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Potty Training 101!!!
I have a question for all of you moms out there. How old was your LO when you started potty training? My 17 month old daughter has been introduced to her froggy potty that my MIL bought for her. I have told her what it is and she has sat on it and jumped on it lol...I am wondering if it is a good age to start the potty training process or should I wait till she turns 2 in December? I don't want to force the issue or make her afraid of the whole training process. I have heard that you should be consistent with having them sit on it but any other tips, etc...would be helpful...
Re: Potty Training 101!!!
Emma is 2.5 and I still wouldn't say we've "officially" started potty training. From what I've always read, the ideal time to start is between 27 and 33 months. Too much earlier than that and the child is most likely not going to technically learn the "art" of going potty. If you wait too much later than that window, then the child gets pretty used to going in their diaper and it's harder to train them. 17 months seems pretty early to me, but that's just my two cents.
The perfect time to start potty learning is whenever your child starts to show an interest. If she's not interested at all, then she's not ready. It will come in stages, and will be slow. Especially if you are starting at 17 months. When I worked at daycare we would start around 18 months. We would change their diapers in the bathroom and have them sit on the potty at changing time. That way they will start to associate the bathroom with the action.
There is a school of thought that children can be potty trained as early as 12 months, but IMO it isn't the child that is 'trained' but it is the parent that just has to be hyperventilant about watching for potty cues. If you are interested in more on that method and school of thought, I can get links for you.
Start slow and don't push her. If you push the issue it will only make things harder. You want it to be a pleasant transition for everyone.
GL!
I think that is awesome that at daycare, you would help them become potty trained. I know a lot of places wouldn't do that. 12 months seems crazy young but it would sure be glorious!
My 19 month old DD shows some signs of readiness, but our pedi said not to try until she can verbally communicate that she has to go potty, otherwise she'll just get frustrated with the process. I think as soon as she can, she's going to pt, she doesn't like being wet or dirty and does signs to tell me to change her.
My DS didn't potty train until he turned 3, he just wasn't ready. You can try to show your DD what to do, but she is a little young.
Thanks so much
There's certainly nothing wrong with getting her used to the idea of her potty, and letting her sit on it when she wants to. Emma has a little potty chair that she's been "playing" on for about a year now. She's gone on the toilet a handful of times, but she's pretty sporadic with telling us when she has to go. She always tells us after, but obviously that doesn't help! She has some Dora pull-up pants that she's pretty excited about, so I think I just need to get her in them and get her going. She seems to be at the perfect age right now.
I asked a friend who did it which site she recommends. This is the site she was best: http://www.diaperfreebaby.org/