We're on the long road to toilet training...

I wish that would have worked for me. My daughter didn't care much for the training pants. She would still go in them and then let me know she was wet. And me taking her to go after she has had something to eat or drink didn't work because she would just sit there and nothing happen (for hours). I told my story below. That's what seemed to work for me.

deebomb, thanks for your answer. I didn't think of using training panties. I know that the ones we use now are very absorbent, and probably comfortable even when full. It might be worth a try as a stage between nappies and knickers. I'm not sure if we can get the terry cloth ones here, I've never heard of them, but I think you can probably get disposable training nappies where they can feel that they're wet.

Yes, maybe I should be taking her more frequently. Thing is she's going there of her own accord now and enjoying it. I don't want to push it so that the experience becomes a chore. Maybe I'll make the suggestion - make her think that it's her own idea, ha!

teeaye, it's interesting to hear what you have to say about training nappies. I'll see how she goes, and how long it all takes!

Thanks, I'm glad that your daughter trained in a week after doing the same sorts of thing, that's encouraging! Yes, the Thomas seat is almost exactly the same as her potty would be if I cut the top off. That's such a good idea, I never thought of it! We have short bursts of time without a nappy on at the moment but haven't tried it for a whole day yet. I'll probably try this soon especially as the weather's hotter now, at least some of the time.

It's good that your daughter's so enthusiastic about it! I need to get mine to be enthusiastic all the time and not just when she's not busy doing something more interesting:0)

She's nearly two and a half. Thanks for your comment, that's interesting.

Yes, what fun!!

That sounds like a sweet toilet:) I'm a bit unclear though, was it a proper workable toilet that you can go on (in), or just a toy to practice flushing etc...? I'm sure my daughter would like the idea of her very own easier-to-flush version, but luckily she likes using the one that we use - I suppose it makes her feel grown up!

Friends of ours have used stickers with varying results. Some kids just really love stickers!! I don't really want to bribe, but we might have to to get her to do anything other than wee-wee in the toilet...

Thanks for your answer.

Thanks for replying. It's encouraging that you had success with him doing it at his own pace. Ideally that's what we want to do too, just not sure that it will move on anywhere! It's nice to know that it is possible to do it this way. It's only been a week or two since she started using the toilet, so we'll see how she goes. It's interesting what you say about leaving him in diapers until much further down the line, I think that's wise!!

A couple of accidents a month is very good, and it's great that he's been trained since before he was 2:0)

That wasn't supposed to be 2:0 at the end, I wrote 2 and then drew a face,
:0)

but it came out funny-looking!!