My 21 month old son has recently started telling us when he's pooped. He has been wanting to go with us to the potty every time we go. He likes to sit on the potty, flush it and says pee pee all gone!
My husband is convinced its time to start potty training him. My only concern is starting him too early. The potty training methods I would like to try are all or nothing. No pull ups, underwear and cleaning up accidents until he gets it.
Have any of you started your children before they were 2? Did it turn out successfully or aweful?
Re: Is my 21 month old ready?
Chloe was a few days shy of 21 months when we started. She figured it out after only a few days. We did have a slight regression due to teething, traveling, and being sick all at the same time, but we almost back to where we were before.
We did a version of the 3-day method, doing no pants or panties for the first few days. We still use diapers at night and nap time. It's a 50/50 chance that she wakes up from nap dry at this point.
Elizabeth pantley has a really good potty training readiness quiz on her website. This was how I decided my son was ready. My pedi office has these handouts available.
https://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/books/0071476903.php?nid=378isbn=0071476903