What are the signs of being ready?

[blushingmare]

DD (2 years 1 month) is:

• interested in her potty and sits on it and pretends to wee has does occasional actual wees

• interested when I sit on the toilet - wants to looks at it (!) and flush

• starting to tell me that she's done a poo in her nappy fairly reliably

• taking her nappy off quite a lot

Are these signs that she's ready for potty training and if so where do I start? It still seems quite early to me, but actually she has excellent language and understanding so I wonder if she might be ready.

-Telling you when she is wet/dirty

-Going 'away' to do a poo (under the table/behind the sofa)

• Able to pull up/down own pants/trousers.

She probably is ready, 2yo isn't too early so I'd go for it. I always go 'cold turkey'. Take her with you to buy some big girls pants, maybe get a few books, chat to her about it and then nappies off, never to return. It's important to stick with it once you start so make sure it's a convenient time and you're ready!

I would go with more than that for readiness.

-Telling you when needing a poo.
-Going around 2 hours between wees.

Take off her nappy for an hour every evening. If she gets on herself and does a wee or poo she might be ready.

I didn't really wait for "signs" - just had a go shortly after DS's 2nd birthday and it was fine. Certainly didn't wait for him to use the potty independently himself or anything.

Maybe I'm just super-paranoid lol.