When it comes to potty training, no two children are alike. My first daughter was terrified of the potty, but with lots of support and one on one time, she was successfully potty trained in just 3 days. My second daughter, on the other hand, showed me signs of readiness at 13 months old, was potty trained for a week at 18 months, and then she became very sick and regressed a bit. After that we went on vacation and decided to just wait until she was 2 to potty train her. We knew she knew what she had to do- but she wanted to be in control, so she fought us to use the potty. We had to bring out reinforcements to give her some incentive to use the potty. Using Pampers Easy Ups with one of her favorite characters, Dora, made her a little more excited to try on big girl pants and start using the potty.
Of course, there were a few accidents and Pampers Easy Ups always gave us that assurance when we were out in public. In our past few months of using Pampers Easy Ups, we have not experienced one leak. There is a wetness indicator on the front of the panty and our goal is to NOT make it disappear. My daughter is not night-trained, so leakage protection is very important for us at this point.
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The biggest challenge we are facing with potty training is that one my daughter who is 3 could care less about being wet or dirty, and two she has two younger sisters and realizes they both still wear diapers.
The biggest challenge we are facing with potty training is that one my daughter who is 3 could care less about being wet or dirty, and two she has two younger sisters and realizes they both still wear diapers.
The biggest challenge has been pooping on the potty.
The biggest challenge is to make kids use their potty every time they need to go
I think the biggest challenge is making sure you’re home for several days..It’s hard to leave and run errands when potty training.
My biggest challenge was kids were only go with me while potty training.
My biggest challenge when potty training is they seem to get so involved with playing that they don’t want to stop what they’re doing to use the bathroom. I keep telling them when they have to go to stop what they are doing to use the bathroom and they can come right back and keep playing.
They wait too long to use the potty and then end up having an accident.
Our biggest challenge so far has been getting our daughter to want to sit on the potty. We have tried 3 different seats and she is scared of them all.
getting them to use the potty and motivating them.
being consistent
I think the biggest challenge of potty training is getting the child to recognize when it’s time to sit on the potty before they do it in their pants/diaper!
I think the biggest challenge is getting the child to the bathroom in time and being consistent as a parent and making sure that they use the potty all the time.
The biggest challenge for my kids was getting them to stop fearing the flusher. Even now my 5 year old is afraid of automatic flushers in public restrooms.
I think its confidence for the child and patience for the parents.
To get them through the night with out an accident
The biggest challenge is getting them to remember to go when they are busy playing.
Getting him to sit on the potty! He always says “no I scared”
I remember setting a timer to remind me to take mine every 30-40 minutes. The biggest challenge I found was keeping the schedule and they hated stopping what they were playing with to go potty
For us, I remember the big challenge in potty training was when we went out for a few hours or traveled. It was difficult maintaining a schedule when not at home. 🙂
A big challenge is getting the child to tell you when he or she has to go, and get to the bathroom before it’s too late!
being consistent when you have to leave them with their babysitter and when going out in public to stores
Our biggest challenge was getting our son to get over the fear of using one. I am not sure why he was so afiiad but it took us awhile to get him over that.
being consistent is the biggest challenge for us
I think the biggest challenge is to get them to take time to go when they felt the urge coming. He never wants to stop playing…so we had to just stop and make lots of trips to try!
My biggest challenge is getting my Son to grasp the importance of being ‘clean’ and remembering to use the potty.
My biggest challenge is getting them to go when in public.
consistency
Biggest challenge is always reminding and asking if they have to use the potty, especially when away from home
The biggest challenge is making sure they are consistent.
I would say the biggest challenge in our family is consistency. My daughter goes in the potty *sometimes* but we’ve been struggling to make it a habit for her!
I think the biggest challenge for parents is patience especially if you have more than one child and an older child was getting the hang of it a lot faster. You need to remember that it will take time and every child is different.
It is hard to know when your child is ready.
Our biggest challenge was potty training during the night.
My biggest challenge with my daughter was not getting impatient with her.
i think its knowing when to start
Getting him/her out of the habit of going potty on themselves at night
Getting your child to go in a toilet/bathroom other than the one that he/she is practicing in even once it looks like he/she has mastered it. It’s a different story when not in that specific spot.
The biggest challenge is getting them back on track after a couple of accidents.
To not get upset.
The biggest challenge is actually getting them to use the potty.
getting started is the hardest
the biggest problem I had was them telling me when they had to go and try to use the potty, it was always easier to go in the diaper until I put them in underwear… after a few boo-boo’s they did just fine. We used easy ups for both of my children because they gave them the comfort of underwear, but the security of a diaper-especially when going out in public these were awesome.
I think the biggest challenge is staying consistent and being patient.
Not having accidents is challenging
The biggest challenge is when you’re not at home
I think the biggest challenge is consistency! You pretty much have to plan your day around their potty breaks so you are always near a bathroom! That makes it hard to be consistent on a daily basis!
I think sticking with it and not giving up is the biggest challenge
The biggest challenge is consistency. It’s so hard to keep to the potty training schedule when we travel so often. My son gets inspired with rewards, but I need to stay more consistent with training.
my biggest challenge was having a stubborn son who wanted nothing to do with potty training, hoping my daughter is easier
The biggest challenge is being consistent.
Being consistent is the biggest challenge. It’s difficult in this “one the move” world
The biggest challenge when potty training for me is trying to decipher if my child is ready.
The biggest challenge is to be patient and keeping your cool when they have an accident.
The biggest challenge is being prepared for accidents.
The biggest challenge is going all night without an accident.
Knowing when they are ready.
The biggest challenge id for ME to have patience.
The biggest challenge is to stop night time bed wetting.
Getting them to understand when it’s time to go potty.
I think the biggest challenge is when you are in public places getting them used to going in a different place and rushing to the bathroom to try and get them on the seat in time.
Accidents in public are my fear
For us, it was making sure we didn’t have accidents in the car seats. It happened a lot though.
My biggest challenge is being out in public while potty training.
I think the biggest challenge when potty training is being consistent especially when your schedule changes.
Our biggest challenge with out son was that he didn’t want to poop on the potty. He liked to poop in his diaper. It took us some time, but we were able to get him fully potty trained! Julie smartsavvymama@gmail.com
I think having the patience you need, it is a long process with setbacks
We are potty training our almost 2 year old granddaughter that I babysit foe every day and this would be wonderful !
For me it is to remember to go often enough, and remember there will be bad days along with the good.
I think the biggest challenge is getting them to let you know they need to go before it’s too late!
My biggest challenge when potty training is making sure to keep asking if they have to go potty during play time so there isn’t any accidents.
I think potty training is difficult when you’re not always around a bathroom.
thank you
I think teaching hygiene will be the biggest challenge. Teaching my kid how to wipe right and to turn on the sink water plus use soap with a unused hand sounds so difficult.
Having patience.