16 months?

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Has anyone trained their child before 18m?
My son will poo and wee on the toilet (family seat) as soon as he's sat on it, three times a day. Honestly! He's 16m.
He shows lots of interest in the toilet, yet currently is not talking at all.
Can I start the oh crap method? Or am i wasting my time?

Give it a go - nothing else to do in lockdown
I tried my son at 18m, he almost had it, but not reliable to go out after 4 days and had to do nursery etc so back in nappies.
He’s 21m now, going to try again soon

I'm trying with my DD 17 months. She tells us when she needs a poo and has only pooped on the toilet the last four days. Wees are more difficult, but she's done a couple on the loo now.

We are at my in laws so keeping nappies on for now too and just encouraging toilet use.

Hi all, so glad to see a positive post on starting early! Most chat on the forum is about "waiting for readiness" and not starting too soon...

If your DS is walking confidently, can hum or sing part of a song (ie: he can remember a sequence of things) and can throw a tantrum if not given what he wants, then you can start with confidence. It's parents who need to be ready.

Happy to provide more assistance. I teach potty training classes.

I trained my son when he was just 18 months using oh crap. Go for it!