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Signs that your LO was ready to start potty training?

sunnygirl05sunnygirl05
in Upstate NY Babies
I know my son is only 20 months old but I'm wondering if there is an average age parents start potty training?  My son will sometimes tell us when he goes "poo poo" (and he points down below) which I think he also means when he urinates.  And sometimes in the tub he will stand up, look down, wait a second and then go to the bathroom.  I'm wondering if he could possibly be ready to at least start the process. 
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Re: Signs that your LO was ready to start potty training?

  • JenJarJenJar
    G does that, too, so I'm counting those as the very early signs.  I know boys train later, and I don't expect him to be potty trained any time soon. I think I'll start introducing it this summer when he's 26 months old or so since it will be warmer and he'll be in less layers.  If it doens't work out, I'm not going to push him. 
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  • CuteminCutemin

    When Tyler was about 14-16 months old, he used to go get a diaper and bring it to us when he would soil his old diaper.  I took this as an early sign.  I went and bought a potty and started talking about the potty and sitting him on the potty.  But he wasn't ready, showed absolutely no interest in actually using the potty.  So I waited for his lead, I didn't know how or when it would come.  Hearing of so many toddlers born around the same time working on or mastering potty training started to make me feel a bit pressured.  But I stuck with my efforts to wait until he took the lead.  That isn't to say we haven't been singing songs and coloring printouts and other potty reminders.  Then he decided last week he wanted to potty train and it has been going really well.  I know pooping is almost always the hardest part.

    I have heard so many different statagies and techniques on potty training, it makes my head spin.  It seems past generations believed that when toddler hit his/her second birthday, they HAD to start using the potty on THAT day.  Like it was some sort of rule etched in stone.  Every 'expert' is different.  I think you just need to figure out what is right for your child.  And if it isn't working, stop and try something else a little later. 

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  • olivia_eveolivia_eve
    We're waiting until Rosie is really ready to start.  She knows what the toilet is for, she has her own little potty that she will sit on sometimes, but she rarely goes on it.  She has just started telling us when she goes pee, but it's rare.  I've heard that if you push them to potty train before they're ready, it will just take longer, so we're going to try and be patient.  I have a feeling it's going to take a while, because Rosie can sit in a wet diaper for hours and not be bothered at all.
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