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My son is 21 months old and we are doing pretty good at potty training so far. Has any one had success in potty training around the 2 years age? Ive heard all kinds of stories about regression and should wait until they are 3 blah blah.
Im pretty much going cold turkey and telling him he has to pee in the potty and he gets stickers when he goes. He is excited about it.
Of all the potty training stories and advice, Id like to hear others opinions of those who have been there and if they had success at this age or am I wasting my time now if he regresses later?
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Permalink Reply by Jen, Mom365 Host on -
My son wasn't trained until after his 3rd birthday, but that was him. Every kid is different. If your son is responding well then definitely keep on with the potty training. If he does regress at some point I'm sure it will just be a temporary phenomenon that will fix itself with some gentle nudges. Go for it, and good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Ally Notch on
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Thanks!! Im due any day now and I honestly think Im just being ambitious on potty training, so I figured why not try, right? So far he isnt afraid of the potty, and usually goes in about 5 minutes. He hasnt gone #2 yet, but I knew that would be harder than peeing lol. He likes to flush and watch it go bye-bye (which grosses me out bc i close the lid) But he claps afterwards and we pick out a special sticker :) My little cousin was trained after 3, and my friend is training her 3 year old too (both boys). I definitely have my hands full :)
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Permalink Reply by Megan on -
My son is almost 2, and we have had a lot of success with him being in undies for about the past 2-3 weeks. It sounds like your son (who is adorable by the way) is doing the same kinds of things that mine is. We've also gone cold turkey and the only time he is in a diaper is during his nap and at night. We've been sitting him on the potty just before bed/naptime, and then again right after he wakes up. He is already starting to wake up dry after stretches of sleep! He has had a few accidents during the day, and when he does we just tell him, "Hey buddy, it's all a part of learning! Let's get you some fresh undies and pants!" I was also a little worried that we were doing this too early, especially after one of my husband's coworkers said that we could potentially cause psychological harm to our son, so I did some research on the topic. There is a lot of current research out there that says the most successful recipe for potty training consists of:
-Keeping the experience positive (stickers are a great motivator)
-Following the child's lead/readiness
-Research has also found that kids at greatest risk for incontinence, constipation issues, and bladder problems are those who were potty trained after 32 months.
I say stick with it if your son is on board, and if he decides that he wants to be back in diapers then be okay with that too! Good luck!
Here are a couple of good articles regarding potty training that I found:
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Those are some great websites! Thanks! They actually gave me hope that it is possible to potty train at his age, even if it takes a little longer, plus thats less diapers in the long run! I am expecting baby number 2's arrival within the next two weeks, so I really hope that doesnt delay our good streak. but if it does we will wait a few weeks and try again :)
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Permalink Reply by Maggie on -
My daughter was fully trained by her second birthday. We did things pretty gradually. At 13 or 14 months we started putting her on the potty first thing in the morning. She oftentimes went. We didn't offer rewards just verbal praise. Just before her second birthday, we switched to using panties at home. Whenever she had an accident, I would just say, "Uh-oh. You've had an accident. Take off your panties. Put them in the washer. Here's a towel and cleaner (I'd give her a spray bottle with vinegar-water.) Wipe up the pee-pee from the floor." I never scolded or acted angry or frustrated, but I always insisted that she take the lead in cleaning up. This made her more aware of when she had an accident. It also encouraged her to stop playing and go to the potty when she needed to because if she didn't the whole clean-up process would interrupt her play anyway, so it became more convenient to go to the potty. This really worked for me, so I hope it helps. BTW, my daughter never regressed. Everyone told me I was training her too early, but I was really just following the developmental signs rather than be concerned with her age.
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Permalink Reply by Megan on
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I love the idea to have her help clean up when she had an accident! I will be including that into our little routine, thank you for such a great idea!
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Permalink Reply by MommyMcGhee on -
My son was potty trained at 2 but only because at 2 1/2 I stopped using stupid pull ups that feel like a diaper & just made him wear his underwear. Since having an accident in real underwear felt soooo uncomfortable he started associating hey I need to go before I feel all yucky. We also let him go outside but the only downside to that was he will still whip it out if he needs to go real bad.
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