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eperdue4ad · Joined: 22 May 2006

So I'm ready to curb our family's use of disposable diapers and learn the methods the Asians use to toilet train. Son is 8 months and currently scooting around on the playmat in the buff while I watch and clean. We'll get a mini-potty soon, after I learn his elimination routine and signals.

How exactly is this done by the Koreans or the Chinese? Anybody got any tips or pointers (heh heh) Laughing

Thanks!

irishcailin · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:32 pm Post subject:

Why not try washable nappies my Sister uses them and loves them!

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

Are Asian routines different from other routines?

We bought a mini toilet and the trick is teaching the kid they need to use that...when they start peeing, move them there.

We also showed books that showed kids doing potty and our kid caught on fast.

She was trained really fast. My nephew is 5 and still occasionally pees the bed at night...WTF? Shocked

Secret for nighttime: stop giving them something to drink right before bed. At 8 months, not sure if they can do it at night. Usually they need to be walking so they can get trained to walk out and pee.

eperdue4ad · Joined: 22 May 2006

Ok, so mini toilet, naked kid, and books for visual encouragement. Thanks!

Anybody got anything else? My Korean pal said something about "making the sound" but didn't elaborate. I think I can guess, but would be great to know the technique for certain.

We don't want to go the washable cloth diaper route because our washer/dryer is listed as the least energy-efficient. I'd rather just toilet train early and clean up messes for a few months than have to buy the cloth sets, ship them to Korea, and handwash poop for three years Smile

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

Yes, show them what the toilet is for. Trust me, they will learn. The hardest thing to teach them is how to control their impulse to pee/poo whenever and whereever they want.

USE LOTS of praise when they do it properly. Give them a reward.

Good luck.

RufusW · Joined: 14 Jun 2008 Location: Busan

Murakano · Joined: 10 Sep 2009

Or the Japanese way Laughing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wtm7RfUv24

detourne_me · Joined: 26 May 2006

http://www.porchpotty.com/
This could always work too Razz

Lynns · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Location: Korea

Mini-potty-and-books is the western method of potty training toddlers. Sometimes involves M&Ms.

If you're interested in methods based on traditional Asian practices, it's often referred to as "elimination communication." It's used with infants. You can google it and find millions of pages of info about it. It's kind of a fad now in the west. Enjoy.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

EIGHT MONTHS and you want to potty-train him?!

Wow.. good luck. I thought my daughter was quick to be out of nappies at around 20 months.. but 8...?

Let us know how you get on.

neandergirl · Joined: 23 Jun 2005

Eons ago, when I was in West Africa, elimination communication was the norm. It had nothing to do with potty training, it was just the way you dealt with the baby's body functions (no diapers used). You were meant to sense when the baby needed to 'go' and if your baby had an 'accident' you were considered a poor parent.

I believe there've been books promoting this method to Western parents since the late 70s.

I've heard that babies don't have the necessary "body awareness" to actively participate in potty training until they're ~18 months or so, but I imagine there's leeway on either side of that.

Good luck.

Goon-Yang · Joined: 28 May 2009 Location: Duh

Koreans usually buy a little potty dolly. You give it water and it pees in a little potty. They also use training underwear that don't leak (easily) but get wet and feel uncomfortable. Better to wait til the weather is nicer, so your little one doesn't freeze his/her butt off.

eperdue4ad · Joined: 22 May 2006

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

I distinctly remember a potty training incident from my childhood.

I had to go #2 so I went to the bathroom. I didn't know you had to put the toilet seat down. I sat on the bare porcelain and slid backwards into the toilet bowl. My tush got soaked. I remember crying.

After that, I learned there was a reason for a toilet seat.

Kikomom · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:39 am Post subject:

Eight months is pretty early, but I guess it's worth a try. When he's waking up dry in the morning is the normal time to start. Then send him straight to the bathroom. Before bath time too. Something about those little tootsies hitting the warm water always sent a stream flowing.

Put him on the toilet seat backwards, facing the tank so he can hold on. Put a step stool there so he can climb up if you're not using a potty chair. Turning on the tap water in the sink always makes them go too.