How often | Imamother

Pineapple

Wed, Feb 25 2009, 7:16 pm

How often do you ask your child if they "need to make"?

ShakleeMom

Wed, Feb 25 2009, 7:21 pm

day 1 every 5 minutes, day 2 every 10 minutes day three every 15 minutes, etc.

flowerpower

Wed, Feb 25 2009, 7:30 pm

Depends how much they drank and how long it was since they made. I ask not less then an hour or two.

Pineapple

Wed, Feb 25 2009, 7:44 pm

Another question: How long do they have to sit on the potty for?

flowerpower

Wed, Feb 25 2009, 7:47 pm

I let them sit 10-15 min, get up stretch, keep stuffing with water or diluted fluids, and like ten-fifteen minutes later it's back on potty. This way they feel the need to make and learn the deed fast.

slushiemom

Thu, Feb 26 2009, 12:45 am

Oh man, I gotta start training DS soon, he needs to be trained by september... Doesn't seem like too much fun!

mali

Thu, Feb 26 2009, 8:44 am

5-10-20 minutes? the poor child! do you like being asked the same question every five minutes? give the kid at least 40 minutes! murphy's law says they'll end up making on the floor three minutes after you've asked them anyway.

greenfire

Thu, Feb 26 2009, 9:09 am

are we there yet ?!?!?! Banging head

never ask them - tell them & take them at intervals that make common sense

when they awake
before and after eating
halfway between when he awakes and when he eats lunch - same for between lunch & dinner
before they go to sleep (nap or night)

and during play remind them cause they get lost in space

before you leave the house - when you arrive

within time their body will synchronize with the logic of when they need the potty

micki

Thu, Feb 26 2009, 9:57 am

they tell me.
and if they can't or don't then they are not ready to be trained...
you asking them every 5 min. is just training you.

cubbie

Thu, Feb 26 2009, 10:40 am

I take dd when she wakes up then about every hour after that, she sits 2-5 minutes unless she chooses not to come off then she can sit as long as she likes.

chavs

Fri, Feb 27 2009, 7:12 am

I asked ds maybe once an hour and took him to the toilet/potty 5-15 minutes after drinking and eating. I asked right after drinking as well.