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Potty training

Is your child ready for potty training at nursery? Here's the place for all your toilet training questions.

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Not 2 yet help!!!!

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totalmadness · 08/02/2010 19:11

Right so with ds he was 2.3ish when we potty trained him and it was very much us guiding him at the begining although he caught on really quickly.

Dd is going to be 2 in march and today came into the kitchen took her trousers and nappy off and refused to put it back on. We havnt got the potty anymore and it was 4pm at this point so I kept asking do you need a wee? 'no wee wee' do you need a poo? 'NO'. Then she farted really loudly lol and I tried to get her to sit on the toilet and she screamed and made her body stiff and was having none of it.

She is a very stubborn little madame and won't do something unless she wants to! So should I buy the potty and let her take her own action as I think thats the right approach or listen to dh who says she is too young and to put the nappy back on.

Thing is she had her nappy off for well over an hour and no accidents, until we took them upstairs for a shower ds was on the toilet and she did a wee in the corner. Then rather hilariously to us got the loo roll ripper some off and wiper herself then the floor!

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aoyama · 08/02/2010 19:20

Buy a potty. Its mean to make her wear a nappy if she is ready to be potty trained. She isn't too young, plenty of children are trained at 18 months. My ds1 trained himself at a similar age to your dd (I also didn't have a potty or pants even though I had been on a potty training shopping expodition with my sis for dn. I thought I had about a year before I needed them.). I did get a lot of condescending comments from people along the "we are going to be led by our child, not force it on them before they are ready" line but he was trained very quickly and easily and he was ready.

choufleur · 08/02/2010 19:23

she's only a month off 2. Buy a potty. DS was only just over 2 when he potty trained and he was dry bar the odd accident after about 3 days and dry at night a few months later.

She may be far happier sitting on a potty than the toilet.

overmydeadbody · 08/02/2010 19:23

Just buy a potty and some knickers (or use some of your DS's old ones) and see how it goes. She might want a nappy on again tomorrow but let her take the lead.

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totalmadness · 08/02/2010 19:25

See I knew I was right

Now I'm eyeing N thisup

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choufleur · 08/02/2010 19:28

its 25 quid for a potty! i think DS's potty cost about £2.50

EdgarAllenSnow · 08/02/2010 19:30

yep, as above - they can do it from 18mo. o point in waiting to 2 when she is making it very diffiuclt for you to do otherwise!

the notion they aren't ready until 2 is a completely modern one pushed by nappy companies.

EdgarAllenSnow · 08/02/2010 19:31

tescos 'my toddler' £2.99.

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totalmadness · 08/02/2010 19:33

I know, I know! Is potty extortion i fear my actual funds may wonder to poundland while my mind lingers in mothercare

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fatsatsuma · 08/02/2010 19:39

My dd3 (2 at the end of May) is doing something very similiar - taking her nappy off constantly and refusing to have it put on, asking to wear pants like her big sister, and today did do a tiny wee in the potty - as well as two accidents on the carpet

Her sister initiated potty training at 22 months and was completely dry from that point on, so I know it's possible - I just don't feel quite ready for it myself yet! But as others have said, dd3 is making it clear that SHE thinks she's ready...

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