I have 16 month old son should we start potty training him?
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I'd say thats a little early. I normally start around the age of 2. But there's nothing to stop you getting a potty and sitting him on it say once a day to get him used to it. Just don't get stressed if he has accidents. Good luck!
never, then all the girls will leave him alone whe he gets older
You can, but every child is different.
if he shows intrest in the potty try it good luck
if you think he's ready
a little bit to early 2 is more like it.
Its up to you. Personally I would wait a bit longer, my son was around 2 and a half.
yeah. the sooner the better.
No. Wait at least another year to 18 months.
If he seems interested you can introduce him to the potty. No need to push him at this age though. If you try too hard to potty train him it can make him not want to go and therefore take longer to actually potty train him. Don't be in a hurry to have him grow up. They are only babies once. By about the age of three he should be pretty close to being potty trained if not before then. Good luck!
no sell him on e bay. in exchange for pokemons. They are more useful..... Flick the bean
If you can get him to try then great. My daughter just turned 2 and we are trying with very little success. She just laughs at us and tells us no. Most people I know finally have their kids potty trained at around 3.
oh yes the sooner the better
Can he recognise the feelings that occur before pee-ing, and can he tell you that he needs to go?
By all means, try, but my personal opinion is that at 16 months, he may be too young.
But, he is YOUR son, and YOU have to live with him, so do what
YOU think is right.
Good luck!
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U have to check whether your kid is ready for potty training or not, like he understands when its time to do potty.Then u can start training him.The ideal age is generally 2 yrs.So if u start before i think it is good but once u start and feel he is not ready give him more time.
You can start, but I don't think it will do any good. 2 1/2 is more like it. Try next year at this time, but don't be surprised if he still if not ready.
no he,s to young, wait untill his 2nd birthday.
You've not started yet ????
If he is starting to have dry diapers once in a while, or going for longer periods in between changes, then he's ready. If not, don't bother your time.
The sooner the better. He might be a little uncomfortable with it at first, or won't understand the concept. Buy him a child potty seat (that goes on top of the toilet). If he learns what the toilet is (through example), he'll realize what it for and will begin to show interest in using it. And maybe you should start prompting him to use the bathroom after he wakes up or after he eats/drinks.
Boys are much harder to potty train than girls, but if your ready to put a lot of work into potty training now you can do it. I found that the best way is just putting him into underwear and sitting him on the potty about every 30 minutes. If he goes clap and complement him and maybe even give him a treat to encourage him to keep it up. If he makes a mess on the floor or in his underwear show him that you have to clean it up maybe even have him help you a little. I was a nanny for four years and potty trained three boys in that time. Just make sure you put him on the potty every 30 minutes faithfully or else a lot of accidents will occur.
Just give him a new one to play with in the bathroom while you use the real one. Don't potty train too early or pressure him, the negative consequenses last through to adulthood!
Wait til he shows an interest, tries to copy you, and can tell you when he's going. And leave a nappy on him, (especially at night). That way you can congratulate him for not using it.
My son is also 16 months old, and we went and bought him a potty after he followed his sister into the bathroom one day and tried climbing on the toilet. She got dad, and they took his diaper off and after a few minutes he peed in the toilet. Of course we made a huge deal out of it, and he was happy with that. The rest of the day, every 30 minutes or so he wanted into the bathroom. That was about 2 weeks ago, and since then he has successfully gone potty 4 times, we don't want to rush it, but if he is willing to try, why not. Good luck with what ever you choose to do.
I am a mother of 3 boys and I was told when your child is ready he will start removing his diaper himself. Also, when he is at the age he is speaking pretty well, for example I have to poot or potty then you can introduce the potty training. As everyone mentioned it depends on your child. Although 16 months is early, he may have developed sooner than most 16 month old babies. My boys all were potty trained before they turned 2 but I taught nursery school when my boys were younger and I had 3 and 4 years old still in training pants and/or pampers. Good Luck with the training but please be patient and make it fun.
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Hint with my oldest son we bought a potty chair for the heck of it and when his dad would shave, or shower Q would sit on his potty chair and try to go pee pee. When he did it we celebrated and it was fun for him.
You should have started ages ago.
Has he expressed an interest in using the potty? Does he follow you into the bathroom when you use the toilet? It wouldn't hurt to get him a potty but it may take him longer to be trained then if you started when he was older.
I have a 21 month old son and he shows no sign of being ready for potty training. I'm planning (vaguely) to begin next summer when accidents in the garden won't cause either him or me any anxiety.
Don't rush - wait for him to acknowlegde what he's doing in his nappy - and get him a potty to sit on for "fun"
Girls tend to be ready before boys - don't worry that he's not keeping up - as long as he's a happy baby then he's a well adjusted baby and that's far more important than his being able to predict bowel movements!
I have 4 little ones and I would never try before age 2. Many of them don't even have control of their sphincter muscles until age 2 meaning they wouldn't be capable of holding it even if they could grasp the idea. When you do start I wouldn't use diapers or pull-ups as it will take much longer. My daughter was completely pottytrained in 2 days. No pull-ups is messier but its well worth it.
Girls usually potty train between 24-30 months. Boys usually potty train between 30-36 months.
If I were you, I'd wait. I think you'll be really frustrated trying to potty train a 16 month old.
Don't start to potty train until the child is at least two years old. and has some muscle control of his bladder.
I have 3 children, the youngest is 21months now. Both of the others weren't potty trained until 27m and suceeded quickly. Health visitors say the ave age to start is after 2 so he may be a bit young yet.
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