I initiated potty training when my child was three and it worked quite well.

I have and am following the child’s lead. My son was almost 3 and trained himself in a day or so. My daughter tried to self train at 18 months and did well for 6 months but then regressed badly. I actually wish I had discouraged her more when she first tried as I believe we would have had more success in the long run. She has always been a stubborn little Miss though so she probably would’t have paid attention if I did try to discourage her. Child #3 is 2.5 and is showing an interest in training #1s in potty but has no interest in #2s (and is actually a bit afraid). We will continue to follow his lead and push forward when he shows us he is ready

We started both our boys from 6 weeks. I wouldn’t call it ‘potty training’ but more ‘toilet awareness’ – from the beginning they knew that there was a toilet and not that we just go in our nappies. then it wasn’t such a big deal as they had already been sitting on the toilet/potty all along, it was just natural as they started to use it more.

My daughter is 15 months and she sits on the potty, never too early to start

From when my babies could sit unsupported I sat them on the potty at the times they usually went. There was no pressure it is not training it is toilet timing. The little one will get the idea and this makes the transition a gradual expectation. Something I have noticed is babies in disposable diapers seem to take longer, they are unaware that they have wet because the diaper keeps them dry and they do not have the experience of discomfort , to signal them to awareness. Just something to think about.

Normally when they show some interest, this depends on the child. I started approx. 1 and a half years old, but one was about 2 before he had any real interest. One was toilet trained by 2 (but still in night nappies at 6) the other trained by 2 and a half and out of nappies at 4.

I found that with my daughter, when she used to follow me into the toilet I would put the little training toilet on top of the toilet and when she went to the toilet I would praise her and then just put her nappie on after , eventually she would just coe and ask me to put the training seat on the toilet …

Let the child lead you on this issue. We tried every potty available. From a simple one to a singing one. She liked them to pretend play with them but never took to them. Then one day she came back home and said she wanted to do her business in the toilet. No more nappies. We didn’t even have to do night nappy on her. It was a 180 degrees change, out of no way. My motto is, treat them like mini adult.

My Daughter was around 16 months when she began to show interest in using the toilet. I found that taking her in when I did helped. I would sit her on the toilet after I had just been, clapped and praised her for a second then took her off. Even if she had done nothing I would still praise her. At 17 months I decided to leave her nappy free for a few hours, taking her to the toilet with me and on her own at 15 minute intervals.
After only three days of doing this took her nappy off and never put it back on. Even of a night time. My son on the other hand was a lot harder, and we taught him to do wees on a tree first lol. I guess it all comes down to if they are ready or not.

I think it was about 18month we started talking about it. One was toilet trained for wee’s by 2 and poo took a little longer. Nightime without nappy was about 4. The other one was toilet trained by 2 for both but is still in nappies of a night and he is 6. They are all different. Just try it and see how you go. If it doesn’t work leave it for a monthor two and try again.

Child 1 (girl) was 16months. She had been grabbing her nappy for a couple months saying ‘wee’ so I bought her a potty just to have there for when she was ready, she did a wee in it straight away. I was shocked, but went with it and she was soooo easy!!

Child 2 (boys) had zero interest. Tried all sorts of things with him, but the more I tried the further he dug his heals in. So I have up trying. He told us he was ready at 3 and half years old. And was basically trained day and night from that day on. It had to be his decision, not ours. (He is the same with most things. He has to feel confident and ready before he will do most things!).

Child 3 (girl) currently 21 months old and she is not trained yet but she is very interested. She has done 1 wee and 1 poo but that’s it. Mostly just sits there and chats away. I’d say we are close to her being ready. I’m not pushing it. Just filling her lead.

When I stopped trying to make my daughter fit what the books told me then she up & did it herself. Until then it was traumatic for everyone. She was around 22 months. My son showed no interest in trying until we were at a friend’s on holidays & their son didn’t wear nappies…. he was mortified that I was going to put one back on him & never wore one again…. he was 20 months. They did it themselves mostly.

I trained my daughter at 25 months and my son at 2 1/2 years old. I suppose it varies with each child as I found one was ready earlier than the other. Good Luck

every child is different, I had one that was toilet trained by his own choice at 14 months even at night.The other one was going well during the day but still in night nappies at two and a half. This was because he was such a heavy sleeper he sometimes slept through, he could even sleep through the pipe bands parades

I started by introducing the potty around their 2nd birthday. We went shopping for big girl pants (Undies) of their choosing but they were not allowed to wear them until they mastered the potty. My third child refused to sit on the potty at all and so we purchased one of the toilet seats with the steps and handles to hold on to. Once we purchased that she was toilet trained within one day but she was the one out of the three that was quick with everything.

I dont think it matters when others or their kids do things. Do what suits you and your child,

I had a terrible time with my girl, she was terrified of the toilet and just resisted every time I tried even though she knew when she was wet or needed to go number 2, she was going through a heap of nappies a day because she wanted them changed constantly. Enough was enough for me, she was 3 and I told her I’m taking the nappies away and she would be wearing undies and going to the toilet. The next day I did just that and she was toilet trained in one day, when she did it once she was so proud of herself, she just needed that push and not to have the comfort of nappies there. She still has them for bedtime, but first thing in the morning now she rips it off and on goes the undies.

We let Master 3.5 lead us. We tried to toilet train him when he was 2, as he was showing signs he was ready, but after 3 weeks of him peeing on everything – couch, floor, rug, toilet floor, bath, shower floor, his bed, our bed, everywhere but in the toilet itself, we stopped and waited. When he turned 3, he started telling us every time he wanted / needed to go, so we put him in undies and off he went. We put in place a reward system too – a small treat of some description if he made it to the toilet in time and actually did something in it. The treats varied from a very small piece of chocolate to a handful of Cheerios cereal to an apple – something of his choosing. It took about 3 weeks in total, and whilst there are still a mishap every now and again – there are times when we don’t make it to the toilet in time and there is a spot or 2 of wee in his undies, but other than that, he’s all good during the day. We haven’t started night-time training yet, as there are still mornings when he gives us a full nappy, but most of the time, his nappies are dry in the morning. We are waiting until the weather warms up a bit before we start night-time training. Good luck!

Between 2-3

I did part-time elimination communication (you can google it) with Pickle. So from a very early age (3mo or so) when I noticed his signs (faces etc) I put him on the potty. Obvs had go hold him up at first. He was still in nappies for naps at 14 months, but around 2yo he only wore nappies at night. At 3yo I think he’ll stop those soon, but I’m not pushing it. There will be accidents, but I let him lead the way. EC is about the parent noticing the signals & asking regularly.

I let mine lead the way. At 2.5 my son would take his nappy off and sit himself on the toilet. After a week of this I put him in undies. For a week I had him in a nappy at bed time but he woke up dry. So that was it. A couple of weeks and we were done. He is now six and never an accident.