Some parents have children really close together in age and this results in having to potty train two children at once! There are some difficulties in potty training siblings of similar age, but it is about like potty training twins. The following tips and suggestions might help you if you are in the double potty training situation.

Buy Double Potties
First and foremost if you are going to be potty training then you need two potties. You might think it sounds like a waste of money to buy two potties and you really dont have enough space for two. However, if you dont buy two potties you will find that potty training siblings of similar age will become a nightmare. Children at this age need to go to the potty when they need to go, not wait in line or even share their potty with a sibling. Keep in mind, too, that if you have two potties both children can go potty at the same time and be a good influence on one another at the same time.

Have Potty Parties
Your children are close in age so they probably love playing together. Because of this it may be difficult to get them interested in going to the potty. So, just move the party into the potty room or take the potty to the party room. Whatever works is fine. You just need to make sure that your children are at the potty at the same time so you can keep them on the same schedule more or less. Plus, you want to keep them excited and into using the potty so doing two at once is a better alternative than having two single potty parties.

Be Supportive of Both
While your children are potty training there will be competition and accidents. Make sure you are always very supportive of all of your childrens successes at using the potty. Dont allow the sibling to make fun of accidents, and be very nonchalant about the whole situation. It is difficult to potty train siblings at the same time and will certainly try your patience, but try and be calm and get through the next six to eight months!

Eventually potty training will be over and you will be glad you exerted the effort to potty train two at once rather than potty train one only to begin potty training another. Have two potty trained children will certainly make your life more peaceful even if the year of potty training is a challenging one. Remember, this too shall pass!

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