Has Anyone Tried the Program Where You Can Pottytrain Your Child in 1-3 Days?

Hi M.,
I didn't buy the program, but from other moms I learned how to potty train in 1-3 days and it really can be done! I have 2 girls who were potty trained at 24 months and 30 months. Here's what I did:
1) pick a weekend when you have nothing to do
2) tell your daughter that from now on she will be using the potty and will not be using diapers anymore. Take the diapers away (remove them from your house).
3) Let your daughter run around bare bottom (any kind of underwear or pull-ups will make it harder for her)
4) Watch her like a hawk! The split second you think she might have to go, RUN to the potty with her.
5) Expect some balking at first. Crying, begging for the diaper back, hysterics. Don't give in. Just keep saying in a calm voice that now she's a big girl and will be using the potty. Make her sit on the potty.
6) When she goes pee-pee or poo-poo in the potty, celebrate with her!
7) Be very nonchalant about accidents. Just say in your same calm voice, "Next time you'll make it to the potty." Then clean it up with no fuss.

If you do this for several days, your child will get it. After the 3rd day she will be reliably potty trained. You may need to use pull ups at night for a while yet (or you may not). The funny thing I've learned about potty training is that it's more about Mommy being ready than the child! =) With both of my girls, I found myself second-guessing the process the whole first day (maybe my toddler isn't ready, maybe I'm doing this wrong, she's totally not getting it, she'll still be in diapers in college, etc.) - but I stuck with it and it worked! Good luck to you!!

I didn't buy the book, but my son was potty-trained in a weekend at 25 months (went to school in underwear on monday). Since then he's had accidents on and off, usually as he's waking up from nap or in the morning... just not quite awake enough to get up and go. Here's what we did.

Thursday- Went to target and got big boy underwear (he chose some with Elmo on them). Told him that when he was done with diapers he could wear them. Picked out a few potty books and a potty chair.

Friday- Went to play at a friends house who just started using the potty. Both boys sat and went and we made a big deal of it. Told DS tomorrow is a no diaper day.

Saturday- Naked bottom day! Spent the entire day in the living room with the potty seat. Played with toys, watched Elmo's Potty Time dvd etc. The key was NO DIAPER, NO UNDERWEAR, NO PANTS, NO NOTHING. Drank lots of juice boxes and ate salty chips (a huge treat because I never let him have junk food) so he would be able to pee. Every half hour I sat him on the potty and asked if he could push the peepee out. When he went, we put a sticker on a paper and ate 1 fruit snack. He did have a couple of accidents on the floor (wood) I just cleaned them up and put the papertowel in the potty chair and said "Peepee/poo poo goes in the potty"

Sunday- Morning: Reminded him about no diaper day and stayed in all morning. Afternoon: took a trip to target. Went potty before we left, when we got there and before we left the store. worked great.

Monday- Went to school in underwear had only one accident. The teachers had him try any time anyone went potty (they have two toilets side by side so its pretty social :) )

He started napping without a diaper about a month later. He wakes up dry in the morning, but I still put him in a pull up at night because I don't want him (or me) disturbed if he accidentally pees at night.

Hope this helps. I really depends on whether or not your daughter is willing to use the potty. Try to make it exciting and something to look forward to. Good luck.

T.

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I bought Potty Patty and followed the "dr. Phil" method outlined in the booklet that came with her and it worked like a charm!!! My daughter was a few month shy of her 3rd birthday and has never had an accident and is now 5 1/2. My girlfriend used Potty Scotty for her boys and it worked for her too. May just be the kids but I'd try it!! You do have to commit to it for 3 days and just lock yourself in the house!!!
Worked for us!!!
Good luck!

I've successfully tried that method with my two girls. However, my son is another story. With my girls it was pretty much a done deal after the first day. It's just time and commitment. Turn off the phone and make no plans. Spend the day with your child and provide a little more than ample drinks and snacks, while encouraging the potty. Both of my girls were 2 when they completed the process.

M.,
I never bought a program, but I saw one on TV where you can supposedly potty train in 3 days.
I tried this about a month or so ago with my 2 1/2 year old daughter, and it wasn't successful. What I learned from trying: you cannot force potty training on your child. Obviously mine is not ready right now. I locked myself in the house for almost a whole WEEK, and she just was stubborn and seemed to pee anywhere but the potty. Even though I watched her very carefully, she would take advantage of the moment I turned my back and pee on the floor. I even tried giving her treats and would take her to the potty every 20 minutes. It seemed to all be a big turn off for her -- telling me she just isn't ready.

I believe when it's the right time, this "program" will work wonderfully. I wish you the best of luck! I will be trying again in a couple months. Just remember to follow her lead. You want her to be proud of herself and WANT to use the big girl potty. Don't force it on her if she's not ready...it will backfire.

Good luck!
A.