Potty Training Tips

I would say that one of the hardest things that we found when bringing up our daughter was potty training. The amount of books that we read and advice we had from other parents was massive. I would say that there is no right way and every child is different. Here are some tips and advice that we found very useful. First some background, our daughter is now six and we too have a little boy whose 20 months. When we started to train my daughter I had just finished my degree, so I was around to help my wife as to us it was alien and seemed a massive tasks, believe me this it was. Most children will show signs of needing to be potty trained around ...  Read the complete review

When my little girl turned two last May, there was a certain expectation that seemed to come with turning that grand old age. All well meaning(?) family made comments about how she should be out of nappies. If I dared to mention money worries, my mum would quickly quip back that I'd save SO much money if my baby was out of nappies - doh, Mum you don't say! Why do people think they know your child better than you do?? With her being a summer born baby, its the perfect time to train her; isn't it???? Doesn't matter if she is actually ready!! She's 2 and its the summer - why wait??? So putting my mum's opinions over my own, nappies came ...  Read the complete review

I initially tried to potty train my daughter just before her second birthday. I cant say it was my idea, rather some gentle prompting and encouragement from her nursery. But I thought lets give it a go, it was summer which I thought was a great time of year and to be honest I could have done with saving the money on nappies. It all started so enthusiastically I replaced the disposable nappies with "Knick Knicks" and encouraged her to tell me when she needed a wee wee. In the first day we had 3 accidents the second day 4 but then by the end of the first week we were down to 1 or 2 accidents a day. I really thought we'd cracked it. Then she ...  Read the complete review

After successfully training my little boy who has just turned two I thought I would try and help others who are in this situation with some tips and ideas. What a milestone! What a fun time! What a journey! Over the last week we have been trying to encourage our son to stop randomly weeing into the soft, cushiony nappy between his legs that he's been wearing for the past two years and start doing his business on a cold, hard plastic tub that has a picture of a duck on it.Thankfully he has taken really well to it and within a week he was done. I spent a few occasions with carpet cleaner in hand mopping up a puddle on the carpet, I was paranoid for a few days ...  Read the complete review

My brother was potty trained almost fully by one year, so since I was not to be outdone by a mere sibling, I decided to have the same success with my daughter. After all I was hoping it would run in the family. I started around seven months when my daughter could sit properly, and I would put her on the potty after a bath, naps, meals etc, I did this about 4 times a day to start off with, and without fail she started to do something in the potty, almost immediately. I would only leave her on for about 5-10 minutes and made sure to read a book or do something to keep her entertained. I discovered that if I stuck to a routine I could keep her dry for ...  Read the complete review