how old was your child when you started potty training?and how did you start?

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Re: how old was your child when you started potty training?and how did you start?

hmmmmm....

My eldest daughter was almost 4 before she was potty trained. We started at 3 but she just couldnt get the hang of it. We would try for about a week or so and if we werent getting any where we would stop and then try again in about a month. When she was finally ready it took basically 2 days!!!

The twins were 2 1/2 and I followed the same plan. They were a week shy of 3 before they were potty trained. When they were ready it too took 2 days!!!

Re: how old was your child when you started potty training?and how did you start?

DD was 3 months shy of 3 and she was ready, she decided she did not want a diaper anymore and wanted big girl underwear. We tried pushing her a few months earlier and it was a nightmare. She did love her potty video though since she was 2.

Re: how old was your child when you started potty training?and how did you start?

My son was fully trained at 3. We started around 2-1/2. He was so regular with poops, that every night about 20 minutes after dinner, we made him sit on the potty to go. Sometimes he really didn't want to , but we bribed him with M&M's and sure enough, after a few weeks, he would tell me when he had to do poop on the potty. Seemed so easy to us!

Pee pee on the other hand, it wasn't that easy. He had no desire to get up and use the potty if he was busy. He would actually sit in wet underwear, so I knew he wasn't ready. We backed off for a bit, reminding him every time, because he clearly knew what to do since he was poopy potty trained. When his 3rd birthday came, we told him that was it, all underwear and we never looked back. He trained in 2-3 days. And trained overnight too at that time.

Message edited 12/1/2007 5:32:42 PM.