Uff, second kid potty trained! Finally, it only took 3 years and 5 months. So, of course after a couple of kids potty trained under my belt there are some tricks and techniques that seemed to work with both kids. They are very different kids, yet there are similar tactics that worked during their training (none of them were bribing!). So here are my tried and true tricks in potty training.

1. MOM and DAD need to be ready!!! Forget the kid being ready. YOU need to be ready. The reason I think this is the most important is because if you are NOT ready it will be extra stressful and that will feed into your child. The more prepared and relaxed you are, the better.

2. WAIT. I know many moms want to start potty training at 18 months. There’s nothing wrong with that, but at 18 months you still have a baby, who is just learning to communicate. If you wait when they can talk and tell you it is much easier to train them to use the potty.

3. Have multiple potties. This sounds silly but it helps soooooo much. Kids can’t hold it, especially when you are training. The first step in training is that they learn to listen to their bodies, so it doesn’t matter what potty they go to. I recommend keeping a potty in the room they use the most. For us, is the playhouse.

4. The Naked Day. This is the first day in potty training for us. We keep the kid naked the whole day. Of course, you need to make sure you are just paying attention to the child all day because accidents WILL happen. But this has been great because it makes them aware of something coming out.

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5. LET IT GO. If you tried potty training and failed, LET IT GO. Give your child some time off and then come back. If you put too much pressure on the child, it will work against you in the long run, making potty training frustrating on both you.

Our week starts with the Naked Day, second day I start putting underwear on them after they go in the morning. On the third day, if there were no accidents the day before I go for an hour car ride. Fourth day schedule the potty breaks. Day five, keep scheduling the breaks and forgo diapers even at night. Day six go out for 3 hours, and by day seven there should be absolutely no accidents!

Of course with every child this is different and boys do take longer to train. With my boys I waited until they turned 3. I started sitting them in the potty at 2, but never trained until their third birthday. And honestly I think this is the best age.

BONUS: Keep a potty in the car. A friend told me about the Potette about 5 years ago. I bought it the next day and this little thing has been my life saver! It is amazing for traveling and potty training. The bags also work with potties at home so you can minimize cleaning during training. Also make sure to keep a caddy with wipes and sanitizer.

Do you have any crazy potty training strategies??