Potty Training Advice - Orlando,FL

Potty training is a process and if your daughter recognizes all those things then I would definitely say buy that girl a potty or potty seat (we really like the baby bjorn ones)
I bet if you start now--she'll be fully trained by 2!
Here's a book that may help you get started:
http://www.amazon.com/Early-Start-Potty-Training-Linda-So...
Now the author tells you about the benefits of starting potty training as early as possible (like from birth) which in my opinion, is a bit unrealistic (and ridiculous), but she also has plans of starting at different stages too (like the age your daughter is and my son was when we started). We've found it really helpful! and our son will go both poop and pee in the potty now (but he still doesn't even tell us when he's dirty or going-so your daughter is already more advanced than he is!)
Good luck! I bet you'll see immediate results!

I think that it definately wouldn't hurt to "introduce" her to the potty at this age but here was my experience: I have a 3 year old daughter that did the same thing around 18 months and everyone told me the same thing so I tried and we would sit in the bathroom forever, then I would set a timer and we would go back in there forever, and I just felt like the bathroom was my life. I put her in panties and she would just mess every where and not really care much about it. I would stop for a while and then try again but have the same results. Finally I just gave up. I left the potty in the bathroom but just talked about it every now and then. Then one day, not too long after she turned two she told me she had to go potty and I said let's go and she has been going ever since (with an accident here and there). I decided that my opinion and advice on this topic is that if they can't tell you when they have to go....it's pointless and you will drive yourself insane!! Everyone always told me they will do it when they are ready and when that happens it'll be so easy. I didn't believe them but that's what happen to me and it was true! I have now adopted that with everything...crawling, walking, talking, etc., it's all the same...they'll do it when they want =) Good luck to you!

S., sounds like you have a Miss Maturity on your hands, to me. There is no reason why you can't start introducing it to her, sounds like she is ready for that. You don't have to force her and you don't have to take her completely out of diapers yet, but I would listen to her. She is telling you she is ready. Just as a side note-my mother says that I potty trained myelf around 18 months. Does that mean you won't have accidents? Of course not. You will probably also have some regression down the line, that you will have to train yourself not to give in to but I say Go for it! You are not going to damage your child's emotional stability by allowing her to start learning about "going potty."

Good luck and God Bless!

H.

Hi there....
My little one was introduced to the potty at about the same age as yours. I just bought one and put it in the bathroom that I used. When I had to go I would just take her in there with me and I would sit on the big potty and she (fully clothed) would sit on her potty. We did this for about a month and then we added it into our morning routine. Right after breakfast she would sit with her diaper off on the potty. We did this for a couple weeks and then added into the bedtime routine as well. She has yet to use the potty but I found it to be a great way to introduce her in a slow process.

Hope this helps!

my daughter started training herself at about 14 months. by telling me mostly, like your daughter is doing. she also would get uncomfortable once she went in her diaper. she would want it off pretty much right away. anyway, i think it's never too early and its up to the individual child. my son didn't care and didn't want to until he was almost 2. but both my kids seemed to let me know when they were ready. good luck.

It sounds like she has an interest in going potty, so now would be a great time to introduce her. There is no right or wrong age to start potty training, as long as she isn't an infant and isn't walking yet. And, with you being home with her right now, it would be a great time to start. Just go slow and see what kind of interest she has in it. Good luck!

POTTY TRAIN AWAY!!! She sounds to be soooo ready!!! Funny potty training memory...My daugther was almost 2, I had her sit on the toilet while I sat on the edge of the tub. I trained her by waiting there until she did pee pee. Well, while waiting, cause it takes a while, I spoke to her and told her what we were waiting for, we just laid our heads on each other and can you believe we both fell asleep that way. When I woke up I was shocked and laughing hilariously. But anyways, I think she is ready.