Can somebody help me with this? DS, who'll be 3 in a couple of weeks, has just gone into pants. He's quite happy with this and enjoys doing wees in the potty/loo (haven't managed a poo yet but trying not to think about that), but he doesn't tell me he needs to go until it really is starting. He can hold it in for the 2 or 3 seconds it takes for me to grab the potty with one hand and whip his trousers and pants down with the other but no longer. Having said that, I suspect that he doesn know and understand the feeling of starting to need to go as last night he calmly walked to the loo, I lifted him on and he wee-d without any kind of rush or urgency. However, I have been sitting him on the loo before his bath for a while now so maybe he's just in the habit of it and managed to squeeze out a few drops, I don't know!
So, my question is, is being able to give more notice of needing to go something that DS just can't do yet and, if so, would it be better to wait a bit and try again later in the summer? If not (ie. if he does know but just forgets/doesn't realise that he needs to tell me), how can he be encouraged to let me know so we can get him to the loo/potty without a leaky rush?!
I'd be very grateful for any suggestions or words of support as I'm finding it all really stressful! Thanks