The Truth About Potty Training (6 Mistakes You Need to Avoid)

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks for watching! We’re you surprised with any of these mistakes?

[@allisonmerino2924]

This was very helpful! Any thoughts on starting elimination communication from the very first weeks of life?

[@ninaalexa6163]

Nope lol

[@hollyvarney5481]

Yes the poop one!! Thank you. We need help in that area and we will be trying the pooping in the diaper in the bathroom. Thank you thank you

[@EmmaHubbard]

@@allisonmerino2924 sorry I missed this one. I don’t recommend or use elimination communication. If parents want to do it then that is great. Elimination communication is essentially toilet timing. When I refer to toilet training I mean the child should indicate and go to the toilet independently. I do find waiting until the child is older means that the toilet training process can be done within a few days.

[@zaaranauman1189]

Hi emma.. I literally followed your tricks to potty train my 3yrs old boy.. He was sensible enough to pick it and was pee trained within 3 days.. At starting he use to poop on the toilet but this is the fourth day he is not telling and doing poo accidents plz tel me what to do.. I am so frustrated.. Have scolded him.. punished him rewrarded him.. councelled but nothing is working.. plz help le out

[@steff9041]

Excellent advice! I've worked in child care for many years and have potty trained over 100 children. I agree with you 100% on everything in this video. Thank you so much for making it and helping parents and children achieve success in this life skill!

[@RT-hw9lx]

What age do you think to start potty train?

[@maggier836]

Any advice?? 😂❤

[@rachelojeah8330]

I thank God this video showed up on my feed. Oh wow. My 2-year-old was doing pretty well, telling me he needs to pee. All of a sudden he stopped and now pees in his diapers. I now realized what was wrong. One day he had a very bad accident and I yelled at him so bad. Even though I apologized to him, I now realized I got him scared. The other mistake is asking him if he needs to pee. Like the video says, his response is always no, even though he clearly needs to go. This momma has learned her lesson. Thank you

[@cass3561]

Same here! My 18mo was telling me he needed to pee and was doing very well. All of a sudden he started to have accidents and stopped telling me he had to pee. I realized that I was getting visibly frustrated at him when he would have an accident, mostly due to the lack of sleep since I also have a newborn. Not his fault, that's totally my problem. Today I really made sure not to get overly frustrated and thankfully he is back at telling me he wants to pee. I wasnt sure though that this was the problem until I watched this video. So glad it got recommended.

[@thegodinezfamilyy1617]

Same here, 6 years, i dont know how to fix it. He will be 7 soon. He still have to wear pullup at night bedtime. During day he knows what to do but at night bedtime he always pee in bed almost every day I don’t know how to fix it

[@kickback305]

@thegodinezfamilyy1617 I was the same way. My nephew had issues until he was 9. His mom took him to the doctor and found he had a retention bladder issue and did some form of therapy, and he was good from there on.

[@kole1ful]

@TheGodinezFamilyy most children will outgrow werting the bed max before they’re 18, however there is a 1% who continue into adulthood. Unfortunately I am one of those adults. I am 29 a mother of 2 and I suffer nocturnal enuresis aka bed wetting at night mostly (extremely rarely during the day). You can take your child to the doctor to see if there is nothing wrong and if not, start sleep and bladder training. Unfortunately nothing has worked for me so I just wear a diaper at night time. 😁

[@sharonmathew7723]

@@thegodinezfamilyy1617 he needs a pediatric consultation since it happens in d night

[@megancampbell4619]

I started potty training my son on a Thursday, he was fully potty trained by Saturday. It has now been a month and he has only had one accident in the past three weeks. I’m so proud of him. Just letting him be naked, talking to him about being a big boy going on the toilet, constant praise and ignoring the accidents, worked for him. The only issue I have now is that he has figured out he can get out of a non preferred task by saying he needs to use the restroom. Oh well, I have 2nd graders that do this too. He will learn.

[@Mommy2.2]

What's his age?

[@megancampbell4619]

@@Mommy2.2 he is 2 and 10 months.

[@TiffanyChantee]

I let my daughter run around half naked and she gets it and hasn’t had any mistakes BUT she rarely asks to go so when we are out she doesn’t ask and I just guess and take her or she’ll have an accident. When I put underwear on her she treats it like a pull up and pees in it and still rarely asks. It’s very frustrating when you think they got it and you have to keep starting over

[@megancampbell4619]

@@TiffanyChantee I know this is a pain, but have you considered allowing to have accident, waiting for her to ask at home. I know it sounds odd, but she may not ask if she isn’t expected too. Without shaming her, if you don’t take her and wait. If she has an accident just remind her to ask next time and walk her to the toilet. Many kids won’t do something if it is done for them.

[@underedenxx]

I let mine run around naked for a week at 12 months - 2 pee mistakes were enough to potty train her completely she's now 29 months and hasn't had one accident. Has only been wearing diapers at bedtime ever since too.

[@acerozaki]

Your channel has helped me so much as a first time mom and has taken away insecurities I had, so thank you for sharing all your knowledge!

[@amreenpeerzade8571]

Thank you for making this video. I request you to please make video on: 1.How to handle toddler tantrums,crying for every sill things and how to convince them to things without yelling and saying No to them. 2. I also have difficulty in sending him to school daily .how to deal with anxiety separation. 3.How to stop them buying toys , every time they go out.

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks for the video suggestions. I do have a video on separation anxiety which covers some tips to make it easier for you and your little one. It might be a good start: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqq7d6yunNJjb80. Hope it helps!

[@melodieswitten7386]

Try reading books from Aletha Solter, it will enlighten you on many levels! And answer all of these questions, I promise! (I had those questions as well)

[@jasminthiaa]

sorry, but you need to be able to tell your child "no" who's in charge? not the child!

[@amreenpeerzade8571]

@@melodieswitten7386 , thanks a lot.

[@MC-girly]

About the start potty training using these tips. What is the procedure for night time? Pants and nappy and clean accidents during the night? At the moment my daughter's nappies are full when she wakes up but is can go a long time in the day dry so I'm hoping this is a good time to go ahead?!

[@amywyckoff]

My daughter and son-in-law went to Florida and I am left here to potty train my grandson, which I'm happy to do. I am so grateful I found this video before I watched anything else on KZbin. I made sure not to make any of those six mistakes. Today is day 3 and he has been dry all day and has used the potty with delight. This experience has been quite lovely although it is time consuming because I try to keep my eye on him. I've watched a lot of other KZbin videos and I'm so grateful that I didn't put him on the potty every 15 minutes or so. This has been so much more successful

[@EmmaHubbard]

This made my day to read, Amy! I'm so happy to hear it's helped make the process a pleasant experience instead of a stressful one. Making these things easier is always my goal, so I'm glad it worked for you :)

[@m.peterson6149]

In my experience, the longer you wait after a child is two, the longer it will take. If it is to early or to late causes the same problems. This is a great video.

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks so much for sharing!

[@kelseyneapetung126]

My son was 3 when I potty trained him and I only had to put him on the potty once and that was it, no accidents or nothing 😭❤ My daughter on the other hand is turning 3 in 5 months and ITS SO MUCH HARDER! she doesn't care about accidents and isn't really grasping the concept yet 😭 I'm having such a hard time

[@zoua93]

@@kelseyneapetung126 I have one boy and four girls and I always thought that boys were going to be harder than girls. Turns out he was my easiest. Lol.

[@schnapsdrossele.v.128]

I put my child on the pot since she is five weeks old. I never have poo in the diaper. Actually children can partially control their excrements from birth on.

[@MrZoomah]

The pooing is such a big thing. I'm a foster carer and child protection sends me the really hard kids. These kids often have continence issues. Had a 8 year old who wet his pants all the time and a 9 year old who would only poo in his pants. 9 year is state champion cross country runner and in the talented and gifted program. Both clever kids so no intellectual issues to get in the way. First kid I got the doctor to x-ray him and he was chronically constipated. Cleared the blockage and now he only wets the bed. Second we cleared his constipation but he still wouldn't sit on the toilet or even squat outside. Would only use his pants. I rewarded him for wearing a nappy after dinner and then praised him for pooing in his nappy. After 6 months of getting praise for pooing his nappy he would happily do it while talking to me rather than hiding. He wasn't scared of his accidents any more. We then got him to do it in one spot that we marked with a dot. Over 4 months we moved that dot slowly down the house till it was in the bathroom. Final step was getting him to poo in his nappy on the toilet, then slowly with a looser and looser nappy. Took a year but he now goes in the toilet with no issues. Had his first sleepover two weeks ago. So yeah... Follow those tips or you can spend a year cheering a 9/10 year old for pooping in his nappy.

[@hellohannahk]

Wow that's dedication. My parents foster kids and we had a 7 or 8 year old for a short time who would do that. I commend you for being so committed to help those kids. 😊

[@babaklava7747]

God bless you

[@MrZoomah]

@@JessicaWells1 For us that was a quick part. I was going to have a plastic garden chair with a hole cut out so he could poo in his nappy comfortably while sitting next to the toilet. But he pretty much went straight from pooping while standing next to the toilet while chatting, to me to sitting on the toilet in his nappy. Because he was 10 he didn't have any real fear or discomfort from sitting on the toilet. Another idea if it's a younger kid who is scared is to sit on the toilet lid. Even if they aren't able to poo while sitting on something solid maybe they can play some fun game while there.

[@JessicaWells1]

@@MrZoomah my boy is almost 6. It's not a fear but the most intense stubbornness imaginable. It crosses into many other difficult areas of our world as well. Like food, etc. We're just stuck.

[@JessicaWells1]

@@MrZoomah i have gotten him to sit on the potty but he absolutely refuses to "go" while there and he'll only sit on 2 toilets in the entire world. That's it. It's the only time he's aloud his tablet anymore

[@emi-ki8bw]

Finally someone with realistic tips, thank you soooo much.

[@EmmaHubbard]

My pleasure!

[@denisejones1863]

Make potty training part of family routine. As a older 68 year old I've had to go back to bladder training and realize that it should just be part of our daily routine. All of us should empty our bladder before we leave the house, before nap and bed times and first thing in the morning. I just always made it a family then, "Every one empty your bladder". I now have had to start again making it a point of toilet routine, I do try to empty my bladder on every hour since I've lost the control factor. This was a great toilet training vlog.

[@moniccaleseyane5835]

This Is definitely helpful. Thank you so much. My son is 20 months old and started potty training already, he seemed uninterested but didn't push it. I'll start again in a month and will follow this strategy. From a frist time mom 💛❤❤

[@chichigirl214]

The pull ups thing is so true! I made very little progress until I stopped letting my son wear them. After that he was trained very quickly

[@willisarobinson9955]

Awesome tips. I have a four year old who would not poo in the potty. I have tried all of those mistakes. I just have to be patient with her. I will follow your advices. Thank you so much!

[@EmmaHubbard]

No worries at all. I hope it helps. When your little one does a poo in the pull up, if possible take the pull up off and say poos go in the toilet and put the poo in the toilet and flush the toilet. This will get her familiar with what you are aiming for.

[@jointothelight5083]

I have the Same problem with my 3 and a half year old

[@mwright0428]

I’m having this same problem with my 3 year old. He just refuses to poop in the potty. He’s good to pee on the potty so I’m glad about that but this is my last baby with a 10 and 12 year age gap with my older boys, and working from home has made this process really exhausting. But we are half way there!

[@artgirlerina1797]

I feel like we’ve made many mistakes as parents in our potty training journey. We’ve definitely have gotten frustrated and she knew it well. We are trying a different approach and it’s good to know they don’t have to go as often as we initially thought.

[@kelliehorn1082]

When it comes to reacting to an accident, of course you don't want to react angrily, but you also don't want to say, "That's okay!" Because nobody likes an accident. What I've arrived at is, "Oh, that's too bad. I'm sorry you had an accident. Let's take care of it." Then they learn it's an unfortunate event that has to be dealt with, even if they're not "in trouble" for it.

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mv5542]

Great video. Can you discuss more about the chronic constipation in a child? How does that happen? Ways to avoid? It would be really helpful if you elaborate more please.

[@PrincesaDeDios74713]

More water

[@apoorvapai582]

Offer your baby more of fruits/fruit juices. You can consider Apple, pear, papaya, kiwi , banana as well.

[@TheMxrrab]

This makes so much sense. We’ve been doing it all wrong! From tomorrow it’s a change of tact.

[@TheMxrrab]

Thought I would update. Only 2 accidents over the whole weekend, this absolutely works. Thanks so much

[@aura578]

Appreciate the update ​@@TheMxrrab

[@nameit2038]

As I result of DV I start potty training at 2.5y (we run away when she was 2) and she stop wearing happy in just couple of months. I’m so proud of her 💪🏻

[@EmmaHubbard]

Wow that is amazing! You should also be very proud of yourself. Stay safe 💕

[@tammycatherwood5385]

Oh my gosh Thank you for this potty training advice. It certainly was an eye opener and life changing for potty training my son :)

[@EmmaHubbard]

You are so welcome!

[@mariakelly6819]

Yes thank you very much for your advise I feel eager to try it with my little one now. 😊 really excited to have a go at trying it

[@jasminthiaa]

I'm about to start potty training my 4th child (she's 1) and honestly the best advice I've gotten in a loooong time is to start EARLY. I mean before age 1. No pressure, just sit them on the potty first thing in the morning, and a couple times throughout the day to get them used to the act. I NEVER used pullups.....I always thought they were way too expensive and didn't really accomplish what they're made to do. I just let my kids run around the house (just underware on, sometimes bare butt) and yeah- accidents happened! But don't freak out....its how they LEARN. Sure it's gross, but what's worse, a few weeks of accidents- or months(years) of changing diapers? You do the math LOL! Thank you for the refresher course!

[@YouAreLoooved]

My daughter is almost 16 months and I want to try. I thought it was too early because she can’t speak properly yet. How she will understand that it’s time to pee or poo? I’ll try tho, you encouraged me. Thanks!

[@jasminthiaa]

@@YouAreLoooved It's more about a routine, just think about when you go potty, it's pretty normal to say most people have to go first thing in the morning. Even though they don't speak, they can still understand! seeing you go to the bathroom helps too

[@schnapsdrossele.v.128]

I use the potty since my daughter is 5 weeks old and it works absolutely well. I never have poo-diapers and by the age of six month my daughter very rarely even peed her (cotton!)diapers in the night.

[@nicktsotu5493]

Watch on 1.5 speed. You're welcome :)

[@EmmaHubbard]

😂I would speed my talking up too!

[@s.mohammad2360]

This is so helpful! I want to train my 20 month old but I was afraid she was a bit young... I'll definitely be rewatching this video so I don't forget anything

[@rand941]

Can’t thank you enough, unfortunately I did almost all of these mistakes because I don’t want any mess on the living room, so I took my daughter way too often to the toilet for 10 minutes. I will take all of your advices from now on. Wish me luck

[@EmmaHubbard]

Goodluck!

[@kasiarybka6786]

Am I the only one here who doesn't have children, is a teenager and just got random recommendation? Even if I'm never going to use those tips, great video

[@EmmaHubbard]

Hahaha! Thanks Kasia 😂

[@ThePrincessdi77]

I’ve done all the right things you’ve listed and my kid was doing great then decided to stop peeing and pooing in the potty. He acts like he’s happy to go in his pants or spray our couch w pee!! He also goes pee a lot more then every 2 hrs 🤦🏻‍♀️ I finally put him back in pull-ups because he destroyed our couches car seat everything!! We have carpet all through the house too. I’m exhausted over this

[@jomears783]

I've found that every 2 hours is long too 😅 if the child drinks alot then they will gon

[@halron9435]

Thank you so much ..I will be starting again today ...I was feeling scared and by looking at your video have me confidence

[@EmmaHubbard]

So glad you are feeling confident. Hopefully today goes a lot smoother.

[@hemayan2740]

Awesome. Thanks so much for these precious advices. My 2.6 yrs old made it in only 2 days after I watched this video. Since her 2 yrs we have stressed ourselves how to tackle this. I personally gave up in my mind that this challenge I will definitely fail cause my daughter was retaining both her poops n pee when I removed her diaper. Thank God. We are so proud of her now and life is much easier 😄

[@EmmaHubbard]

Well done! Massive achievement!

[@hemayan2740]

@@EmmaHubbard Yep. Nowadays she is even taking her time pooping in the toilet as if appreciating the moment for herself. She is relax and happy everyday to do it.

[@reviewbymini4273]

Omg i did all these mistakes with my first child, and it literally took me so long to get him fully potty trained, this video will be so helpful as I don’t want to do these mistakes with my second one, thanks for sharing this video Emma 💕

[@EmmaHubbard]

My pleasure! I hope this time round toilet training your little one will be a lot quicker.

[@pattyhildreth2977]

thanks for sharing these great tips. my daughter's Day Care was very supportive in helping to potty train my daughter at about 26 months. she had shown interest in the toilet, and I took her with me whenever I used the restroom. she also helped pick out Big Girl panties to wear, and didn't want them to be soiled. taking her to the toilet rather than Asking was also helpful. Emily's Mom 💖💖

[@lee-annthomas737]

Thank you so much for your video. I'm at a loss on how to start, but your video really helped me. By knowing what not to do I can actually focus on what to do...thanks again

[@edwinamendelssohn5129]

Excellent. I would add noting if they are ready. Some children are ready at a very young age and others are not.

[@alisharudder2348]

Thank you so much for your tips I started the 3 day potty training and that didn’t work . Came across your video and my 2 years old was potty trained in a week 🙌🏾 we went out today for the first time without a nappy and we had no accidents and 2 wee’s in the portable potty 😀 now her star charts are full no more nappies 💕💕💕💕

[@coll4455]

❤️

[@drest5316]

All these posts of having their toddlers trained within a week of watching this video is giving me a huge boost. My daughter turned 3 and shows nothing but disinterest in the potty. I’m determined to get this going because I’m just fed up. I also have a 19 month old so it gets costly on diapers. Thanks for sharing!

[@little_red33]

My daughter is going to be 4 later this year. We have really gotten behind on getting her potty trained because I kept putting it off and she's been in pull ups for a while now 😅 This advice will hopefully help us on what will I hope be a short procress

[@EmmaHubbard]

I am sure she will catch on quickly. Finding the right motivation should make it easier!

[@youtubecommentator6023]

My son is going to be three and I realized it probably would have been soooo much easier if I would've started potty training him when he was younger. But oh well, no going back now!

[@granniewalker6951]

72 year old here training a now 2.5 yr old. (Grt Granddaughter). Thank you for the video, it took a couple of days, but your advice worked great!!!! Been a while since I potty trained my children. grandchildren.... so this info made my job so much easier :) Thanks again.

[@EmmaHubbard]

That is awesome!

[@katelinlowery5790]

Thank you for this! I saw some thing that said 30 minutes and I thought how does that work for a 2 year old.🤷‍♀️ 5 minutes makes more sense

[@coll4455]

I’m so glad I found this!! Especially since I haven’t started yet!!!

[@jessicarunda8551]

I love all your videos. Your videos helped me help my child to pull to stand, certain toys, ect. My husband and I love these videos. Very helpful with our daughter and will be helpful with our new one on the way. Thank you for all the advice.

[@EmmaHubbard]

You are so welcome!

[@myoung6204]

Good advice but annoying background sound!

[@nicolepettit5120]

#1 yes! Why should I drag my child to the potty if I know nothing is going to come out for several more hours? The pull-ups worked for one of my children, but generally I think your advice is spot-on.

[@Sagal.I]

That is so relatable! Both of my sons were partly potty trained by 2, but refused to poo in the toilet until they were 3 years old.

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks so much for sharing. It is really common for children to wee happily when sitting on the toilet but refuse to poo. Just takes a little while.

[@funsizedazzy6708]

My problem right now 😩

[@cutethulu_xo]

How did you handle that? Did they go in their underwear? Did you keep using diapers until they went poo on the toilet?

[@sidrahkhan9197]

Same! My daughter refuses to poo in the toilet and asks for a nappy!

[@Sagal.I]

@@cutethulu_xo I kept using diapers until they accepted to poo in the toilet. What happened is that the boys will tell me when they wanted to poo and I will then put the diapers...😅.

[@gymbunny3641]

4 mistakes I made from the list. Do you have a video on when and how to train night time potty?

[@desi4309]

You are giving very good advice, I find all your points to be true. However, I have not found it to be necessary to potty train two of my sons. There was a time when they were just ready, and they knew that they have to go to the toilet. Then motivation was key My firstborn son got motivated by his same age friend and neighbor. Within 2 days, he didn't need a diaper in the day or night. My second one was trickier. I got him to use the toilet by forbidding him to do so. He loves doing the opposite of what he's told. Now my 3rd son is the trickiest and I will try your advices on him.

[@renzsalabao5512]

Thank you as always it’s very helpful for me as first time mom 😀 lots of love 😘

[@EmmaHubbard]

My pleasure 😊

[@kristyhubbard6646]

Great last name 😉 thank you for all the tips! Currently potty training my 2yo!

[@Tigrinyatalesandtalks]

Glad I stumbled to this video , helped me learn from my mistakes.

[@rufarosharonborerwe3689]

Thank you so much .I'm a nany it will help me train my little friend ❣

[@aerRosu]

Hi Emma. My daughter is 2 and goes to daycare on week days. I want to start potty training but not sure how to poceed. Is it feaseble to combine nappies at daycare and training at home? Thank you for your precious input. Greetings from Germany. 😊

[@dothedo3667]

My brother just turned 2 and yesterday he really surprised me with how long he can hold his bladder. It was almost 4 hours. Played at home, went outside, then came back and he still spent a while playing before he went over to the potty. Went outside without changing into a diaper and just went with underwear.

[@xoxjanjounxox]

Suggestions to every mom and dad, show them the song "potty training" from cocomelon. My daughter started her pee potty training at 2.2 years old and what helped us was giving a routine "one pee in the morning, one before nap and one before sleep" while signing "you got a funny feeling way down low". I would put at home training pants from walmart and when we are out, pullups. Then at 2.6 she started having diarrhea and we sang the cocomelon song and I would hug her while she poos, so we removed the pullups during the day as she would tell us what she needs. Then at 2.8 she asked to remove the pullup at night because she is like JJ from cocomelon. She is now 2.10 and is fully potty trained even at night. She will wake up once at night to pee. The only issue I have is that she always wants a hug while pooping but oh well I am working on that. 🤣 Thank you cocomelon 🤣🤣

[@tianacookies7927]

Awwee thank you for this advice. Blessings to you and your family

[@sasmasa]

My child also likes to cuddle while pooping. I once said "cuddles help the poos to come out" and he's quoted me ever since, haha

[@jecilmaygalvizo5432]

Same with my daughter we also sang potty song from cocomelon everytime she goes to the toilet

[@tarafallon8183]

Thank you for the tips! Can you recommend what to look for in a toddler that says he’s ready to be toilet trained? My son is 2 1/2 and I feel like he’s not ready yet.

[@tanyabullock5657]

Thanks for the information. My toddler is already 2 years and 4 months.

[@EmmaHubbard]

No worries at all. Hope these tips help when you start toilet training with your little one!

[@leeolson9625]

My kiddo is fully trained when he's naked, but as soon as he is wearing anything on his lower half (underwear, boxers, pants, shorts etc) he immediately goes in them without fail and constantly. We can't seem to get past this hurdle. Any advice?

[@shafeenkhuram7451]

What if your child is weeing multiple times within an hour? She’s having multiple accidents already, so isn’t two hour duration too long?

[@iamkels5297]

I was thinking the same thing too. Feels like two hours is quite long to wait

[@sophiemoconnell]

It might be that you need to give your child bigger drinks, rather than going for more intermittent sipping.

[@reneels5351]

My son was internet in the potty since 6 months old , we bought one, he never sat on it, only took it apart and only wanted to use the big toilet so i had to hold him up to pee and poo. He didn’t want any attachment seat on top either. By age 2 he was able to use the step chair by himself and peed and pood in it successfully for a few months. But then one day we were at the mall and my husband set off the automatic hand dryer in the bathroom and it was extremely loud. He screamed and since then he stopped pooing on the toilet. Then i made the mistake of forcing him to sit when I realized os busy pushing. He screamed again. Even though it came out and all was okay. From now on when he wants to poo he asks me to put a diaper on for him which i am doing because I don’t want the stress of getting him to sit. Howcome trained toddlers then go against what they already know? It’s so frustrating as i put months into it to start with.

[@09gamecock]

Thank you for this video! Very helpful!

[@nadiaaraujo3883]

So they can´t hold it for long but they´re able to hold wait for 2 hours for go to the bathroom now I don´t anderstand .....?for me the more time they go to the bathroom easier they learn of course no pressure just give them lots water liquid and stay close and alert to the signals they send through their little body.

[@Wayneshiaa]

Hi , Do these methods also work with a toddler that has a speech delay ? And if so what other methods could I use ?

[@tajbb1338]

The video is great! Mom of 2 under 2 here 🙋🏽‍♀️ But that plant next to u needs more light asap. (Also a crazy plant lady) 💁🏽‍♀️

[@mapumenlametsubutsur492]

Thank you Emma for this another great video,I'm a first time mom and I'm following all your tips since the day my baby was born and it's helping me to make things easier.. it's going to be a great help ..my baby is 4 months old now. So I want to know when can I start potty training for her?

[@EmmaHubbard]

Hi @Mapumenla Metsubutsur I don't start toilet training until 2/2.5 years of age.

[@mapumenlametsubutsur492]

@@EmmaHubbard thank you..

[@silkemueller1391]

We bought a training toilet when our daughter was 1.5. She randomly sat on it. Usually we put her on there about half an hour after meals or so. She developed the habit of hiding under the table if she needed to go. I find poopind in the diaper when they are a certain age super gross. Shes almost trained just not at night and she just turned 3. It took her about a year though to get fully trained

[@LinaVera4]

Hi Emma, My son is 18 months and he has done some things faster other slower. Currently he hates wearing a diaper and takes it off. What are your thoughts should I start potty training him?

[@ProudIsraeliAmerican]

I have trained 6 children, none of them before 3 1/2. That way I could explain and they understood. All 6 of them were trained for day and night within 2 weeks. What’s the deal with training so young????

[@Kingatje]

There are several downsides, one is that by age 3 bladder control should be there, it shouldn't be when they start to train it (it gets harder to train the later you start). Secondly some children develop shame from having to poop their diapers or they actually stop caring about it which might be worse. Thirdly, you end up using a lot of diapers if you do so up to that age... gets expensive and creates that much more garbage. The ideal training window is between 24-36 months. My 24 month old got it in 3 days time (note - not night time training, he still sleeps 12hrs per night, impossible to keep dry that long), and now a month later only has very few accidents and only in extreme situations. He has visibly grown with a sense of pride. It can and should be done "early".

[@belindaransby2357]

You are absolutely right. So many parents push and push to train too early. I left my two until they were nearly 3 and were fully trained in a matter of days. Like you say they are old enough at 3 to understand what's happening. I get so angry when I see mothers putting a 6 month old on a potty. Complete waste of time and quite frankly I think it can be damaging to the child.

[@roar44879]

@@belindaransby2357 Why? Babies are smart. If you put them on the potty young (even just occasionally), they make the connection to pee and poo in the potty. Mine always pees in the potty after waking up in the morning and from naps, after coming back in the house from errands or walks, and has a poo 10-20 after breakfast and lunch; I am not forcing it, I just know when he needs to go and offer the potty instead of letting him soil himself. Half the babies around the world are trained around their first birthday. It doesn't damage them. It's tuning into your babies' needs and offering relief instead of forcing them to soil themselves.

[@kendrabratko8932]

Plus peeing themselves more frequently and without control is an abuse response period I had that growing up and I had frequent accidents but only specifically at my auntie's house. She was mentally emotionally and physically abusing me there so I would pee myself uncontrollably sometimes.

[@LifewithImaniB98]

So Thankful for this video. It’s definitely going to help me! I understand potty training a lot better.

[@rhocentpenserga8703]

Are these tips applicable for a non verbal child? Hope you notice my comment. Thank you

[@kyliestafford7463]

I’m in the trenches. I’m so so so grateful for you Emma!

[@EmmaHubbard]

Hopefully this helps!

[@kyliestafford7463]

@@EmmaHubbard thank you for replying! I’m going to tell you, because no one else in my life cares 😅 but I did what you said, I got a Family style, toilet seat that magnets to the lid, and a wooden sturdy two stepstool, and although she was afraid of it for the first couple of days, we’re only on day four, and she’s already stepping up and down by herself with no fear! Now, if we could just get her to tell me when she’s ready😂 but I know your tips are working, and we will get this ❤️

[@jesspbarnett]

What if I made ALL these mistakes and we gave up and went back to pull ups and now I have a 3.5 year old that does not want to go to the toilet? He’s also terrified of it now

[@JA-vv8wy]

Very helpful, thank you

[@GabsTales]

Very insightful video!

[@EmmaHubbard]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gracegiven8875]

I’ve learned having a child practice all the steps of going potty after an accident. With wet undies have them run to potty a few times and pull them down, sit and reinforce the right behavior helps them know what to do and because they have wet undies they are uncomfortable so they do avoid wetting accidents because they don’t want to practice. Also make a huge deal of success. FaceTime dad or grandma or mom or cousins etc. right after (ask them beforehand if you can do this a few times in the first few days so they know to exaggerate excitement.) have siblings in on it. Give potty treats to everyone (even if it’s just a couple raisins add the family to the celebration)!

[@learnwithmarlyn3494]

My daughter is now 2yrs 8months..she was fully trained and was able to communicate before 2..and later when she was able to take her pants off by herself climb he chair and sit by herself by 2.5m also..she loves reading her books on the potty ...

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks so much for sharing!

[@samanthastutzman21]

Going straight to underwear and not using pull-ups or diapers while training was very helpful. Also having a potty around for awhile before I was planning to train and just letting him play on it, sit on it just for fun seemed to help too.

[@MsGbergh]

Advertisements for disposable diapers boast about how dry and comfortable the baby feels. When they feature toddlers, I think . 'If the child actually felt wet, it might be better for potty training.' In the time before disposables, there was a greater incentive for both parents and babies to get the baby out of diapers.

[@samanthastutzman21]

@@MsGbergh Yes I also used a lot of cloth diapers on my son and that gave me more incentive as well to potty train him lol

[@TrishDeDios]

I made all these mistakes all at one time 🤣 thank you for the tips

[@SevySp]

Emma, what is your take on elimination communication (i.e. for smaller babies)? Thank you!

[@schnapsdrossele.v.128]

Did you do that? I'm doing it with my daughter since she is 5 weeks old. It works absolutely fine and after about 4-8 weeks that are a bit tough it becomes less work than regular diaper changes. A bit of pain for a life time of gain: no cleaning up, much less washing diapers, a healthy baby but, great communication. When my daughter was 6 months old she even rarely peed during the night.

[@MirwenAnareth]

Thank you for the tips! Very useful. Though apparently, we have a special situation... you say a kid should be able to hold their wee for two hours, but our little girl wees all the time and we are dealing with the exact opposite - we can't manage to always get her on the toilet in time. Sometimes it's like every 20 minutes that she wees and we just can't get her on the toilet this often. Is there something wrong with her? Should we be consulting a doctor?

[@namastayhere8179]

I'm so glad I watched this!!! Thank you so much.

[@EmmaHubbard]

You are so welcome!

[@CBullman163]

Oh god I was making some of these 🤦🏼‍♀️ thank you so much!!!

[@EmmaHubbard]

No problem 😊

[@marinabolocan]

Thank you for the video! Our son is nearly 3 and we started potty training 5/6 months ago. He did great at going when prompted but has been extremely resistant the last few months which leads to accidents 90% of the time. We stopped prompting as it was becoming a battle but now he will hold his wee in for hours, will deny that he needs a wee when I point out his cues and won’t go until he’s already weed himself a little. He is starting pre-school next week and they want to introduce a reward chart but we’re not keen on it and have tried hard to avoid it. Any advice on how to overcome this hurdle? 🙏🏻

[@kennyledbetter821]

Great advice! Was anyone else completely focused on the dying plant behind her?

[@KeillyJones]

Baby started potty training at 8month old . And she knew what she had to do . And she’s been doing it ever since

[@conniecc4971]

Any advice on training twins??One is willing but the other thinks the potty is something to play with and doesn’t sit on it correctly! Would training one first and then the other be to confusing for them?

[@SoulfulRose]

Thanks for sharing these tips

[@gisellearpino1891]

I am trying to potty train my 3 year old boy, I'm trying not to use pull ups but if I use underwear he keeps having accidents maybe I take him to the potty too many times every 25 to 30 minutes, I even said I will let him watch his favorite show if he goes on the potty but that backfires thank goodness for this video I think it will help me out. It was definitely a very different experience with my daughter when I was potty training her.

[@alizaansarii719]

Thank you for sharing ❣️i did all these mistakes 🥹

[@EmmaHubbard]

No worries. Hopefully, they help make toilet training a little easier for you all!

[@rabbiaaaira]

Thanks for help ... this video saved me from doing a pot of don'ts

[@EmmaHubbard]

Glad it helped

[@cewe2003]

I think it’s almost time to potty train my son and I feel so intimidated. I just done even know how to started.

[@mmapelaratlhagane3470]

I feel sad, cause I m guilty of all of this, yohh but tomorrow we start gain with better understanding after all his my 1st child,🥺

[@Bloomingminds101]

Thanks alot, I've actually made lots of this mistakes no wonder I've been potty training for more than 3 months now 😅

[@EmmaHubbard]

Hope this helps make toilet training easier!

[@sujathas3287]

I have twins, and they are 4 and have a speech delay. They still can't hold their pee for 2 hours. This is really worrying. I am having sleepless nights if I am already too late training them and about their bladder capacity. Any pointers or advice at all? Would be really grateful!

[@silversilhouette6764]

M a mum of twin girls 4 yo as well. Still not trained.i hv failed twice. M working on one of thm nowadays for day training but u r absolutely right she cnt hold upto 2 hours max z an hour. It's been almost 20 days now bt still progress z v slow. Other one z naughty so m so affraid of the accidents she z gonna do 😭like u i hv this immense guilt tht m v late in training thm.

[@Cakeresort]

Hi , my daughter is going to be 3 soon.. i am training her. Se doesnt know to hold pee . She does it very often after 15 20 mins

[@annelovesadoption4714]

My son will be 4 in January. He doesn't want to use the toilet 95%of the time. Very strong willed and just wants to play. Help please

[@Kingatje]

Take a few days off from work to be with him (to be able to observe him for signs of needing to go), and take off his pants and diapers for a day or two - until he gets it what it's like when he needs to pee and what it's like to piss himself. Not to torture him but to show him these sensations. Explain to him that pee goes in the potty, not on the floor (and not in the pants). If you don't give him diapers he will be convinced quickly enough where pee and poo has to go... Glowacki's book "Oh Crap! Potty training" is loaded with tips about this process.

[@TheSynycia]

Thank you for your video. It's very helpful 🙂

[@Beerealtho78]

Do you have a video talking about poop withholding and how to navigate through it during potty training?

[@MariYum21]

We definitely need a spades video and colored pencil makeup vid

[@erinshoff8862]

Great tips! I have a 2.6 year old who refuses to try underwear. He gets excited by the idea but when it comes to doing it, he adamantly refuses. Any advice on how to make this step so we can use underwear with the pull ups?

[@caraaitcheson7165]

We're going through this atm, 3 yr old done now the 2 yr old before baby sister comes lol we have 3 weeks to go so fingers crossed 🤞

[@melanco22]

Thank you for the help. My only issue is they have no problem going number two and use to go before day care, stopping whatever they were doing and go to the bathroom to do their number two. I know they digress when they start day care but this skin is really suffering. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.

[@lucy6647]

Very good video! Very useful and practical tips. Do you have any tips for moms of late talkers for how to approach potty training? Also my son will sit down for a moment but be quick to say “all done” so for now I just say ok and then he goes wee in diaper. If anyone knows something I’d appreciate it! Thanks

[@abibal215]

I'm kind of in this situation. My 3 yr old will never say he wants to per because he's busy playing. Would rather pee in his pants. I need helpppppppppp.

[@CaseyBieker]

Oh man, we have currently have a 4 1/2 yr old that seems completely unmotivated to pee in the toilet. He poops in the toilet great. We have been at it for over a year and a half and I am sure our reactions to accidents early on were not great but we have tried everything we can think of and have had very little progress. I fear he won’t be consistently using the toilet before he’s 5. We are at a loss.

[@LM-lw3qo]

Some children do not develop pelvic floor control until 4.5. My son got it one day shortly after his 4th birthday. We tortured ourselves and it turned out he just wasn't physically ready.

[@PlanetEarthLifeSkills]

A cup of cheerios by the toilet! Place one in, get him to sink it!!

[@sherikareid4665]

I’m experiencing the same thing with my 4 year old. It is so hard. She is very stubborn and strong willed. She has sensory issues so wearing panties or anything outside of a pull-up is not an option. She can easily tell you when she has peed or pooped in her pull-up rather than go to the toilet. Sometimes, I catch her before she gets ready to poop and put her on the toilet and she goes. She still goes off to herself when she has to poop which helps. The only time I can really get her to pee on the toilet is in the morning before school as she is trying to wake up because I sit her there. I bought a reward board with magnetic unicorns to post whenever she tries or use the bathroom. Whenever she goes, I give her a high five and I clap, but it only last for that moment because she isn’t interested in doing it again. I’m praying that things get better soon for the both of us. 😫

[@beancajean-philippe7993]

Thank you again Emma !!!! Came to rescue again

[@EmmaHubbard]

You're so welcome!

[@MacGod]

Cool advice overall, but your Monstera Deliciosa is making me feel sad-please give it more light and better hummus-rich soil!

[@EmmaHubbard]

Thanks! Take a look at my more recent videos - it’s thriving now 😊

[@bethcharlie100]

Any tips on Potty training regression ? Great video :)

[@EmmaHubbard]

Toileting regressions tend to happen if there has been a significant stress or change in your child's life. These tend to resolve over time, if the stressor has been identified and addressed. If it is constant soiling then you might want to ensure your little one isn't constipated, as this can lead to pain on using the toilet and further regression.