Wait For Potty Training Signs Or Push Child Into Toilet Training?
I have always waited for my children to show signs that they were ready to start potty training before we started training them.
I have found that waiting for the children to be ready made the training so much easier.
So many mums are so keen and eager to get their child potty trained that all they do is push their child into doing something that they are just not quite ready for.
I see some mums stating how their eighteen month old is out of nappies and this makes me quite sad as I don’t know many eighteen months old who even know when they are going to wee let alone be able to tell you.
Around the three years mark seems to be the perfect age for potty training.
Kia my 4 year old daughter did not even use a potty and went straight onto the toilet, we waited until she was ready to train and then once she was showing all the signs we bought a special toilet seat designed for toddlers and away she went with no fuss and few accidents.
Your child needs to learn to recognise the need to go to the toilet and this physiological development of bowel and bladder movement matures between the ages of one and two years.
Your child needs to be able to walk independently and actually get to the potty or the toilet themselves and also of course be able to communicate with you to tell you they need to go.
I for one will wait for my children to show the signs that they are ready to potty train and not push them into it – what about you?
If you are a mum thinking about starting potty training you can read my Potty Training Top Tips to give you a helping hand.
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My daughter is 14 months, constantly taking her nappy off, pulling her pants down etc. No one has actually told me what to look out for to know when she is ready. I don’t want to push my lil girl into it but if she’s doing all this surely she doesn’t want to be in nappys? =/
maybe try introducing her to the potty or get a seat and try with the toilet (but i think she’d be too small for that just yet), good luck! x
I’m gonna get her one when I get paid but don’t know wheres best to look for one =/ thank you – happening way faster than my liking =[ x
I tried and tried to potty train my eldest from the age of 2 but she didnt get the hang of it at all, i left her to it in the end til she was nearly 3 and tried again, again she wasnt ready, she couldnt tell me when she needed to go, then a few months later she did it, all by herself “mummy i need go wee” “mummy i need go poo” and she’d go toilet and go. it took her a little over a week and she was all done, no more nappies in the day. nighttime however took a lot longer and she only came out of nappies at night just before her 4th birthday and still has the odd accident now. she never used a potty, she’d scream at it, went straight to the big girl toilet
i say wait for the signs but encourage all the time, give them the choice but dont force it but if they arent trying by time they’re 3 give them some more help x
My youngest is 2, potty is always about and the other day she wanted 2 sit on the special toilet seat, she keeps takin off her nappy but I wouldn’t say I’m potty training, I’m letting her go with what she wants 2 do. Worked perfect with my other 2.
I’d definitely wait. My son is two and isn’t showing any signs yet. What’s the point in pushing them into something when they’re not ready for it, it’ll just make it more difficult
My daughter was potty trained at 18/19months but was no way pressured into it, we had the potty laying around ready for when the time came and told her what it was for, then one day at 18months she took her nappy off and started using it so we encouraged it and within 2 weeks she was dry day and night. She is now 3 and not had an accident in over a year.
My son is 19months and almost dry, about a month ago he started to refuse to wear a nappy and as soon as I put it on he’d rip it off (tried putting it backwards,sellotape, pull ups, pants over nappy!) I think he wants to be like his big sister as he is always copying her. So I didn’t really have much choice to start potty training unless I wanted my house covered in wee.
I get alot of criticism from other mums because I’m ‘forcing’ them out of nappies when they are still babies. I am very proud that they are both very clever and learnt how to do it so early, but if I have another child and they aren’t ready till they are 3 then that wouldn’t bother me either I would take it at their pace. I’m not in any hurry for my babies to grow up, they have just chose to so far x
I think people try and get there kids potty trained far to early just the other week i heard a woman say she was trying to potty train her 13 month old :/ and he kept weeing on the floor ! i think when they start to show interest in the potty/ tiolet or even show awareness that they no when they need a wee or poo then they maybe ready
I started potty training at 18 months cos my son didn’t want wet nappies on and he knew when he had it done something. Now he is 2 and is fully potty trained doin wee wees and poos in the potty wahoo
i brought a potty for reanne when she was almost 2..she would sit on it and olay with it but i knew when she was ready to go on it.. 1 day i took her nappy off and she just went to it sat down a did a wee she was 2. only ever had 2 accidnets and them being when she was poorly and sleeping so really good i think.. i hate it when people push their kids to potty train, they grow up too fast as it is xx
I don’t like the idea of lil babies being out of nappies.
It just doesn’t seem right.
My eldest is 3 (April 09) and we’ve still not even got her to wee in the toilet or potty.
I have no idea if she’s ready or am I just doing it wrong? x
I never pushed my eldest I let him do it in his own time it was just after his 3rd birthday and he was fine and was dry day and night after 3-4 days x
I waited for both my sons to show and interest as a result they were 29 and 27 months respectively when we started to train, they both picked it up well infact my youngest has been going for 2 weeks and is remarkable. However, my mum has all of us trained by the time we were 2, why, reusable nappies, she got us trained to save on washing and protect our skin (im showing my age here lol)
I really hope Kai shows me the signs as I haven’t a clue where to start ! He is 15 months now and I have a potty which he just uses as a toy … X
I will wait for the signs that my child is ready. If u try to push them into something they r not ready for it’ll just take longer to do!
My son is 2 and I’m always being told he should be potty trained. I would rather wait for him to be ready than have the stress that will come from clearing up every wee and poo were he don’t know what his doing
Wait till they do it. I pushed my 1st into it and she has had a lot of probs. My second did herself at 2.2 mths and was fab, my 3rd well hes still in nappies at 4 coz hes likely to be autistic, but my youngest is already showin signs
never push a child to potty train, they will show u when they are ready, i had a potty in the living room from when my son was 18 monthsm he didnt use it untill 2 1/2 but knew what it was there for x
you never push a child to potty train thye will let you know when there ready uve just got to go with the flow x
I waited until all my kids were ready they were mostly ready by 3, And because I never pushed them I think this is maybe why we have never had an accident at night time, My youngest is 2 and a half and almost trained though the day so will be waiting a few months to try night time x
A child shouldn’t be pushed to do any thing
no child should be pushed..they will do it as and when ready xx