any one potty training/trained an 18 MO?

How about cheerios in the toilet for some target practice? Or something bigger if that is too small? Or keep a small plastic potty in several rooms so if he is in a room (kitchen, living room, bedroom, etc) it's right there and he can go, rather than having to stop and run to the bathroom. I applaud you for going for it, and I wish you luck.

I don't have any tricks for you other than persistence. My son didn't care if he wet his undies and he peed all over the carpet in his room. I would, however, reward him with stickers on a sticker chart in the bathroom every time he used the potty like a "big boy."

No pointers, sorry. My son wasn't bothered by the wet or poopie - wet diapers/pull ups didn't matter, did faze him at all. Wet big boy underwear then he just took them off.

Good luck to you.

Feel free to look past what I have to say. If he's not ready he's not ready... geez

We just started putting our son on the potty around 18 months and if he went we made a big deal about. We also didn't even let him try standing to pee until he was 4. It took a solid year, but he was potty trained including no diaper at night by 2 1/2 years old. No tricks, no rewards.

As a mom to 12 kids, now fully potty trained I would say just wait it out until he has the ability to comprehend his actions. IE, peeing on anything and everything. I could see how that would be a pain. Out of my 12 I only have 3 boys and all my boys were not big on being trained. Mostly near the age of 3. They too could care less about being wet or dry. If he doesn't mind being yet then let him be wet and wait a bit longer. But the peeing on everything obviously is something you are not thrilled with. So it is THAT that actually seems to be the issue here. If he doesn't mind being wet with a diaper then actually potty training him will probably be difficult. The problem I think you will face is in getting him to understand that his choice of toileting isn't ideal and it is here that I wish you the best of luck!! 18 month olds have minds of their own and winning them over is a job. Sorry I'm not much help.

Good luck,
Tricia

I'm not currently potty training anyone, but I have done it, and I also potty trained babies rather than waiting until they formed an opinion about it! 18 months old is perfect, in my book.

What I did was spend a few days concentrating on it, mostly in the kitchen. I'd put him in undies and watch, and as soon as he starts to potty, excitedly (but don't scare him lol) point it out! Hey look - you are going potty!!!! and if he's able to stop (not usually, the first few times or even the whole first day), rush him to the bathroom and show him where to put it. If he can't finish, no big deal, just go back to the kitchen. If he can't stop.....no big deal, just stay in the kitchen, lol. Don't drag a mess! It won't be too long and he will be telling you "potty!" as he is going. Congratulate him and continue taking him to the toilet and showing him where to put his potty, reminding him big boys (or daddies, whatever) always put their potty in the toilet. Never scold for missing - he's going to miss a lot for a bit. Soon he will be telling you right *before* he starts to pee, which is the key. Tell him "hold it!" and take him to the bathroom. I never had one take more than 3 days to really catch on and begin to consistently let me know and hold it as long as they could.

Since he already evidently has some control, it should be pretty easy, except for that deal where he thinks he can go anywhere. Just keep him with you. It really isn't that big of a deal to not let him be without adult supervision, since he is so young. Just catch him in the act or preferably as he is getting ready to pee and stop him, tell him to hold it, remind him where BIG boys put it and get him there. Never laugh with him if he accomplishes, but act sad and say no, then take him to the toilet to put it there - even if it is too late.

I had one who didn't care about being wet, but cared about being outside. I finally hit on reminding that the pants had to stay dry. If the potty was needed, we would go potty and we WOULD COME BACK OUTSIDE. But if the pants got wet, we couldn't play outside anymore because he would need to get cleaned up. That was not a fun process (I can go very slowly at removing clothes, washing up with a not terribly comfortable temperature on the wash cloth, finding new clothes, putting them on) and it meant missing out on outside time.

When he gets it in the toilet, reward him with a very happy mommy - jump up and down, clap your hands, call him a big boy, laugh if that gets him excited! The beauty of potty training at 18 months is that they will do anything for that show! The battle of the wills isn't a big issue yet, and by the time it is an issue, they don't even remember not running to the toilet!

Good luck! I always thought potty training was fun!

I don't want to sound rude so I hope this doesn't come off this way.

But why does he think it's funny?
Is there anybody in the house that makes a big deal out of it when he does it to make him think it's funny? Maybe your daughter?

My bosses daughter is 9 years old and still thinks it's funny to moon people because her brothers laughed and encouraged her every time she did it.

My boyfriend's niece is 10 years old and still thinks farting is a straight up riot because her dad makes a huge deal about it every time she does it and she likes the attention and thinks it's funny.


Point being that if he's getting any sort of special attention for using the bathroom in his pants and on the floor it could greatly slow down his potty training.

It's been a while... my husband was very involved and trained my son to sit, which he still does at 12. He learned how to stand and pee in a public restroom at a urinal. I did the stickers as rewards, worked ok. Best was sending him out to play in the backyard naked- he figured it out pretty fast on his own at that point. Summer's coming.... He was easier than my daughter, but she has not been easy in any way since her conception! It really is on their time line.

WOW that is young... My boys were all closer to three. However my newly 2 year old does go potty a few times a day on his own in the potty:)