When did you start to potty train your child??

Start when you are ready and you will know if the child is ready. It isn't something you can force on the child. My oldest was potty trained by 14 months, it was the easiest thing I ever did. I told her we don't have any more diapers and you have to use this. I pointed to the potty and she would not get up from it! She fell asleep clenching the sides! lol, it was too cute and easy. Now my second baby is not ready and she is almost 2, she knows what it is, even goes nuts if she has to pee and there is no diaper, she will hold it and jump around. So for her I ordered a free potty training dvd through Huggies. The shipping is free too so there is absolutely no cost. Since she doesn't listen to me but listens to the tv more, I think she will pay attention to it and learn that way coz I don't think she values my opinion.

every child is different and before you can even thinking about potty training you have got to have your child walking and talking well enough for them to be able to tell you when they need to go to the toilet and be able to go and use the pot, my first daughter progressed a lot quicker than my second, my eldest was potty trained by the time she was 14 months old but my younges spent ages rawling and was late talking so she was about 2 years old when we potty trained her.

I started with both of mine when they were 2 years old. My daughter was easier to train than my son was. I had a lot of help with my daughter because I was working outside the home at the time and my mother/mother-in-law who took turns keeping my daughter helped me and it didn't take near as long. When I was training my son, however, I was not working and I didn't think I would ever get him trained LOL. But the day he turned 3 years old I took him to the potty chair as soon as he woke up. When I sat him down he started going and I praised him highly. He had a look on his face at the time like a light bulb went off!! After that he started going to the potty chair regularly.
He didn't like to go when we were out in town but I finally figured out why. He didn't like the pull up pants that I put on him to try to keep him from having an accident in public. He didn't like to sleep in them either. Once I let him start wearing "big boy underwear" all the time he felt much better. We found out when he was in kindergarden that he has autism. I don't know if that made the difference with him or not.

My daughter started to be interested in the potty at 9 months old. She was interested and used the potty a few times a day for a few weeks. She lost interest after a few weeks and at 14 months old started to use it again for a few weeks. She is now 18 months old and not really interested again yet. Hopefully she will be for good next time she shows interest. I think you should look for signs from the kids on weather or not they are ready.

Actually, trying before the child is ready can hurt- if you push too hard or pressure a child. It is futile and yes, harmful, to try to potty train a child who does not show signs of readiness. Signs include showing interest, being uncomfortable in a wet or soiled diaper, starting to be independent in other ways including wanting to dress and undress herself, telling you when she goes. If your child is not doing these things, she is not ready.

If she is, then it is a good time to start training, but do not push at first because it is a very new experience and it takes time for a child to get used to it.

My son is 22 months old and has been showing interest for a while, but was not comfortable sitting on the potty until recently. I let him sit, encourage him, but I don't make him do it because I know that doing so could turn him off to it completely. I think most children are not ready until close to 2 years old.

Potty training depends on the child. Pediatricians will tell you that you can't really train a kid until he/she is ready, and most moms know when that is.

One of my nieces walked at 9 months, and soon after that was sitting on the potty because she wanted to do that. Except for an occasional accident, she was trained by about 19 months.

My son hated having wet or dirty diapers from the time he was born, so his doctor said he would be easy to train. The doc was right. By 12 months, my son was taking off his diaper and bringing me a clean one. Not good when there was a mess in it. (He also walked by 9-10 months even though he was a real butterball.)

He was fully trained by the age of 2 - even to the point of getting up in the middle of the night by himself to make a trip to the bathroom. I felt like a horrible mother when I realized that he was able to do that without me ever hearing him.

But I've known kids (usually boys) who were not ready at 2 and who were still wearing pull-ups at night at age 4.

I statred tyring to potty train my son when he was about 18 months old. At first it was frustrating but luckily he was a very quick learner and was completely potty trained by about age 2. He is four and a half now. i have a friend whose son is five months younger than my son. She started trying to potty train him about the same time I started and her son just started using the potty about 6 months ago. but he still has accidents everyday and wears diapers at night. All kids are different but you are right. It is not going to hurt just to try early. As long as they can walk and pull up and down their own pants then i think that its fine to start potty training.

I am helping potty train my 2 yo grand daughter and had trouble encouraging her. One day we were walking and a little dog we see all the time, we were walking with it and it stopped and went potty in the grass and she asked about what "cilla" the dog, was doing and I told her.

Later that day, I told her "let's go potty" and shs says "like Cilla?" and I said "yes" and she said "In the grass?" and I said "yes" (took a chance!) and she runs to the toilet! I help her on, she goes, she squeals "I did it by my self!".

From then on, all I have to do is say "Cilla, do you have to go potty?" or "Cilla, let's go potty" and she runs to the toilet! No problem.

I see your point but I have to say it should be in what a parent feels comfortable with, I have one child who started early with it, while most of mine were finished by 2, and I also have one child that simply refused because she wasn't ready. I refuse to force my child to do something that she is not ready for because it can cause emotional trama. But it is all up to the parent of the child in question. TO you you feel comfortable starting your child out when your child starts walking, but to your friend she is comfortable with the assessment that anywhere from 2-3 is good. Bottom line her kid her decision your kid your decision, my kid my decision. You have to let your friend do it at her own pace. Me I let my kids do it at their own pace because I would never force them into something that they are not ready to do or face. You might make it longer if you try and push to early.

hi, rzelikman? i totally agree with you. 2-3 years old is too old for potty trainning since we normally send children to the kindergarken after they are 2 years old. diapers are with so much harmness as you said, especially in summer. so, i would potty train my child as soon as i can. i do think it is good for both parents and babies.