[sophiasmum]

We never TT that early OP, ours were around age 3. But from 18 mths we introduced them to the potty at bathtime, got them to sit on it before hopping in the bath. Not that they ever did anything in it. Actually, we only did this with DD1, never found the time with the other 2 LOL.

[SeaPrincess]

But from 18 mths we introduced them to the potty at bathtime, got them to sit on it before hopping in the bath. Not that they ever did anything in it. Actually, we only did this with DD1, never found the time with the other 2 LOL.

I did the same, but from about 12 months with DS1, younger with the next 2. DS1 started going in the potty every night at 17 months and was fully day trained at 20 months. DS2 suddenly demanded the potty to poo when he was 21 months old, so he was out of nappies from then. DD regularly but not consistently used the potty before she was 1 and was trained at home by 2 (but not at daycare, where they didn't seem to be able to respond to her requests for the toilet in time to get her there).

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[soontobegran]

There is no point in trying until he is showing signs that he is ready. Like being able to tell you he has done a wee or done a poo. Being able to actually hold it and get to the potty to do his business.
Just plonking them on a potty every hour or so hoping they will go is not teaching them to know themselves when they actually need to go.
DD is 2 this month and we still have not bothered trying yet. Most children do not TT until after 2 and a lot of them don't until they are closer to 3.

Agree.
Running around them with a potty trying to catch wee is not TT it is parent training.
Readiness will usually coincide with waking up from sleeps with a dry nappy. This means the child has the ability to hold on and therefore more likely to be able to go to the toilet and empty. They need to be learning to hold on, they need to know what it feels like to have a full bladder and bowel and constant pottying doesn't allow this to happen.
Our 5 have been TT at varying stages from just before 2 to over 3. Once they started I never had a puddle or wet undies as it was them in control and not me.
They did know what the toilet was and where the potty was from an early age.

[melaine]

We started early with my first - he was in undies by 2. He wasn't ready, and really wasn't reliably toilet trained for wees until 4.5 (we never had a poo accident).

I'll never know if he would have been better started at 3! Perhaps if I had waited he would have picked it up quicker, or perhaps it would have still taken over 2 years to get there and he'd still be wetting at 5.

My second son is nearly 3 and he sits on the toilet occasionally - but is pretty resistant to the idea so the process will be different.

All kids are different. A friend of mine TT her first in 2 days, no issues. No accidents. Her second took months of frustration despite starting at the same age, same signs of readiness and same approach.

[usandthem]

I have twins who are 3yrs 1mth, and at the moment have one in undies, has been for about 3 weeks, and the other still in nappies. The one in undies has had a few accidents and still isnt getting the hang of poo all the time but he is definitely ready, he wakes dry, knows when he needs to go, its just that sometimes he doesnt want to stop what he is doing and go.
My other son is still in nappies because I feel he just isnt ready, I ask him if he wants to go and he gets pretty upset at the idea so I dont want to push him and make it distressing for both of us. When the weather warms up I will let him go with no nappies and see what happens.
I dont think there is any point making it a stressful and distressing experience, I think its preferable to wait.