Dry Nights

My three year old has just had a week of dry nights (in underpants!)  He's been drying during the day for a while, but I was still using a pull up at night...

I know that there may be setbacks, but can I just say:  GOODBYE NAPPIES FOREVER!   

Congratulations to the little man!

We've been introducing the potty chair since 18 months, mainly to go 'potty' before his bath.  Niall will be 2 in a few weeks and we'll have to start getting a bit more earnest in our attempts.

He doesn't mind the potty chair and will happily sit there and read his potty book.  The problem is that he never actually 'goes', even with a bit of help from warm water.

I trained my first child at about age two, but he could never wait very long so there was always a rush to get his clothes off/find a potty or toilet before an accident.  The other two I left until they were at least 30 months (I think the youngest was nearly 3 because he just screamed when presented with a potty before then ) , and they were completely reliable very quickly and could   hang on for a good while.

Ugh! Im still training Coby whom just turned 3 after xmas. I think with everyone home from school and work and all his new toys from xmas and birthday it makes things impossible! I find however that if I put him in actual underwear it works better than pull ups because with pull ups if he goes then its well absorbed. In underwear he freaks out and runs to the bathroom.
My other two sons were trained much earlier. I think the more kids I have the longer it takes because I dont have as much time to dedicate to it as I should. I swore I would never have a kid in diapers after age three!!

Is it true that boys take longer to toilet train than girls?

Is it true that boys take longer to toilet train than girls?

Well thats what they say anyhow. But I have nothing to compare it to.
I think its mostly the dedication of the parents. My friend has a little girl that was nearly 4 before she was fully trained. I blame that on pure laziness!

I wasn't worried about deadlines with my daughter. I figured she would learn soon enough and she would hardly be wearing nappies at 14. What difference in the big picture does being p-trained at 2 versus 3 make? Not much in my eyes. Having said that, her pre-school want the kids trained before they enroll (or at least on their way), and that was a great incentive for her. She's still in pull-ups at night but we're working on that now with plastic sheets, mainly because she is asking to wear her panties to bed - otherwise indicating she's ready for it. But I guess since she is nearly four that means my approach is not low-key but pure laziness?  (not meaning to start a row just teasing).

But I guess since she is nearly four that means my approach is not low-key but pure laziness?  Tongue (not meaning to start a row just teasing).

I am glad that I am not the only one with a girl that is taking forever to potty train.

In my case my son is doing better than my daughter but she is using it as a show of rebellion.

I'm pretty sure that if we pushed, at this point it would take maybe one or two nights of a wet sheet to sort her out, but I am ok with following her cues. I have in the back of my mind our upcoming trip to the states, and am going to use that as a transition point, take advantage of the change, talk of big girls and waking up to do pee-pees. Plus with Grama and Granpa's help I think the change will work for her, especially as she is getting there already. Like the entry into pre-school - it was a real 'light-switch' that worked for her rather than a stress.

As for rebellion, she has no problem showing that outright with us! 

How old is your son?

My 3 year old daughter did better in the US since she could climb up on the toilet herself which she is apprehensive about here.  I hope that she sees the light before she is 4.

My son is 2 and he is asking to sit on the potty and it is usually productive.  After trying with my daughter I am just going to let him do what he wants.