How do i get my 17 month old to sit on the potty and not move until she goes pee?
I got her a potty chair that sing whenever she pee on the potty. well the problem is, she sits and then gets up right away i try to talk to her and have her sit back down but then she starts to get upset because i’m making her sit.. and i don’t want her to get upset. i want her to be happy she is sitting and going potty. Any advice how to start without her getting upset?
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She may be too young for potty training. Have you noticed any of the following signs:
-Telling you right before or right after she has pottied?
- Staying dry during nap time or for long periods?
- Being uncomfortable in wet diapers?
Most kids are not ready to potty train until 2 years because before that they just do not have control over their bodily functions enough to hold it until they can get to a potty. By trying to train her early, you are causing more frustration in both you and her. The best thing to do is keep the potty, let her sit when she wants (but do not force her, I knew a little boy who was forced and became scared of the potty) and then when she starts showing the signs you can start helping her understand that the potty is the best place to go.
We just started peeing on the potty. I don’t make her sti there more than a couple minutes. I just take her there after she wakes up, and then every so often after that, before bath time etc. She has a dolly that she got for Christmas and loves. It’s actually a ‘bath time dolly’ (so it doesn’t have any hair or anything that might get dirty in a bathroom) and I hand it to her as soon as she sits down.
Find a potty toy! To use in the bathroom only. It works
EDIT: In response to some of the other answers, my daughter is only 11 months! 17 months is not too early to potty train. Read about infant potty training or EC-ing. The earlier the better! But it can be a gradual process, depending on the child.
gentle encouragement. Surround her pot with toys and books. At 17 months if you can get her to sit there occasionally you are doing well. Don’t push it.
She probably is not ready to potty train. When she’s ready she’ll do it and when she does pee in the potty make a huge deal of it by clapping and praising her. But you have to wait till she’s ready. And she won’t be happy there until her body is ready. 17 months is young. I was just ready that most kids can’t even really begin to hold urine or feces until around the 18 month mark or later.
You don’t!!! Toilet training is best done by the child, and 17 months is far too young to even begin thinking about it. Please read some good books on the subject, if you must, but let her watch you, and say nothing. About 2-2 1/2, she will be copying you, just fine. It’s also a lot easier that way, too.
I had the same problem with my son,i tried giving him toys, snacks you name it he did not like to sit still for more than a minute or so. One day i decided to give him a squirt bottle and pointed out things within his reach that he could squirt myself included .it worked! he sat there for like 7 mins and finally peed. I also kept giving him drinks and that combined with water trickling down onto his abdomen i guess he had no choice but to pee eventually. I know it’s a random non proven method, but hey it’s worth a shot-kids love squirting things with water. Oh and i told him that if he wanted off the potty that was fine but he had to give me back the squirt bottle -so he stayed put. After doing this a few times he figured out that I was praising him a ton for peeing so he kept doing it to make me happy.
she is not ready. At 17mos just make it fun let her get use to sitting and kind of playing with it but at 17mos how long do you expect her to sit there?
MOST KIDS are not ready at 12mos! Thats insane…SOme are but thats not typical. It should never be forced. My middle child was trained by age 2 but it was all her wanting to do it.
shes too young, back off mom and let her be a kid already!
Is she hiding when she takes a poop or showing shame after she poops?
does she tell u when shes wet
does she take her diaper off all the time
well ifyou answered no to any of these questions, your daugther is NOT ready for potty so give it a break!