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Last summer, when Little Man was the same age LP was when we started potty training her, Pourty sent us their great range of potty training products to help Little Man on his way. However, all children are different and Little Man showed no interest in potty training at all. So we left it a while to do things in his own time.
However, since the products arrived LP has been making use of the Flexi Fit Toilet Trainer and Pourty Up Step. Although she has been dry during the day for over two years now, she is still so petite that a step really helps her use the toilet, and the Toilet Trainer stops her having to balance on the toilet seat, instead being able to sit comfortably.
When Little Man turned three he suddenly had an urge to be a big boy and so we thought it was the right time to try again with the Pourty Potty and start Little Man’s potty training journey.
Although reluctant at first, happier keeping his nappy on, he loved wearing pants and after the first day of a few accidents Little Man got used to not just going to the toilet whenever he wanted and holding it for a length of time. We would ask him regularly if he needed the toilet and we’d ask him to sit on the potty.
The Pourty Potty is really nicely moulded to make it comfortable for him to sit on. The raised front means that he doesn’t wee everywhere as there’s a barrier and the great design makes it easy to pour the contents straight down the toilet when he’s finished. It really couldn’t be any more well designed and Little Man has no issues using it.
When we’re downstairs he uses the potty but when we’re upstairs – first thing in the morning or at bedtime he will use the toilet. The Pourty Up Step grips well to the floor, stopping it from sliding around and both the children use it to clean their teeth or to turn the bathroom light on or off. I can see it being a feature in our bathroom long after potty training is finished!
The Flexi Fit Toilet Trainer is comfortable for Little Man to sit on and he loves putting it on and off the toilet himself too – it really makes him feel like a big boy! The raised section at the front again stops him weeing everywhere – a great feature!
Little Man is now dry through the day. He only has an accident very rarely and we are so proud of how well he has done and he now only wears nappies at night. I love that Pourty products have supported him with this transition and are the only things we have needed to get him from wearing nappies to pants.
The Flexi Fit Toilet Trainer has an RRP of £14.95, the Pourty Up Step has an RRP of £9.99 and the Pourty Potty has an RRP of £9.99.
Tracy Nixon says
Try to start in the warmer Summer months when you can let your little one toddle about in their pull ups/pants and a top. During the Winter when they are dressed in trousers/tights, it is harder for them to pull them down when they need to use the potty.
Emma walters says
not to rush it and if they are not ready leave it for a while & try again later
gaynor lewis says
Best potty training tip – lots of praise and plenty of patience – It will happen when it happens x
Claire Bayliss says
Don’t rush. All kids are ready to train at different times. Waiting until you know they’re ready will make it a lot easier for everyone x
iain maciver says
have patience don’t rush
karen hill says
Just to let them go at there own pace, encourage them and reward them , dont push them x
kim neville says
Wait until they are showing signs they are ready and be prepared for lots of accidents to start with
Kim Styles says
wait until warmer days and let them decide when they want to do it- just supply a few potties in various locations !! no pressure, no hassling !
Samantha Loughlin says
Keep it fun
Samantha Loughlin says
Keep it fun
justine meyer says
Have the potty out from an early age in amongst the toys and then the child is used to it and not scared or overwhelmed when it comes to using it for potty training x
rebecca nisbet says
Patience, dont start to early, wait till they are ready, otherwise it can become really stressful.
Rachel Craig says
View it as part of the child’s development, there will be a time when the child is ready. As child is becoming more independent, dress child in a manner which assists with the overall task or aim of easing child into toileting. Praise and Encouragement for the child is beneficial to the whole experience for child and parents.
laura stewart says
dont rush them and give lots of praise x
amy fidler says
not to rush them,let them learn in their own time x
janine atkin says
have patience!
Angela Treadway says
Just be patient, gentle encouragement and they will go when they are ready x
Rebecca Duncan says
Don’t rush your little one, they will potty train when they are ready!
Pamela Gossage says
Always be patient
Martina Pichova says
Watch for the signs and understand that every child is different – so if your first child was ready at 2 years, 1 month it doesn’t mean the second child will do the same.
Karolina Rozwarska says
Start training in summer time and remaind child every 15 min to start with.
Natalie Ray says
My best tip is to wait until they’re ready. Libby woke up one morning and decided she didn’t want to wear nappies anymore at the most inconvenient of times. But it went without a hitch, whereas when we’d tried earlier it was really tough because she wasn’t ready.
Nat.x
Margaret Gallagher says
Go at your child’s pace and don’t comparing with others of same age
If you stress too much your child feels it so relax it will happen eventually
Sophie Ade says
Put the potty in a place that your child can see early on so that they can start to get used to it without enforcing it.
Solange says
Lots of patience and encouragement.
Clare Hubbard says
Patience, and keep trying your child on the potty every 30 minutes.
sarah knightley says
Have a potty in the house before you start to get your child used to seeing it and sitting on it
hannonle says
I don’t have a tip because we’re having a terrible time with my niece.
She was doing so well and has regressed for the last 6 months.
If you can sneakily get her on the loo/potty then she is fine and happy and will pee, but if you ask her if she needs to go or she realises what you’re going there is all kinds of noooooooooo and squirming etc. She just won’t do it anymore 🙁
I’m hoping that, if I win, a new pink potty might do the trick. She’s a girly girl and likes pink things.
Tasha Hamilton says
Have plenty of patience
kate CARRINGTON says
dont rush your little one but keep at it
Siobhan Davis says
Pink pong ball down the toilet for boys 🙂 My son is so ready now so this would be fantastic 🙂 Thank you so much for the chance x
Ruth Harwood says
Have patience xx
Jo Carroll says
Have lots of patience and praise your child every time he or she asks for the potty. x
Chelsea Barnes says
my best potty training tip is just plenty of encouragement and patience!
Jess Powell (Babi a Fi) says
What a great idea! No tips as we haven’t started yet…
Laura Harrison says
Don’t rush it and lots of encouragement xx
Rachel Butterworth says
Be patient. It’s really all you can do.
Kerry Taylor says
We haven’t started yet, so reading all the tips with interest 😀
Hayley Colburn says
take your time and try to use cotton pants as much as possible, my kids hated feeling wet and the pull ups whilst great when out and about, aren’t so great for making them realise they’ve ‘wet themselves’
Jo Hutchinson says
Put then in clothes they can easily remove themselves.
dionne m says
my best tip would be just go with how your child feels or when there ready, ive done that with both my children and never had to many accidents 🙂
Jenna Parrington says
To not feel pressurised to start by other peoples opinions. There’s no rush, start when they are ready and take it easy!
Alix Smith says
Lots of praise & try not to go back to nappies once you’ve started otherwise they’ll get confused.
Michaela Hannah says
I found it easier to wait until my son was able to communicate enough with me to understand. This time i am doing the same
Robyn Logan Clarke says
I dont have one :-/. My son woke up one day and decided he didn’t want to wear nappies anymore(on the day we were set off on holiday, bad timing!) but he did fantastically! He taught himself. I keep trying with my daughter but she keeps having accidents and telling me “next week”.
Elizabeth Hinds says
Follow their lead! Wait until they’re absolutely ready and then don’t ever make an issue out of it. Be patient and full of praise and it will all come right 🙂
Jodie W says
Ignore you mother in law/friends/relatives pressure. Wait until you and your child are really ready. It seems to be a bit of a competition to potty train and pressures from parents/in-laws can make you feel like you need to train before you as the parent actually feels is the right time.
G Keegan says
Take your time – don’t expect instant results.
tee simpson says
There is no rush. Wait until your child is fully ready!
MANDY DOHERTY says
Plenty of patience and praise
Lisa Wilkinson says
Take you time & do it when they’re ready
Susan B says
Let them choose their potty, their training seat and their ‘grown up’ clothing and tell them it’s all there whenever they are ready.
Ema J Lowe says
don’t rush it, let the child be ready for it
ailsa sheldon says
Leave it as late as you can and it will be less traumatic for everyone
Becky Yeomans says
Keep it fun and wait untill they are 100% ready 😀
Niki Clifton says
be patient & calm
Jemma Dwyer says
i haven’t started potty training yet so this would be fab to win, loving all the comments to get some tips 🙂
Caroline J Robinson says
Let nature take its course every child develops at different times
Terrie-Ann Wright says
Patience is key, also having the potty in the room from a very young age, so that it isn’t a new or strange object. As soon as a baby can sit up unaided, there is no harm in placing them on a potty after feed for 5 minutes, this will get them used to sitting on the potty even if they don’t do anything on there. It prevents a fear building.
Rebecca Powell says
Don’t start until they’re ready otherwise it can put them off
Danielle Graves says
keep calm, be patient and give lots of praise
Pauline Burroughs says
Don’t try too early and lots of patience. Accidents will happen x
Helen A says
Lots of patience and acceptance that it doesn’t always go how you want it to!
ellie spider says
patience and make sure you have plenty of cheap pants – the value range from supermarkets are fine – so you can change them often
Sonia Cash says
Keep calm and praise, praise, praise and prise
Caroline Buckley says
Be patient!
Laura Findlay says
Don’t rush just take it at your little ones pace. They will do it when they are ready. Try not to stress and compare your child to others. It’s a big deal to a child and they need to take time to adjust x
Jessica Townley says
Leave it until they are ready and don’t shout if they have an accident.
Cassandra Mayers says
Let them customise there potty and have it around the house so they get used to it
Michelle Sykes says
Do not force it the child will do it when they are ready
Karl Borowy says
KEEP CALM AND CONTROL
Natalie Crossan says
Keep calm and give them patience xx
Diana says
Don’t rush with it.
sarah rowland says
dont push them, they will let you know when they are ready to take that next step
Natalie Gillham says
regularly sit them on the potty even if they don’t feel they need to go so they can get used to it but don’t make a massive issue of it and stay calm and be patience x
carol boffey says
Be patient and praise alot