Potty Training - Lowell, MA

you can look into something called "elimination communication" - its not traditional potty training per say, but takes into account that even very young children are aware of BMs and can be helped to use the potty...

every kid is different.. all I can say is try it and if she does it, then great, if not, don't push it.. she's young.. she may regress too.. just be patient and put words to what she is doing so she'll learn terminology that you are ok with (some people don't like the word potty or pee pee). But don't be surprised if she does it more around the age of 2 or so.. Not that it isn't possible, just most kids don't have the maturity to do it this early..

If she is ready then start now. All my kids started early and were completely potty trained by the age of 2.

If you get the chance, google "elimination communication" and you will find that people are starting the potty training process with newborns, something I wouldn't attempt, but proves it is possible. Go ahead and start with your toddler and take advantage and be thankful of the fact that your little one notices the difference and it makes her uncomfortable. If she seems to resist the potty then don't force it, but trust me, having the potty training process all said and done once baby two is here will be a big relief.

Sounds like your daughter is definitely ready. My daughter was about the same age when she started telling me. Of course she has a brother who is four who announces when he has to go, so she picked up on the lingo. She wanted to do what her brother was doing. So, I just started putting her on the potty. She is almost two and will go any time I put her on. I just don't make a big deal out of it. Just start including it in the routine. For example, when she wakes up put her on, etc. If she gets upset, stop.

I have three kids, and I'd say that your daughter is ready to try. What is the worst thing-you try and she can't do it. She may suprise you and be able to use the potty. Just keep it fun, and don't get all upset if she doesn't do it all the time. Just be proud of the effort. I would really try it. My oldest son trained by 15 months. And my middle child a girl, is almost two and she makes it 20% of the time. Atleast she goes. Hope it works out.

my daughter will be 2 in dec. and she does the same thing, i tried to potty train her and she pooped on the potty one day and refuses to sit on it now! She was using it for about 3 weeks and stopped. My doctor told me she is still too young to put any pressure on her. i put it away and i will take it out in about a month a try again. If you try now, you might find that you get the same results. Just buy a seat and put it in the bathroom and casually tell her that its for pee and poop and leave it alone.

Hi L.,
My daughter at 14 months sat on her potty and went. As almost a joke I bought some underpants (which because of her size I had to take them in and then bought doll underpants to fit her) and on a Saturday we took off the diaper and put on the underpants. That was it, only less than a handful of accidents, even overnight she was done. No more diapers. Her doctor was surprised but his comment was when they are ready they are ready. Now, my 5 year old son was 4 years old when he finally was trained and my 14 year old was 2 on the day.
Give it a try and see how it goes, worse case is that she is not ready and needs more time.
Good Luck!

I started to potty train my daughter at that age. She was showing the signs that she was ready. I was a little hard but I did not force her. I would leave the potty in the same room as her and kept on asking her if she needed to go potty and then every so often I would sit her on the potty and by the time she was about 19 months she was going all the time with barely any accidents. But I feel of there is no pressure or stress she will go with ease. That is how I did it with my daughter and by the time she was 2 she was fully potty trained day and night. Here is another tip, I bought another potty and left it in my van so when we went out and there was no bathroom near by she can still go with out any accidents. Hope this helps if you have anymore questions please feel free to ask me.

J.

Child-led toilet-learning is absolutely fine. Check out www.diaperfreebaby.com. I know lots of moms who do Elimination Communication and their children are developing just fine in every way.

Don't listen to that. Your daughter is trying to tell you she's ready, so help her along. I have a 2 1/2 yr. old who has been potty trained since she was one. I started with Elimination Coomunication when she was just 4 mo. old and when she could walk, I got her a potty chair that she could sit on by herself. Number two was the easiest for her, but soon she was peeing in it too. I also used sign langauge and taught her how to say pee and poo. Hope this helps!