My Secret for Night-Time Potty Training
When our little girl was about 18 months old, she stood up in the bath tub and proclaimed, “I have to go potty!” She has always been extremely smart but this still caught me off guard. I obliged and placed her on the toilet, and sure enough, she went! Was she ready to potty train?
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She continued to ask to go, usually when she was in the bath or not wearing clothes for one reason or another. She was pulling at her diaper and asking to be changed, and generally taking more interest in using the potty than she had in the past. After a few months, we decided to go ahead and begin the potty training journey with her.
The Pull-Ups庐 Potty Partnership is a whole new way to potty train based on your child’s personality. Our little girl is both smart and stubborn- personality traits that were important for us to keep in mind聽as we worked together to teach her how to use the restroom.
When I took the Potty Personality Quiz at Pull-ups.com it said that she is an owl: determined, busy, and predictable. The results are spot on. We were ready to get started with all the Pull-Ups tools and tips of the trade. She did awesome, once we got her to realize she had to stop and go potty even if she was doing something really fun. I was so proud of her and we celebrated BIG TIME, but we were still struggling at night.
While she was staying dry all day, she was still not quite ready to make it through the night. We learned that nighttime dryness evolves naturally as she grows, and explained to her that her body is still growing and nighttime dryness would eventually happen. In the meantime, we loved using Pull-Ups庐 Night*Time Training Pants with extra absorbency.
Just like when we bought her new underwear, we made a big deal out of going to the store and picking out her new Pull-Ups漏 Training Pants. She loves Cinderella, and she was so excited to have her favorite character on her nighttime training pants.聽I love that they have stretchy sides that allow her to slide them on and off all by herself. If she does wake up having to go she doesn’t have to come and get me for help first- she can do it all on her own. Independence is so important to her.
Every night before bed she puts on her “night-time unders”, as she calls them, and then puts on her pjs. She knows they are not diapers, so when she is awake she keeps them clean and dry, but when she is sleeping they catch her accidents! It’s the best of both worlds!
Potty training can be a frustrating and trying time as a parent, but this transition is an important achievement in your toddler’s development. You have been on your child’s team from day one. You do all you can to make sure they are happy and healthy, but potty training is the probably the first important milestone that they will be able to remember working with you to achieve. So take your time and move at a pace that is right for you and your child. Pay attention to the signals your cute little one is giving you and enjoy these moments as it can be a bonding experience.
To find out your child鈥檚 potty personality, take the personality quiz at Pull-Ups.com, and get tools and advice to help you and your child partner together throughout the potty training journey.聽
My son is two year old, and we still not starting to potty training. He doesn’t like it. What to do?
Potty training is definitely an adventure! Every little tip and trick helps.
Potty training is different for every child! Letting them set the pace is the best thing 馃檪 Thanks for the tip!
While I never potty trained my children (I let them do what they did at their own pace). I do like reading about how other parents did things and what worked for them. Huggies are great diapers.
Pull Ups are a great way to build your kids confidence. With the cool designs kids like to wear them.
I was lucky with my kids and potty training went fairly easily. We used Pull Ups for the first month and then it was underwear full time from there.
My friend just started potty training her little girl. She wears underwear all day and Pull Ups at night just in case.
Night time potty training can be so hard for kids. Pull Ups are a great tool to use. Helps make a lot less laundry for Mom.
Your child is so so cute! The stretchy sides help a lot, it wasn’t always like that.
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OMG she’s adorable! I bet kids love getting to wear Pull Ups, because they feel a lot bigger! Great to see it’s a success!
I loved using Pull Ups when my girls were younger. They worked great and they really made them like undies. It was a great experience for them.
I am so glad that we are past the diaper stage, but I have fond memories of the Pull-Ups stage. That sweet, we’re almost potty trained stage. Pull-Ups were with us the whole way.
We’re just starting our potty training adventure with our 2nd child. These are some great tips, thank you so much!
We absolutely used these with both of my kids! It’s so funny I was just talking about potty training with some other parents at the bus stop this morning.
Pull Ups are really the best way to potty train for us at least. I also like how kids can go to the potty by themselves with the stretchy sides going up and down so easily. Potty training isn’t always fun so anything that makes it easier is a bonus!
We, too, made a big deal about purchasing new panties and new pull ups for the kids. It really helped them get excited. We also purchased lots of prizes to help them along the way!
That’s the one thing I don’t miss! My son refused to use the potty until we sent him to Headstart for a week and we told him he couldn’t go back until he started using the potty. He never had an accident after that!