Re: First steps vs stage 4 diapers?


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> "Sue" <sburke9368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> You seem
> > to be rushing your little one in life, how come?
> > --
> > Sue (mom to three girls)
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> I actually came here looking for potty training info, so I am curious. I
> know it depends on the child, and I know the signs of potty readiness, but
> in your opinion, what is the youngest age to start potty training that
> will be effective- I am not concerned with how early she actually
> succesfully potty trains, I just don't want to push something on my
> daughter she is not ready for. She is 21 months old. Is this about the
> right age to start or have some actually started earlier? We have actually
> gotten her a potty and been trying to get her used to seeing it and
> sitting on it for a month or two but we are not pushing and so far she
> likes to sit on it- she think's it's a toy!- but she does not like to sit
> on it without her diaper. We usually sit her on it for a second before we
> put her in the bathtub, and as soon as she starts to fuss, we take her
> off.
>
#1 trained at 22 months. We had a potty around for her to play with, and she
saw older children using the toilet. By 21 months she was asking for pants,
but I didn't try until she was 22 months. It took a 5 days of going bare
bottomed and then she was fine anywhere-we only once had an accidentl out of
the house.
She was keen, that was the big thing, and loved wearing pants. #2 wasn't
trained until 2, although she showed signs by 19 months (would tell me
before she wet from that age, and was dry at night at 21 months) but wasn't
keen, so any suggestion that she went on the potty was ignored.
Dh coined a phrase when #1 was learning, which described #2 perfectly: "You
can take a toddler to the potty, but you can't make them wee".
If she doesn't want to sit on it without her nappy on then I suspect you're
probably onto a losing battle.
Debbie


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