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Is there an ideal "window" for potty training?

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Hi ladies,

DD just turned 2 and she seems to be really ready for PT.  The problem is, is that we are going to be traveling home for Thanksgiving (16 hr. drive), starting the  2nd week of November.  I don't want to start PT her if it's just going to mess her up and have her back in diapers.  I also don't want to miss the window of opportunity, if there is such a thing (?).  She seems to be really receptive to things right now and I don't want to miss out on that.  I would only be waiting a month,  I should just wait til we get back, right? 

Thanks for any input! 

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Re: Is there an ideal "window" for potty training?

  • Stephanie2167Stephanie2167 member
    We did the 3 day method over labor day. DD had just turned 27 months. That worked great for us. I'd wait until after Thanksgiving to start.


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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    Both my girls started telling me when they had to go potty before we started pting. DD2 had just turned 2, so I reluctantly started her. I had been hoping to wait until she was a little older. She did okay for a month and then went through a phase where she refused to sit on the potty. That lasted a few weeks before we started again. She's pretty much day trained now at 27 months.

    DD1 was 29 months when we started. We had introduced the potty when she was younger but didn't really push pting. She also went through a phase where she refused to sit on the potty, but that was before we really started. She was day trained by 30 months.

    I'm not sure that there's really a window that you need to watch for. I also think it's fine to start and then take a break if it's not working. Both my girls were fine using pull ups. They only peed in them if it was truly an accident. We were also fine using a diaper or pull up for naps and at night.
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  • kcisthebombdotcomkcisthebombdotcom member
    I had a similar scenario--I felt my son was ready for potty training but we postponed it for a few months because I didn't want a newly potty trained toddler in a long car ride. It worked out great that way--we potty trained the day after we came back from our trip and he trained in 2.5 days. Waiting didn't hinder the process for us.
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  • *LrCg**LrCg* member

    I know I'm in the minority here but I find the "window" is before 19 months old.  We PT both our kids (DD & DS) at 15 & 17 months old- we did it for daytime, naps and bedtime.  It was super easy and done in less then 3 days.  Its been years and we've never had issues of regession.  Our friends have came to us for advice and info and were able to do it just as successfully at that time as well.  The reason I say its a good time is because 19 months is @ when the "no" phase hits which can lead to power struggles.  So prior to that, it was a game and fun for our kids to do it.  I know now a days parents wait until 2 1/2- 3 years old and doctors say "when they are ready" however, I always felt that 30 years ago kids were doing it between 12-18 months old without any issues (and still do in other countries outside the US) why can't they do it now.  I will say my DS was telling us after he went and was staying dry for naps at 14 months old but we waited to potty train him until we were on maternity leave so we waited 3 months and he didn't have an issue waiting (nor did we work on it at all during that 3 months time). 

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  • Angela814Angela814 member
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    I know I'm in the minority here but I find the "window" is before 19 months old.  We PT both our kids (DD & DS) at 15 & 17 months old- we did it for daytime, naps and bedtime.  It was super easy and done in less then 3 days.  Its been years and we've never had issues of regession.  Our friends have came to us for advice and info and were able to do it just as successfully at that time as well.  The reason I say its a good time is because 19 months is @ when the "no" phase hits which can lead to power struggles.  So prior to that, it was a game and fun for our kids to do it.  I know now a days parents wait until 2 1/2- 3 years old and doctors say "when they are ready" however, I always felt that 30 years ago kids were doing it between 12-18 months old without any issues (and still do in other countries outside the US) why can't they do it now.  I will say my DS was telling us after he went and was staying dry for naps at 14 months old but we waited to potty train him until we were on maternity leave so we waited 3 months and he didn't have an issue waiting (nor did we work on it at all during that 3 months time). 

    In the 12-18 month "window" we were playing the game of trying to catch DD every time she needed a diaper change and trying to hold her down to change her as she squirmed.

    I think each child is different. At 14 months, DD2 couldn't tell me if she was wet or dry. She probably had a handful of words total.

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