How to TT a kid who doesn't talk

amother

Mon, Dec 23 2024, 10:29 pm

Almost 3 but doesn't talk..
Anyone ever did this?

ETA:
He understands and communicates with sounds and his own signs...
Don't know how to go about it, not sure if understands the concept BEFORE

(Speech delay separate topic:)

amother

Slateblue

Mon, Dec 23 2024, 11:22 pm

I trained my son before he spoke. I dont think its a problem. There is a cute training doll that u can buy on amazon. You give the doll to drink and then put it on the toilet. Its very hands on.

amother

Petunia

Mon, Dec 23 2024, 11:24 pm

I trained a child with limited communication. If he has sounds and one can become meaningful to express the need or if he can communicate nonverbally it can definitely be done.
I would start like a typical child and take him at set intervals gradually increasing them. Think of it as a series of steps
Learning to hold
Learning to go when put on the toilet
Recognizing the need to go and eventually communicating it in some way even if it means walking to the bathroom and waiting for help
But to start focus on learning to hold until taking to the toilet and knowing what to do when on the toilet. If he can learn that then he can be trained on a timed schedule for sure and work on the next steps from there

Hope it was clear

amother

Magnolia

Mon, Dec 23 2024, 11:25 pm

Is the child delayed in other areas as well? I never did this myself but as someone who taught toddlers ages 2-3, I would say it’s very possible to train a child who doesn’t talk. I’ve had quite a number of students who were very minimally verbal including an asd boy who did not speak be toilet trained by 2 and a half. For my own kids I’ve used the book by Brandi brucks and while my kids did speak from a very young age, it might be a good method for a child who doesn’t speak.

amother

↑ Forestgreen

Mon, Dec 23 2024, 11:31 pm

I trained my son before he could talk properly. There's no reason he needs to talk if he can understand. You might be used to discussing it, but there's no need. You explain it to him in simple words and you practice and you do it. All he needs is some way to signal that he needs to go which can be a simple as playing his hands on his pants. Jumping optional.

And everyone used to toilet train their kids before they could talk. When I was little the average age was around 18 months. So if you look at the old books and methods that's what they did.

ETA: I didn't use any special method. I bought him a potty and show him how to use it and gave him some treats for sitting on it. All requiring very few words. We did no pants for a few days. It wasn't easy but I didn't expect toilet training to be easy. He learned pretty much as fast as any other child. My son was three and a bit with limited understanding of language too. He had a few words but couldn't really talk in any useful way.

And the plus side is he never went through the potty words phase because we did it with minimal talking!