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anyone else not PT for a LONG time?
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I feel like I keep reading about everyone potty training, and I am not sure, but I don't think we will even explore this topic until maybe next spring or summer. All of my friends in real life potty train around 2.5 or 3. Heck, I have a friend and her daughter is 3.5 and still not completely potty trained!!
My son still has moments where I know he is not even realizing he is pooping, so I can't imagine he's close to being ready. Is this just me???
And just to say - it's not even this board specifically but more Baby Center. I always feel like the "geniuses" are over there and this board is filled with the average Joes. Not sure if anyone else noticed that...and I am not trying to be rude at all about BBC.
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Re: anyone else not PT for a LONG time?
I think a lot of the PT talk has to do with knowing and following your child's cues. If your child doesn't show any interest in the potty then I don't think it should be forced, it'll just backfire. If your child is waking up dry, is interested in what you are doing in the bathroom, wants to flush or play with TP then it can't hurt to start talking about bathroom activities and bring in a potty seat and go from there, but more as a "you can if you want" but not something that is forced especially since they are young toddlers and are just exploring environment through play.
Most of my IRL friends have done the potty training around 2 1/2-3 1/2. I think this mostly has to do with waiting for kid's readiness and ability to communicate. Some who tried earlier with those little crash weekend programs for PTing in 3 days had to wait longer when it didn't work out. For us, A is our shadow and has shown interest in the bathroom/toilet for months. He loves to flush the toilet. He started waking up dry from naps about 6 months ago so we'd put him on his potty and he would go. Now he holds his pee and he's a pretty predictable pooper so we can use the potty at home. We never force the issue, we always ask if he needs/wants to use it. If he signs it and runs to the bathroom great. If not, no big deal. For us we don't really call it PTing, it is more of just making sure he is comfortable with it since he was showing interest. My mom said we used to be scared of the toilet especially when it was flushed. We aren't even considering doing one of the crash weekend programs until he is more verbally advanced and we have an "out of the house" option. Probably won't be until he is between 2 and 2 1/2, but we aren't opposed to waiting longer.
Not me! I have no interest, really. I use CDs so diapers don't cost me anything at this point, and when you PT you still have to wipe poo off their butt so I don't see any major perks.
I can tell LO isn't ready and there isn't a step stool around that could get my little peanut up to the toilet.
No rush here either. Sometimes he shows signs that he's aware he's going pee (grabs his diaper and when we immediately change him after that it's freshly wet) and he seems to be waking up dry from naps sometimes.
But since we have a newborn in the house now we know that we won't be able to give a good amount of attention to PT for quite a few more months until we are all in a routine again and have some time to adjust.
We probably won't think about it until shortly after DS turns 2. Once all the holiday craziness is over most likely.
This. If we're in the bathroom I'll ask him if he wants to sit and then put him on the potty if he says yes. However, he always wants off as soon as he gets up there. I figure I'll at least get him familiar with the potty so he's not scared of it when we start PT. Honestly though, right now it's a game for him and I know he isn't ready. I'd rather have an easy transition when he's ready rather than a potty battle until he is.
I've never looked at the Baby Center message boards so I can't speak to that, but the Bump seems to have a wide range of intelligence levels.
A lot of research suggests that 18-24 months is a good window for PT. If you miss the window, most kids become stubborn and you won't be able to do it until they are closer to 3. We have started getting her familiar with the potty, but we haven't done any aggressive training yet.
We have a little potty and hazel loves to sit on it and say "psss", but nothing comes out. She likes to wipe and put TP in the little potty and flush the big potty. And she freakin loves washing her hands! She seems really into the whole potty experience, but she can't make herself go.
I think I'm going to dive in at 22 months. That gives her a couple months to mature a bit more and maybe learn to pull her own pants down. We use pull-ups now so it's easier for her to sit on the potty whenever she wants.
Loll, Jilly!
B will happily sit in a wet or soiled diaper for hours, so I really don't think he's ready. We CD and dump the bm in the toilet. So he does get excited to flush the poop after a diaper change.
Daycare has a little potty in their bathroom and the kids are given a chance to sit on it if they want to, but it's pretty laid back and nbd if they don't want to sit on it.
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Our potty is just a novelty at this point. He's peed *in* it only once!
I agree with the others who said the child has to be ready. I've been on another message board with local moms for the past 6 years. Their kids are all different ages. I hear time & time again stories of kids who just suddenly "got it" & were literally potty trained over night just simply b/c they were ready.
It's really not something you can force or else you're just wasting your time, IMO.