Ds2 is nearly 20months. He's pretty verbal and has got to that lovely stage where he's repeating nearly everything we say to him. He's also started hiding behind the curtain when he does a poo. And also grabs his nappy sometimes when he wees. Nappy changes are increasingly fraught as he wants to be playing, not lying down.
Ds1, now 5, was a nightmare challenging to potty train. We waited for ages for him to be ready and he never was so we just cracked on at 3.6. It took ages and he's still not brilliant at asking to go to the toilet but luckily has the bladder of a camel so not regular accidents. It's partly a confidence issue I think and partly that he finds it embarrassing to talk about the toilet at all. He's making progress, but all in all it's an experience dh and I are not keen to repeat.
Anyway, so I've been reading oh crap potty training and it seems to make a lot of sense. Ds2 is learning loads at the moment, why not just tack this on? He's eager to please, loves praise in a way ds1 never has done. Ds1 will be back at school in 2wks and I've got a week off so would be at home to give it a go. But he's really young isn't he?
Looking for stories to give me confidence in my feeling that he's ready and, as she keeps saying in the book, capable of doing it. It would be great to get rid of the nappies. Sorry it's long and TIA
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ThatsNotMyToddler · 26/08/2017 18:58
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