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if she can't tell me then is she ready?

ErinmmoErinmmo member
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I want to start the potty training process with my 25 month old daughter.

However, she cannot tell me when she is going, or when she has to go and I just dont think she gets it yet. Like when I ask her if she has to go pee pee she will go "yea" then I sit her on the potty chair and she then says no.  And when I sat her on the potty chair with no diaper she started to cry.  

She can communitcate to us when she wants something to eat, can tell us if she wants something and can understand what we say but its like she cant process or communicate this potty stuff. 

My feeling is she isnt ready yet- but then I feel like we need to start it.  Any thoughts or advice?   

 

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  • mrsseguinmrsseguin member
    If you feel she isn't ready, the I'd wait.  DS never once told me he had to go, or went and he was almost 3 when we PT him.  It was very easy and took 2 days.  DD who isn't even 2 is always getting diapers, knows when she goes and is very interested in the toilet.  She wants to sit on it constantly.  I probably won't PT her until after she is 2.5 years old.  I don't see the big rush to PT kids.  I also don't mind diapers either... 
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  • jldittberjldittber

    We started putting DS on the toilet when he was a little over 1.  Just to get him used to it and what its for, etc etc. 

    Just before 2 we'd put him on the potty and he'd go..but still couldn't tell us.  By 2.5 he went up a class in school and those kids were potty trained.  teacher said DS was really easy to transition from diaper to potty because he was so used to it.

     I think the earlier you start bringing these things into your routine, the easier it will be later. 

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  • Angela814Angela814 member
    It sounds like she isn't ready. I started both girls when they started telling me that they had to go potty. DD1 was 2y5m. DD2 was 24 months. DD1 took about a month before I really considered her potty trained. DD2 did great for a few weeks, then decided she wanted nothing to do with underwear anymore. We went back to diapers/pull ups and started again when she was closer to 26 months. She's 28 months now, and I'd consider her to be potty trained, although she does still have the occasional accident, and she has days (like today) where she refuses to sit on the potty when I ask.
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  • *LrCg**LrCg* member

    My kids were 15 & 17 months old when they PT (for daytime, naps and bedtime) it took less than 3 days and was very easy.  At that age they were not very vocal at all however, I knew they were ready for several reasons: 1. they stopped peeing during their naps 2. They either stopped/had less wet diapers when they woke up in the morning and 3. they would tell us after they peed or pooped their diapers (we CD so they could feel the wetness).  So because of their age our goal was just to get them to hold it for 2 hours and we would just take potty breaks.  To our surprise, both kids not only did this but it was less than a week later that they were telling us they had to go potty before they went because they didn't like us having the control on when they got to go.  It was a very simple and easy process and its been years and we've never had any regressions. 

    Personally, I'm old fashion and think that PT should be dealt like any other milestone like using silverware, etc.  If your child can follow simple directions then they can PT.  30 years ago kids would PT between 12-18 months old (18 months was considered very old to be in diapers) without any issues, there's no reason why they can't do it now.  Your DD is 2, I think by age alone she's ready. 

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  • gingerfamilygingerfamily member

    If she can't tell you then she's not ready.  Don't push it, it'll backfire in your face.  Just because you want to potty train her doesn't mean it's the right time. 

    She has to be able to tell you when she has to go and sit on the potty with no diaper. 

     

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  • garnet10garnet10
    My daughter wasn't vocal at all about going potty when we started. She still trained in 3 days, and learned to tell me later.
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