[ScottishBrit]

So now that Cambria's almost 2 ( ) EVERYONE is pressuring me into getting Potty trained by then. I personaly believe that your child will show you sign's thats she's ready. I dont think you can force them into doing that when there NOT ready. Thats not gonna cause anything to happen except stress everyone out! Cambria is NOT showing one sign the she's ready! Nothing...BTDT mom's when did you start Potty Training? Did you wait for a sign or just do It?

[greeneyes]

Lily started showing interest in what Mommy and Daddy were doing in the bathroom this past summer and so I thought that would be a good time to start potty training her. It backfired because she wasn't ready and so she completely lost interest. Two months later she said, "Mommy, I want to go yucky on the potty," and we knew she was ready. It took ten days to have her completely potty trained (dry at nap time and overnight) and the whole process was exceptionally smooth... because she was ready. I wouldn't push it at all, go with the flow - no pun intended!

[Trannyfromtheuk]

We got a potty in the front room. She used it as a toy to start with, Just to get her used to it. Also once she started using it we gradually moved it from the front room to the bathroom.
Then a week before she turned two she would tell me she needed a wee wee or would take her trousers off and pull her nappy off, so I would take her nappy off and let her sit on it and if she did a wee lots of priase.
We then started letting her go without a nappy when ever we was at home. If she weed on the potty lots of priase claps etc. If she missed we would tell her 'never mind, accidents happen, if you need a wee you sit here' and walk her to the potty.

Only in the past month or so (Mia was two in october) has she been consistant. She maybe has one or two accidents a week now.

I beleive if you force it on them your making a rod for your own back. Go with the flow. She will only be clean consistantly when SHES ready. Not before. Its alright other people telling you when to potty train your child but they aint the ones who have to clean her 1s and 2s up when she has an accident because she isnt ready yet!
We've gone with her flow and not forced it on her at all.

If you wanna see how she gets on maybe introduce a potty to the house now in a enviroment she is used too x

[Chelnae6]

For Miki, there were certain times where we'd put her on the potty to let her know that thats what big girls do. We started when she was 2. It took us almost a year to get her fully potty trained mainly b/c the daycare that she went to didnt potty train. It wouldve taken sooner had it not been for that. But we primarily wanted to teach her that it's the big girl thing to do and congratulated her for it.

But I definitely say wait til she's ready.

[*vi]

I haven't had any experience with this myself but from what a couple of my friends went through, I think I agree with the opinions so far. let it happen when she's ready. both my friends which potty trained kids waiting until the kids were ready when they showed signs that they were interested. and I agree with introducing a potty into her environment, get her used to it so that when it does come time to potty train, she's not unsure of what it is.

good luck, she'll let you know when she's ready!

[Resi]

I agree with potty training when the child shows he/she is ready. I already know my mom is going to try to pressure me when Oliver isn't ready.

[ScottishBrit]

Thanks girls. Thats ex actually how I want it to be, when she's ready. Ive gone into the bathroom with her and Ill say "Mommys going potty"....But she's more interested in trying to un roll the Toilet paper. I haven't bought her a Potty yet but Im sure I will in the next few months.

[Frozendesire]

For Curtis' 2 year birthday we bought him a potty. We tried off and on but it really happened in the summer. In a few months he was fully pee trained, and he still is but poops are hard. He thinks it's wrong to poop in the big potty. No idea why.

Anyways. I really think waiting till they are ready is best But talking about potty and having one around is good too.. keeping them aware of it.

Good luck

[Bre*n*Will=Reid]

I got Reid a potty for Christmas. We just leave it in the downstairs bathroom. Sometimes I will bring it out in the living room and he will play or sit on it. Reid tells us when he poops. He says, "I poo poo!" When he does this, I tell him that we will change his diaper and that bit kids poo poo on the potty. A couple of times I've noticed him start to go, so I will take him in the bathroom and sit him on the potty. It never goes well, so I haven't done it lately. When he's in the bathroom with me, I will say, "Mommy is going pee pee, tinkle tinkle" lol. I'm not going to press him to potty train any time soon, but I'm encouraged by the fact that he tells me when he poos. Just trying to keep the communication open.

[Mars]

I have no idea about potty training but I think I'll buy Amara a potty when she turns 18 months and let her play with it. The pre-school I'm hoping to send her to when she turns 2 does potty training as well. I will introduce it to her but I will never force her to use it. I believe that when she's ready she will go.

[LisanAndy]

I got a potty when Taylor was 12 months old and let it sit out so she could get used to it. I bought a potty book and told her what the potty chair was used for. She loves running around without a diaper and once she hit 22 months she got the idea that if I need to go potty or poop I need to sit on my potty chair. Right now I'm trying to get her to realize not to pee or poo in underwear... THIS is much harder LoL!

[~*Bethy*~]

Ian was fully potty trained a bit after his 4th birthday. Morgan is JUST NOW getting started and she just turned 3. I also believe in letting your child show you when, not when YOUR ready to do it. It could really mess them up mentally if their not ready. I mean go ahead and get her ready, show her the potty, let her sit on it, but dont force her by any means