[twinner_mommy]

My twins have recently learned how to take their clothes off and do it every nap time. They usually take off their diaper when it is nap time or when it is soiled. I am sick of cleaning up poop and was wondering if it is time to potty train and this is how they are letting me know it or is just a "cool" new thing they learned??

[allybama]

I suppose that depends how old they are.

Are they showing other signs? Such as being aware of a wet or soiled nappy? Do they exhibit signs of needing to go before they go?

[twinzplus3]

I agree with ally. It won't hurt to tell them where the potty is, encourage them to sit on it, etc. If they fight you and you force it, that's when you get yourself into trouble.

I actually am training my twins now and when we're at home, I just leave them in underwear.

[MiaCamille]

Can i ask how old they are?

[twinner_mommy]

The girls are 20 months, but they were 9wks early, so ajusted they are more like 18 months. They did everything else quickly, sleeping through the night, walking, etc.
Sometimes they act like they know their diapers are dirty other times they could care less.

[twinzplus3]

It's funny because I actually tend to wait longer. . .and then with the twins we started much earlier because they were taking off their diapers. IMO, if you start before two, it's a little early. BUT people do it, and certainly if they're taking things off and are willing--it's not a problem. I would say it becomes a problem when they don't want to and you're having to force the issue. This is NOT worth the power struggle. You will lose if it comes to that.

[Nitwit]

We baught panties for dsd when she was about that age only we didn't make her wear them and only them... we put them on over her diapers... and we baught a potty chair and if I went potty so did she. She's going to be 4 in June and is almost there... she only wears a PULL UP not a diaper when she goes down for a nap or to bed at night. They have toilet liners you can buy and when we're in public she sits on those in the bathroom.... they might be a little young but you can introduce those things to them to get them better aquainted with the actions...

[oweirdo]

I started Katlyn at 12m, cause she was the first and both my mom and my MIL were telling me, you were totally trained by 15m, or Audra was trained by 18m. So I tried, it was the worst thing in the world to do. Katlyn wanted nothing to do with it until she was 2. Kelli I tried and tried, and nothing worked. Then ONE DAY, it hit her, she got it and that was the end of it. Court I just bought the potty, I let her sit on it when she wants. She knows when she goes pee, she will tell me. But I am not pushing this one!

[twinzplus3]

I think the thing to avoid is a power struggle. If they show interest in sitting on a potty--great! There's no harm in having them sit there or go through any of the other motions. Sometimes, it might take months and months and months to get from 'practicing' to actually going but as long as you realize that--hunky dory.

But a power struggle over this is senseless. You will lose every single time. Unlike a power struggle in temper tantrum form, where you can physically stop it by picking the child up, or refuse to give in to what they're 'demanding'. . .you cannot force a child to pee. So. . .you don't. Go ahead, introduce things and if they want to great and if not. . .don't worry about it.