Could I have my son potty trained before his 2nd birthday next week?

Question

He is very good at following commands and understands a lot we say to him. He tells us when he has poo'd and has sat on the potty a few times.

Should I just go for it and try to get him out of nappies now?

I don't want to hear any nonsense about 'it's to early' becuase personally I think seeing 3 year olds in nappies is just plain gross and laziness on the parents behalf.

Answer 1

I totally agree with you. I wouldn't say it was too soon at all. But it all depends on the individual, and from what you say, (and you'd know) he sounds ready.

My 2nd son took a little longer than my 1st. It was after his 2nd birthday that he got potty trained, but only just after.

Just go for it. Just leave his nappies off in the house at first. Won't be ready for next week though, but you know your son better than anyone else on here. Good luck

Answer 2

Your daughter sounds waiting, yet perchance her body isnt. Theres a tremendous vast difference between her desirous to do it and her having the means to. She's only gaining expertise of now what the feeling is formerly pee'ing or having a bowel stream, it might want to take her slightly to maintain in mind that once she feels the urge she will carry it leaving her sufficient time to get to the potty. If she is mentally waiting, get an egg timer for even as your off. Set it for each 10 minutes or perhaps as it buzzes thats the cue to attempt the potty. no longer everytime will you've fulfillment and its going to require consistancy, besides the undeniable fact that it might want to help your daughter in gaining expertise of that she will experience the urge and expertise she does have the means to carry it. Rewards are tremendous, yet be careful, no longer getting a advantages for sitting on the potty with no pee or poo might want to discourage your daughter at this element. instead..if rewards are something you favor to contain, get some small smiley stickers (or whaever type) from the dollor keep and carry a sheet of paper interior the lavatory. Everytime she hops on the potty she will placed a sticky label on her sheet of paper. Everytime she pee's or poo's circle the sticky label or provide her a larger sticky label to placed on her sheet and on the end of the day, count number her successes. this may even help you word which circumstances of day she is going and also you mgiht have the means to link it with how immediately she pee's after having a drink, or poo's after a meal..and so on sturdy success and perfect desires.

Answer 3

When he goes to potty , don't make it like it is your idea . If he is off the bottle it would be easier ti potty train too . I assume he is off the bottle . I'm only saying this because , I raised three of my own and taking them off the bottle was the best , Break him out of the diaper at home , not when you go to the store , or visiting . Always praise him when he goes to the potty . They are such a good boy , all grown up and THANK him! That says it all . Good Luck Mummy !

Answer 4

if you think your child is ready go for it, my daughter decided 2 months before her second birthday she wantd to start using the potty and from there we never looked back but it was another 6 months or more before we got her out of nappies when we went out places and through the night, I think you should loose your pre conceptions as you will be dissapointed if it doesnt go to plan and delay things further if you give your son the wrong signals,,, as a mother you will know when it is right to do things and when your child is ready, at nearly three it is about average to start them i was lucky with my daughter but some take a lot longer to get the hang of it, boys i know are known to be slower than girls but yeah drop the nappies and see how you go but dont expect too much and dont make it into a deal if he wets but praise him lots when he does do his thing in the potty.

Answer 5

You could start now since he seems interested, but don't expect it to only take a week. When you put a lot of pressure on them, kids tend to resist when it comes to potty training. Be patient, consistent, and encouraging and it will happen.

Your judgment of parents whose 3 year olds aren't potty trained shows how little you know about it. Every child is different and even the most dedicated parents can have a long, frustrating battle. No wonder your kid follows your commands so well. He's probably scared to death of you.

Answer 6

If you think he's ready give it a try.

My 1st son was potty trained at 18 months, my 2nd not until 27 months.

If you know when he's going to poo try and get him on the potty and then praise the hell out of him.

There is a book called potty training in a week if you want help maybe you could get this.

Answer 7

Of course you can if you think he is ready. My daughter was potty trained at 21 months and never had any accidents at all. My boys were just over two. I don't think our grandparents would say that 2 was too young at all, they potty trained much earlier than we do probably due to washing all the terry nappies.

Make sure that you stay in to give him the best chance of success and let him choose pants that he likes as he will be very excited by it then.

Best of luck, I think potty training is not fun but try to make it as stress free as possible for your childs sake. In the toddler taming book he says that he doesn't recommend bribes normally but it is fine for potty training so I have always gone for that. Chocolate makes a very good bribe.

Answer 8

Dear POTTY NAZI,

You are a hypocrite to call other parents lazy. You are tired of cleaning up your kid, so you want to cram into one week one of the most trying tasks of early parenting. You are the lazy parent.

I'd love to be a fly on the wall when your child gets old enough to rebel against your commands. That is going to be so funny, you could sell tickets.

Sincerely,
Refusing to take your BULLSH!T!!!

Answer 9

Totally agree with ski chick & Abbisday. Very harsh to accuse mums and dads as being lazy to wait. I have three children, My first toilet trained at 2 and my second at 3. My youngest is 22 months and when the time is right, not just for my convenience but for her comfort as well, she will come out of nappies. Many people say that if you start before they are ready you end up back to square one.

In your defence, speaking from experience, if you are a first time mum you always seem to want them to do the next thing. Be patient and enjoy them as they grow too quick!

Answer 10

Before my son trained I would have said no way jose but at 26 months I was in the same position but nothing I did really worked. Then after 3 days my 4 year old nephew took my son into the back garden and showed him how to hold his willy and wee and then showed him how to poo on a newspaper(completely unprovoked by an adult). It was as if a light switch went on in my sons head, From that day to this he has been dry day and night. So my advice get a male relative to show him exactly what to do and see if it clicks! Good luck