Starting Potty/Toilet Training

[Dobeebeedah]

Why are parents leaving this late? Start about 2 yo for little ones who don't have developmental issues. Make it fun. Bribery is your friend. Nice weather in the garden. Take off pants. Boys will water your plants and love it. Girls might be fascinated watching a stream without nappies. Friends round with children further on or the same stage of toilet training. Lots of lovely flavoured drinks and see who can wee first etc and get chocolate, clapping, singing, cake, anything for doing the wee thing (or even a poo) in the potty or toilet. Coloured bubbles, sparkles or washing up liquid in toilet or potty. If you live without a garden take them to the park/woods without a nappy or just with light pants on and play games with lots of drinks.

Remember, if they can't feel or see the wee or poo coming out they won't get the message. Just make whatever happens fun and use some imagination/bribery but most of all praise.

Ok...

I started early.
This is my third attempt and honestly I've never been so in doubt of parenting. I've tried all of the above. And he sits for ages and then pees as soon as he is off it. He loves seeing the wee in a puddle and hates having his nappy off.
Any wise words?

Well, thanks for the lecture but respectfully, based on my experience I actually disagree with the push to start them at 2.

I've started both mine at 3 at had much more success than when we tried it at 2. Currently potty training my second child and haven't needed to bother with all the above. Just said goodbye to daytime nappies and reinforced that for the moment they are now night time pants. Had 2 days of having to use some bribery, mainly for number 2s, but now he is pretty much there after 2 weeks.

Communication skills are stronger, children can be reasoned with slightly better and can actually understand more. Not to say we haven't had accidents but certainly 10 times better than when I tried to force it when they were younger.

I disagree with the push to start at 2, but because I think people should start earlier… We used a potty from six months with both kids and then just took nappies away with no fuss at around 2nd birthday.

I can imagine starting from scratch with a fully nappy-trained 2yo is hard going, probably easier at 3.

Since it seems we're being sanctimonious, why are you using bribery with sweets - sugary food as reward plus reliance on external validation for self-care?
And why do you need to pee all over the local park/woods?

Yeh same its too early at 2 they still learning and exploring i started when my child turned 3 in july and he wernt ready currently toilet training and he understands.

Not really 🤷🏻‍♀️ Both of mine were two and trained in a few days (both day and night). They were both in cloth nappies however and I think it probably made a difference? We also introduced the potty (with no pressure to sit) at eighteen months. Son took to it right away and would sit once in the morning and again before bed but daughter had no interest until the day the nappies were removed.

Hi where did you buy the cloth nappies never heard of them?