When is a good time to start? Some people say around 2 or 3 and some say now is a good time to start. My daughter is 15 months old. How do you know when they are ready?
My Mother in Law said when they wake up with a dry diaper. Then they are holding it through the night.
they say to let the kids tell you when they are ready...i bought potty chair for my daughter when she was almost 2. but it became a toy....when she was a little older i got her a seat that fit into the big potty. i worked w/ pooping in it first, i figured the pee pee would come later. in my opinion, a kid isn't potty trained till they are asking to go potty and can hold it till they get there, but of course accidents happen. when they are potty trained before they walk its the parents that are potty trained not the kid. kind of like pavlov's dog...ring the bell, the dog started salivating.
anyways, the pooping in the potty happend rather fast cause once i let her walk around in dirty panties for a bit a couple of times she wanted to go on the potty. and the peeing really did follow soon after. then one day she told me she was a big girl and didn't want to wear diapers any more. she's 3 and goes through the night w/o wetting the bed, but of course we do have an accident every now and then but she's pretty good about waking up half way through and telling me about it and going to the potty.
lots encouragement helps too.
good luck
M.
I think now is to early... I have a 17 month old and she is no where near ready. She can't really even talk that much, so how can they tell you they need to go..
My best friend just potty trained her son this summer and he just turned 3 and to me that was perfect timing. He is old enough to understand what he is doing and is able to tell us when he has to go...even learning to go on his own.
Whenever it is you decide to start teaching her, just be patient. Good Luck.
You will know when she is ready - don't try to do it when YOU are ready! My son is almost three and doesn't seem to have any interest what so ever in potty training.. We just repeatedly offer it to him as an option throughout the day to "remind" him. part of me is concerned, part of me is not.. all I can do is offer positive reinforcement. My husband tried to "Make" him sit on the potty, and that totally backfired. Just take your time.
I think all kids are different. My son was 2 1/2 before he was fully potty trained (we started at age 2). My oldest daughter was fully potty trained before she was 2 (we only had to work with her for 2 weeks) and my youngest daughter is now 2 years and still not enterested (at all). I think you really have to play it by ear and see how enterested the child is.
I knew my son was ready when he could hold his bladder most of the night and wake up with a mostly dry diaper. My daughter I didn't know. One day I was letting her run around the house without a diaper. I told her not too pee on my carpet and that was all it took. She asked to go pee pee and only had a few accidents. Now, my 2 year old is a bit immature and delayed and I will sit her on the potty so she has a feel for it, but doesn't even complain when she is wet or yucky. So I know she isn't ready and probably won't be for awhile.
I am a strong believer that your child will let you know when he/she is ready. My son gave us hints that he was ready at 13 months to go to a toddler bed. He would go in our room and fall asleep on our bed, but freak if we put him in the crib. We decided to buy a toddler bed and he just went right to it. There were not fights, nothing! He just transitioned immediately. It was wonderful. My son is 21 months old and he still isn't showing interest in the potty yet. We are going to buy him a potty for x-mas so when he is ready he'll have it. I would say just buy a potty and let your child get used to it being around. When she is ready to use it she'll let you know.
We bought a potty when our son was 18 months old. He used it a couple of times and still does. I am going to let him go when he is ready. I dont think it will be too much longer. I think most are ready around 2-3. We are working on it...good luck!
I knew some people that had their son potty trained before he could walk...she would sing and he would pee...kind of cool...
if your daughter is acting intrested go ahead and start trying... but don't push when she is ready she will go
