A single dad in need of some advice...

[daddyotis]

I'm a single dad with twin 22 month old girls who won't keep their nappies on. Is this a sign I should start toilet training them?

Thank God we've moved to a place with floor boards as every time I turn my back one or both of them has done "something" on the floor.

Both obsessed with putting their hands into the toilet but when I put them ON the toilet... They scream like I've never heard them scream before.

Any advice? :hair:

[~Temet Nosce~]

Maybe try a potty, it's smaller and close to the ground and might not be so daunting to them. You could also try putting their nappies on backwards if they aren't ready to be toilet trained, they will find it harder to take them off then.

[RmumR]

i second the potty idea. they are much easier as its their size and they do it themselves...bonus cause most toddlers are trying their independance.
Give them lots of praise even if they just sit on the potty, a sticker or a jellybean or something similar if they do something when they are sitting there.
they'll quickly get the idea that doing their business on the potty gets rewarded.

If they want to keep taking their nappies off all the time, perhaps try huggies nappy pants and tell them they are special pants cause they are big girls now - sounds silly but my DD took it hook line and sinker.

[Mum2Mimi]

:laughing: My DD is same age,turns 2 in June, and is my lil nudist :p she takes her nappy off within seconds of me putting it on,its very frusterating :hair:

I intially thought the same that it is a sign of TT along with she is able to hold on to it for long periods and does have soem control when she wants as she will often come to me and say "wee-wee's" and then i go and get a nappy and stick it on her

she will sit on the toilet but not the potty so i have the complete opposite problem lol she screams if i place her on potty but not when on toilet,when she on toilet though she thinks its a game and doesnt do anything,ive tried bribing with lollies but doesnt seem to work so am now just giveing her awhile longer :yes:

Goodluck

[4OnEarth1InHeaven]

:iagree: Try getting them potties and just leaving them somewhere they can sit on them if they want to. They are around toilet training age.
Als o maybe some of the terry toweling toilet training pants, these can help them to know wen they are wet but dnt make as much mess as nappies.
Anyway good luck toilet training can take a while.

[daddyotis]

Thank you ALL! :shakehands:

Spent the afternoon buying potties. They have to have one each which is fine by me.

I got them some tiny little "Dora" undies and other pretty little designs. This week I'm going to give toilet training a whirl.

I was at the end of my teether, one more nappy taken off and I was about to duct tape the things on them!

Thanks for all your advice!

[MommaBear]

are they able to understand/tell you when they are doing something in their nappy/on the floor?
my dd went through a nudist 'i can take my nappy off now' stage but was 8 months later that she was ready for toilet training.
It may be a case of they've learnt somethign new an thats how to undo the tabs on the nappies- maybe try putting their nappies on backwards-tabs at the back so its harder for them to undo.

[daddyotis]

E tells me when she's done a poo, has done since she was about 15 months. She is also good about telling me when she's wet. She says "Full" and squeezes it. Really pretty!

G is happy to sit in poo and it's usually E who tells me or me who smells it, occasionally she'll tell me she's done a poo. Like when we're in traffic or doing the shopping. She is also good about when she's wet. She doesn't mind sitting in her own poo but being wet makes her cranky. Go figure that one?

They might be ready, they might not? I don't go back to work for 2 months so if they toilet train then great! If not I'm not phased.

The undies made them quite happy!

[MommaBear]

Lol, the fun of dealing with toddlers! luckily I only had one at once.
Just a tip though that one of the girls may be ready before the other so one might be outta nappies for months before the other is too.

[chrysalis]

hi daddyotis, welcome to the hub :)

our twins are the same age, I'm dreading the next step of toilet training :(

DD1 also takes her nappy off, I try to keep pants on over the top but she also gets them off sometimes. It's a real pain.

I think I'll try the 3 day method www.3DayPottyTraining.com (http://www.3daypottytraining.com/) when they are ready, yours sound more ready than mine

good luck!

[SPC]

Modeling works really well with this age group, so if you can hang out with a three year old who is toilet trained they may well imitate, particularly if there are rewards or praise involved. We have a 27 month old and 18 month old in our house, [single mummies house share] and they are competitive and have a strong sense of fairness and equality - so whatever one does the other wants to copy. The fact that when one pees on the loo there is singing and dancing and chocolate drops for everybody has not gone unnoticed by the other!