my daughter will be 2 at the end of the month , how will i know when she is ready to be potty trained ?

Answer 1

Don't let people turn you away saying that you should have started months ago. It will happen when SHE is ready. I tried for 5 months to get my two year old to use the potty. The more I made her set there the more she would clam up and not do anything. Just like adults, I'm not sure about you but I can not pee under presure. Encourage her daily even hourly, but do not force it. You can also try rewarding her for using the potty. Also getting her own special potty can help.

Answer 2

Hello... =)

Well...it isn't always so much about when "She" is ready....it's often more a factor of when you can't take it any more....LOL

There comes a time (very soon in fact) when you will experience a phenomenon I refer to as the "$#!+ STORM"....when you turn your back for a moment, and they take a messy diaper, and remove it, deciding that its contents are a source of wall and furniture covering. When your living room or bedroom has been completely ruined for the second or third time, from this phenomenon, you will have a minor psychotic break.

This is the right time for potty training, or putting the dear up for adoption. Since, even in the grips of psychosis, we still do love our children, I sincerely recommend the potty training option.

You will find that once this dreaded phenomenon has passed, and the potty training is going well, your psychosis will begin to subside, and psychiatric help is not usually needed.

I do wish you the very best of luck with all of this.

Namaste,

--Tom

Answer 3

Agreed! Do not listen to these people who are asking you why you have not started training yet, they are crazy. I agree with waiting until they are ready and you will know. Diapers are not that expensive and your child wont be in diapers when they go to college. They all take time at their own pace. I still have a 3 and 4 year old in diapers. As I have said in other posts, I do not agree with forcing them to be potty trained, they will learn when they want to with out forcing the issue. My oldest is 6 1/2 and was in diapers at age 4 in the day time and diapers at nite until 5. He is in school now and is a great student and very popular for his age, very out going and out spoken, does very well in school so it did not hurt him one bit to be in diapers (its plastic underware). Dont worry about it and dont let other people tell you different, its your life, your kids, do the best for what you think is right for you and your kids.

God bless.

Answer 4

You should have started already. Parents today are so lazy. Kids used to be potty trained and completely out of diapers by 18 months. It has nothing to do with if she wants to it is your job as a parent to do it.

Answer 5

My daughter is 16 months and shes starting now. She was taking off her diaper after she used it and when she was in the middle of it she would grab her diaper in between her legs and whine. It does take time and dedication though. you have to help her everytime. I also knew cause when she was using the bathroom in her diaper she would go and sit on the potty with her diaper still on lol Try sitting her on it after she eats and drinks. my daughter's food goes down fast. Let her explore the potty:)

Answer 6

before potty training your child keep in mind that children have not finished growing the major nerve that controls their ablility to control their bowl movements. girls can start before boys for strictly biological reasons. I forget the age that the nerve finishes growing, in boys i think it is 2. you can try and train her now, if it doesn't work dont assume your little girl is too stupid to figure out when she needs to go, remember that she has no physical ablity to figure it out, be patient and wait if the training isn't working.
Tarlarlo has no idea what she/he is talking about, potty training is largely physiological. if your daughter hasn't grown that nerve yet she can't do it, some mature faster than others but don't push your child to be potty trained. Children do know when you are dissapointed with them, and it will effect them and you psychologically if you are not patient with your child, it is not a competition to see who can potty train their kid faster

Answer 7

Well they don't just start doing this on their own...You have to begin to teach them. I have a potty training toilet for my daughter who is almost two...She doest quite understand how to go to the bathroom in it yet, but she knows what it is...I have it sitting right in front of my toilet and I take off her diaper and have her sit on it when on do...she copies me...so we have it half way down.

If you can catch them in the act of going potty you can rush them over to the training toilet and have them finish there...Also does your child to what poo poo and pee pee are? If not I would suggest fimilarizing your child with these terms so that they can relate it to what you are trying to teach them while potty training them. If you can sit them on the potty training toilet and ask them if they have to go poo poo or pee pee sometimes they try. Also try and have your child start telling you when they have to go.

I hope this is helpful.

Answer 8

first answer a bit anal my 2 year old has just started potty training he started telling me when he had wet his nappy or hed take it off. when they seem aware that they need to go then thats a good time to begin. keep lots of their books in the toilet to keep them in there and give plenty of praise for the least thing.

Answer 9

dose she tell you when she has to go
dose she hide when she has to poo
dose she take her diaper off
can she underss herslef
and get on the potty/toilet

if you answer yes to all of these than you should start potty training

Answer 10

You should have been training her . I know you think she will tell you but your the parent. And diaper get high as she gets bigger. I'm talking as a parent of three triplets. Get her on the pot now of you will be frustrated. Where I'm from if they can go to the bathroom then they can go to school.