them off the bottle it gone same as diapers go buy big boy underwear this allows them to feel the wet unlike the diaper obsorbing the fluid this wont you will have to focus the whole couple days on this constantly asking and or putting them on the toilet anyway and dont be to upset when it runs down there legs but they sure wont like this feeling thats when you say hurry putting them on the toilet clean ones go on them and every 5 min ask and say come on lets go try so it wont get on you legs again and they dont need to be drinking a whole lot after dinner then bath and bed no drinks and first thing in the morning maybe you get up 5 min. or so earlier and take them straight to the toilet
Did not try before age two (ours were about 32 months), but having twins I can tell you what worked for us and what didn't. We used the 3 day method (put them in underwear) with a few minor modifications and I can tell you that it really works. What I will also tell you is that doing one will drive you a little nuts, two at once would have been enough to push me over the edge (It was okay for one day while I had help but the next day was a nightmare) so I did the one that seemed more ready (was taking his diaper off) and then did the second a week later when the first was on track. Keep a log of everytiem they go and every accident they have so you can pick up on the patterns. After a few days they were mostly trained. I wouldn't say 100% but all the really hard part was over.
It is possible. My son was potty trained at 2. I was prepared for a battle, it never happened. Believe it or not it was easy. I know this is not always the case. Good luck.
That is totally reasonable to acheive. I think it might be easier (on 1 level) to train them at the same time. You can encourage the older to teach and help his little brother. In a nutshell if you are seriouse abotu this I would look on amazon for the book "toilet training in less than a day" by simon and scheuster. It is wonderful and I have seen it work on numerous children including my little boy. He was trained by the age of 2 even through the night in 1 weekend of training.
My boys are 17 months apart (now 3 1/5 and 5) and were both trained by 2. We went with the NO Diaper, No Pull-up cold Turkey approach on a 3 day weekend.
Lots of crying, carpet cleaning, sheet changing but it worked in a matter of days! My only challenge was that they were both the only ones is their classes trained SO early and some kid had Mickey Mouse Diapers... at the time every store in the country didn't carry these underwear and I had to buy printer/iron-on paper and make my own :-)
I do agree that it is strange for a pre-school to make this mandatory maybe because it is also very young for a 2 year old to be in preschool. Typically preschool is for 3-4, then Pre-K from 4-5 then kindergarten at 5.
Good Luck!
E.
When we were young, our parents had us all (mostly) potty trained by 2.
I don't know a single adult in their mid 20's on up who wasn't potty trained by the time they were at the very least 2 1/2. My husband and all 4 of his sibling were potty trained by 18 months.
Now, the parenting method has changed in our time and most people wait longer until the child exhibits all of the readiness signs. (Myself included, my almost 4 year old still isn't totally potty trained, so I am working on my 2 kids at the same time as well!)
In any case, I think if you work extra hard, put the boys on schedules (take them to sit on the potty ever 20 mins- set a timer) and put them in big boy underwear or no clothing at all... it will really help.
Lots of great resources exist out there. Good luck!
I have two friends who have potty trained their boys at 10 months and 15 months. (The boys indicate to their parents that they want to use the potty). Both of them used cloth diapers and said that it really helped hasten the process.
I agree with Regina that it is more of a "parent training". My son was ready at 22 months but I ignore it because I was 8 months pregnant. Now, my son is 30 months & I just trained him this past weekend. I did the cold turkey for 3 days & it worked. Now, on the 4th day, my son asked me for a diaper but I said no & pretend to throw them away in the trash and he cried of course but was fine a few minutes later. That night I was going to put a diaper on him & he said no. Today is day number 6, he is doing great! And, no diapers at night! I do thing it's a parent training....my nephew & niece were both trained at 18 months....my sister trained them the 3 days cold turkey....no pull ups. Good luck, I do think it's possible & best to train them together.
My friend had her son potty trained by 26 months, so I imagine it's possible. She basically just gave up diapers cold turkey...and her son took to it pretty fast. My son was almost 3 before he got it and we tried the same method. Good luck!
I have never heard of anyone who had a boy potty trained by 2 yrs.
