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potty training twins
- Jan 10, 2007 at 3:25 PM
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Don't know anything about potty training TWINS or girls. But when I knew my oldest could do it we got rid of the diapers and went straight to underwear that HE picked out himself. My boys just thought that Pullups were cool diapers. You have to be consistant. And I don't recommend spanking for accidents. It just makes them not want to potty train. You have to remember that they have never had to control these muscle and have to learn. Our boys run around the house in their underwear and with or without a t-shirt when I potty train. It helps with laundry and with hurridly pulling down their pants. We also used mini M&M's as inventives. I have used the schedule thing a little and that does help with outings.
Don't know if I helped, but these would be things that I would recommend. And maybe trying to get them to praise each other would help. Hope that I have helped somehow!! Good Luck!!!!!!
OK so I dont have a girl and I dont have twins lol but my son was potty trained shortly after he was 2. I kept trying with him taking him to the bathroom and sitting on the potty everytime I went I tried rewards and everything - finally I let my boyfriend step in and within 2 weeks he was COMPLETELY potty trained. At the time I really didn't like his approach, but I saw imediate results so I let him continue and it worked.
He would take my son to the bathroom every 2 hours, everytime we were getting ready to leave the house, and after each meal. He constantly stressed how much of a big boy he was and took him to pick out underware that he liked (as far as peeing went as soon as he saw the "big boy underware" he stopped wetting his diaper). Within a matter of days he was potty trained for "Number 1".
For #2 (this is the part that I didn't like!!) he would make it known that it was unacceptable, that it was gross, stinky and that only babies pooped in their pants and he was a big boy now!! He told him that since he is a big boy he should have gone poop in the toliet (and then took him to the toliet and made him sit on it for a few minute) and then firmly told him that we dont like having to smell it or look at it or have to touch it cause he is big enough to go in the big potty and put him in a chair that faces the wall and put the dirty diaper on his lap (of course it was all wrapped up). Then after about 30 seconds he asked him how did it smell and of course my son said it was yucky!! He only did this 3 or 4 times and my son never pooped his pants again.
Every child is different and they will go when they are ready, some need a little more pushing then others. I suggest a star chart. Everytime the go in the big potty they get a star, and after soo many stars they get a treat!! That didn't work with my son, but girls are a lot smarter than boys!! Good luck!!!
idk ..but i hav 4 y old twins doing the same . one day thay do grate..other not..sorry no help but in same boat.
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i would try praising each individually when she does go on the toilet. rewards work well for this.
my daughter had a problem of just wetting her pants when she was too busy to go to the toilet almost until she was five.
i`d make it known that i was displeased with her, and, that it wasn`t acceptable while changing her clothing.
she thankfully grew-out of it!
now, we have bed-time accidents, still, at six-years-old. -sigh-
but, like i said, i had the same problem around that age.
try praising and small rewards for good jobs, and, when accidents happen, let them know that it isn`t acceptable.
good luck!