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[Pembo]

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[aprild]

Ummm just curious. How exactly DO you potty train in a day???

 

[Daisy Duck 5]

I dont know how to do it in a day but I have helped twice while babysitting. Put her in underwear and no matter what do not switch back. If you are going out somewhere bring the potty and a change of clothes with you. The worst thing you can do is keep switching back and force from diaper/pull ups and underwear. Take her to the washroom often and give her lots of water to drink. Also everytime she uses the potty give her an instant reward like a sticker on her shirt or an M&M. Then clap and do a crazy happy dance. Let us know if you need any more advice.

 

[princess momma]

I dont know how to do it in a day but I have helped twice while babysitting. Put her in underwear and no matter what do not switch back. If you are going out somewhere bring the potty and a change of clothes with you. The worst thing you can do is keep switching back and force from diaper/pull ups and underwear. Take her to the washroom often and give her lots of water to drink. Also everytime she uses the potty give her an instant reward like a sticker on her shirt or an M&M. Then clap and do a crazy happy dance. Let us know if you need any more advice.

That's pretty much how I trained my daughters. They would have worn diapers until they were 20 if I hadn't. And pullups are just a diaper basically. They still go in them. I think kids need to have accidents and learn from them. Nothing else was working for me.

 

[oogieboogie]

I don't know how you potty train in a day, but I'll tell you my success with both kids. Both were potty trained in a week, DS7 was 21months, DS4 was 27months when they were done training. Here's what I did:

1. No pull-ups - underwear or nothing. They got to go and buy pick their own underwear. During the day at home, they either went free range or wear underwear.

2. Give them plenty of drinks

3. Take them to the potty every hour on the hour. No exceptions, even when you're out and about or eating out. Sit them on the potty for at least 5 minutes. If they don't need to go, that's OK, let them play again, then take them to the potty again the next hour.

4. No more drinks 2 hours before bedtime. If they want drinks, then just water. No more water at all 1 hour before bedtime.

5. Before bedtime, go to the potty one more time. After they're sleeping in bed, and before you go to bed, wake them up and take them potty again. Don't turn on any lights (a night light in the bathroom works well here). If they're too sleepy to walk to the bathroom, carry them, sit them down on the potty and wait 5-10 minutes.

6. When they wake up first thing in the morning, have them sit on the potty until they go.

7. Repeat again and again. Consistency is key here.

8. Accidents will happen. Don't yell at them when that happens. Just have them sit on the potty while you clean up the mess. When you're done cleaning, let them know that the potty is where it needs to go. If they have a number 2 accident in their underwear, clean the underwear and if possible, dump #2 in the potty, while telling them that the potty is where said items must go.

9. Lots of praises and hugs and rewards. If they go dry during the night, bigger rewards. If they still have problems during the night, place a waterproof mattress pad.
Just keep at it. I haven't seen an adult yet that's still wearing a diaper because they weren't potty trained.

 

[JennaTX]

I am currently using the "100.00" method, which is a lot like what others are saying. Underware only for DS, no diapers, although I do put him in a pullup at night right now. But while he is awake, he is only in his underware. We are doing okay, started this on Sunday. He goes because I am taking him every 30/45 minutes to the bathroom, but he has not yet started on his own. The $100.00 is to pay to have my carpets cleaned after a week, lol! This worked with my DD, hopefully it will with my DS, but right now I am washing about 10 pairs of underware!

 

[Tuffcookie]

Barb! I used that method on oldest DS, (now age 32), and he hasn't had an accident since!!! I still have the book, with his "diploma"
I don't know if the book has changed from when I used it.
Right now oldest DS and his wife are trying to get DGS, Paul, used to the idea of potty training.
When the grandkids are at my house on Wed. evenings I always give them their bath and in their jammies so when oldest DS and his wife pick them up they're ready for bed. Right before Paul gets in the tub, he knows grandma's routine. I have him sit on the potty and then I sing B-I-N-G-O! He will stay seated on the potty chair to the competion of the song, then we check the potty. If he's gone we made a major ordeal over it! He thinks this is quite fun!
Good luck and PD for drier days ahead!

TC

 

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[Ava83]

Potty Training is intensive, we took a few days and just took Ava out of diapers and put her in underwear. We had accidents and she kept trying to get us to put her diaper on for one bodily function but I just flat out refused and advise her the choice was the potty or messing herself up..she actually picked the potty. I tried to keep the shocked look off my face, not sure if I made it.

 

[Feralpeg]

I always get a kick out of potty training threads. When DD was little, I worried so much about it. I tried several methods. None of them worked. Then, one day, she just up and started using the potty. It was her decision. In hindsight, I think moms worry to much about potty training. When you child is ready, it will happen. Good luck!

 

[4greatboys]

In the case of my last 2 that would never have happened. They were both continent in their diapers and would have stayed in them had I not forced the issue.
We did the no pants thing as well. It seems like if they had on any underware they went in in them. No pull ups or anything.
We had about 4-5 rough days, lots of accidents then about day 6 it was getting good. Way more hits than misses.
Good Luck pembo!

 

[madgomez]

Instead of every hour, I started with every 25 minutes - use an egg timer or something, since it's easy to lose track of time. Then set you mind to the fact that, for 3-4 days, you have to keep this up. Over those days, you can start to extend the time, so you're up to 40-45 minutes between tries. By that time, if you are consistent, the little one will catch on and you can relax the timer. Best done with underwear, so accidents are uncomfortable.

HOWEVER, this method DID NOT work for me for #2 - my son will turn 4 on Sunday. He has been #1 potty trained since summer, wears underwear, stays dry all night. Everything is perfect, till it comes to #2. I've tried rewards - he doesn't bribe. I've tried praise, he doesn't seem to care. I've "lost it" - I know, bad mommy - with no good effect. I tried bare-bottomed - he'll just go on the floor.

I believe he has trouble pushing when sitting down. Does that make sense to anyone? He stands for #1, like his bigger brother. He sees all of us do #2, so he knows what's supposed to happen.

Don't mean to hijack your thread, but, any ideas?

 

[Pembo]

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