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Potty Training
Potty training, or toilet training, is the process of teaching children to control their bladder or bowel movements so they can use the toilet and no longer have to wear diapers. The process of potty training usually begins when a child is between two and three years old.
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I have 2 chihuahuas, both since they were puppies. This is how I went about training them:
Potty Pads work pretty good. When they poop or pee where they are not supposed to, scold them by putting their face in their waste telling them that they are very bad. Then put them on the potty pad. If you nice that he/she is sniffing around and acting like it needs to go, put him/her on the pad. If they use it, make a big deal out of it congratulating them.
Once they had the potty pad down, show them the outside. When i was first training them, i had gotten this liquid that comes in a small bottle and when you put little drops in the grass it makes them want to potty there. I must warn you, it smells pretty bad. I do not remember exactly what it is called but it can usually be found at a pet store. It does work. Once again, get excited when they go outside.
Once you feel they they are going outside consistently, you can start taking the pads away slowly. If you live where there are cold winters you may want to keep a few in the house because chihuahuas, being from a warmer climate, do not like snow or cold whatsoever.
I must admit that my chihuahuas are not completely potty trained and i don't think that they ever will be because chihuahuas are just not that kind of breed. I was warned by my breeder before i bought them that chihuahuas do not train well and its a possibility they they will never be completely potty trained, yet i still took on the challenge. since chihuahuas are so small, a house seems so large to them, and because of their size, they see it as a place they can do their business. I have a small penned in area in a part of my house where i will put them when i leave and sometimes at night (if i don't sleep with them). In there they almost NEVER poop or pee because their territory has been shorted dramatically.
My best advice to you is to not give up on you little dog! Because when you give up on him/her, she gives up too and looses the will to please you.
I wish you the best of luck and sometimes it helps to take obedience classes too.
hi! i thank u very much for ur answer to the question i posted! but i dont want to use potty pads,cuz i want her to use it outside... i spank her when she uses it in the house but she just prances off as happy as can be! lol... ive never had this much trouble training any other dog... especially my first dog i got when i was 5 years old... the vet said he cud have been a show dog if he wasnt fixed,but now i need to focus on training this chihuahua
How do you potty train a 3year old girl?
Girls tend to be easier than boys.
Step 1. Buy her some 'big girls' pants. she will hopefully love them.
Step 2. Let her come into the bathroom with you to watch you have a wee. She will know that this is the right thing to do!
How do you potty training a 3 and a half year old boy?
well you take him to the restroom and sit him then show him how to do pottie then tell him that he needs to flush,wash his hands and there it works!
How do you potty train a 13 year old?
If it's been 13 years I seriously doubt that they can be potty trained so you may want to buy some teen diapers or something and if not just live with it and let them wet and mess in some undies like my 13 year old son does
When should you potty train your kid?
about when they learn to walk and\or talk so they can tell you when they need to go or they could go themself
What is the easiest way to potty train your toddler?
When your child is ready, let him practice pulling his pants on and off independently. Provide a step stool, potty seat insert, or child's potty-chair. Teach him about proper hygiene and flushing the toilet.
Children learn quickly by watching a parent or sibling use the toilet.
Provide simple, systematic instructions. Also provide lavish praise when your child performs a request correctly.
Tell the child to go potty every hour. Even if they do not go, it raises their awareness of bowel and bladder conditions.
Smack it in the head with a newspaper whenever it goes inside, eventually it'll learn not too siht inside
When do you start potty training?
Whenever you think it's time :) people sometimes do it when their child is 2. But if your child doesn't understand for a while, don't stop and try when they are older, they have to learn!
At what age should you potty train a boy?
Most pediatricians agree that a child can control his body functions at age two. As a single mother, I cautiously approached the problem at that age. He was trained in two months.
Apparently it is the fashion now days to wait until the child is three. I think that there are some social activists who think that a child should be almost in nursery school before they learn to control themselves. A child can be successfully trained at two with no problems...ask your grandmother when she trained her children. Odds are that she will say before two, although some vary.
You know your child better than anyone else, so it is not a matter especially of age, it is your child's development. But in my opinion, if a child can go get the diaper, take off the old one and lift his legs to be changed...then it's time!!!
What age should potty training start?
Most children are potty trained between the ages of two and four. Some are ready sooner; others take longer and may not be ready to potty train until age five.
You may get some more details of Potty Training Tips for Parents in my blog here below:
http://my-baby-toy.blogspot.com/2009/04/100-most-popular-baby-names-of-2008.html
What dog doesn't need potty training?
All dogs need to be potty trained... If you want a dog to do its business in the house... Go for it
How do you make potty training easier in Sims 2?
You can download the toddler trainer from the insiminator and use that or refresh the family and wait til the bladder goes down a little thereby no risking the child peeing themselves
When can you start to potty train a child?
This will totally depend on your child and whether they are showing signs of being ready.
You can start by getting a potty & placing it in a convenient place, and even practice sitting on it while still wearing diapers (or pullups).
Be prepared for many accidents though, as it takes time for them to feel the need to go, and to do so in a potty or toilet.
How do you potty train your toddler?
Potty Training can be a very time consuming affair. So its important you give enough time for training your toddler for potty. Don't force your child to tak the potty, give in a relaxed attitude. Don't get upset because your child is ignorning the potty. Try to coax your child onto the potty rather than forcing to sit. Try to make it easy for the child such as potty training girls with skirts, dresses or shorts on. Boys can wear pants that they can just pull down. Avoid using zipper pants for boys. For More Info Visit This Link >>> http://smarturl.it/PottyTrainingChild
What age do you potty train a child?
Every child is different but most of them are ready when they are around 22-30 months old. See more in the link below.
How do you potty train yourself?
Just don't pee on the floor and use the toilet it's easy once you get the hang of it. I learned when I was twelve so you are not alone. When you have to go to the bathroom make sure you do it in the bathroom.
When can you start potty training?
Most children begin potty training sometime around 18 months to three years of age.
Every child is different and you shoul make sure your child understands what their body is doing before you start training
When is your child ready for potty training?
For all reasonable intents and purposes, you can begin potty training as young as 18 months or wait until after your child over 3. I’d consider anything in the range of 20 months to 3 years to be a pretty good age to start and depends on your child’s development and other “forcing functions”.
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When is a good age to potty train?
As soon as they begin responding to their name. The sooner the better.
What are the steps on how to potty train a child?
It so depends on your child's readiness and, given the right circumstances, it just happens. There are people who train their babies, books on how to do it in a day and so on. It can easily cause friction and crying of Both mother and child. I ended up showing my child the ropes, so to speak. Got the potty chair, and practiced. Had other boys over who used the bathroom. When he was successful, I bought big boy pants (had Transformers and Superman on them!) I had promised him and let him wear them if he kept them dry. There was a lot of pride involved. The other child took longer since he was physically delayed, but the same process worked.
Do not scold them and follow their lead and it will happen before first grade.
If they are wet at night, be gentle and clean them up and remake the bed--it is really just a passing phase. My child got a shiny penny if the bed happened to be dry.
What age to start potty training?
age two or three is usual. It depends on the child. Some children can distinguish and tell you when they need to go if you train them to tell you. Others cant verbally communicate well to age four.
How do you potty train a two year old?
There are so many opinions given on how to potty train boys, ranging from the process to who should potty train them. Two-year olds generally can indicate when they have to go to the bathroom. For that age everything has to be done for them. Let the boy and trainer -- generally the parent, most often the mother-- agree what the boy will say as a signal he has to urinate or defecate. Depending on anatomy, his penis may have to be gently aimed or held for him while standing at the toilet. There are step stools specifically designed for toileting for small boys to stand up on. While sitting, the penis may have to be aimed downward to avoid missing the toilet (yes, this can happen!!). If it's impossible to take him to a bathroom to pee, take him to some place outside with complete privacy, not in an open area where others can see him. Try not to completely undress him. My son is 3 1/2, he knows how to use the toilet to do #1 and he knows how to do #2 (he did this one time one) but he refuses to wear underwear, I have every style, shape, character and he just will not put them on, he will go around naked and ask for a pull up when he needs to do #2. He will wear a swimming suit and not have an accident, he knows you can't wear a pull up in the swimming pool.
If anyone has any advice.....please send my way.
My son starts Pre-K in 1 month and he can't wear pull ups to school.
reply to julesg68@yahoo.com When he asks for a pull up to do #2, dont give it to him. let him poop where and when ever he wants. buy him underwear that looks like a pull up. You can also try the pull ups cool alert!!! thoes really work!! Let his peers deal with this. When he does #1 or #2 his peers at pre school will deal with this and perhaps say things like 'You're not even a big boy yet!' You could also put his swimming trunks on and it's time 'Mom put her food down!' You are allowing him to carry on with this behavior and most possibly giving in too quickly because there is always such a battle over it. At his age he should be in proper underwear. Let him turn four and try again.
How do you use the Dr Phil potty training method?
I don't even know WHO Dr Phil is, let alone his so called "potty training" method.
