potty training

@pajmaz (134)
United States
May 30, 2007 10:32pm CST
I have a daughter thats 21mos and she started telling me that she wants to go potty and she pulls me into the bathroom. So I got her a potty and big girl underwear and tried to start potty training her but it seemed like it was a big game to her. Then she wasn't interested anymore so I figured maybe she wasn't ready and I put the potty away. How do you know when a child is ready to potty train? Mine is 21 os now and I did this about a month ago. Was that too young?
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5 responses
• United States
31 May 07
I don't think so mines about the same age and he's been showing us signs, however he just lost interest. So i just decided to wait til' he asked again, just wait she'll come around. Unless your tired of buying diapers, just let her come to you.
• United States
31 May 07
If you plan, it can be done. If you insist, it can be done.
@SageMother (2277)
• United States
31 May 07
The best way to handle potty training is to just start. once a child reaches the age of 2 they should be ready, even if they resist. My twin sons were trained by the time they were two years old. If you approach it like a fact of life that isn't negotiable, you will have much better luck than waiting until they are "ready". Your daughter is old enough to be trained.
@pajmaz (134)
• United States
31 May 07
Thanks for the advice. As soon as I get the guts Im gonna try again.
@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
31 May 07
You shouldn't put the potty chair away and still encourage her to go. Whenever you go to the potty let her sit on hers. Make sure you make a big deal out of it. Just don't push her to do it. I wouldn't put the big girl underwear on her yet. Whenever she wakes up in the morning and you have to change her diaper anyway sit her on the potty if she doesn't want to don't make her but soon she will get the hang of it. My daughter is 22 months old right now. I tried to potty train her a couple of months ago and found that the more I wanted her to go the less she wanted to go. Then I started hearing stories about once I have the new baby which is anyday now that she will start using the bathroom on herself again and I would have to pretty much start all over. So I decided to wait. She sits on her potty chair when she wants and I will tell her shes a big girl when she does pee in it and we clap. Then I let her flush the pee pee down the toilet and she says bye bye to it. I hope this will make her wants to use it more when it is time for her to do so. Every child is different as far as the age goes. Don't rush it, if you push too much she could end up taking longer to potty train. I've heard its best after 2. Oh and if they can pull their own pants down.
@tiku1977 (664)
• United States
31 May 07
Would you believe in India I have some relatives. they say there kids start using potty as soon as they are 16 months old. It depends on how you train them.
@jackwa (28)
31 May 07
i agree to this. my son is 2 and a half and he started telling me he needed toilet but as u said it was like a game, some times he done something and sometimes he would wait untill he was off the potty. i dont think there is an age where u have to start. its when your child is ready to do it.