I have a baby girl who is 13 months old. How old do people generally start potty training their kids?

Answer 1

When your child shows an interest. Some children can be trained at 18 months, others are 3 1/2.

Answer 2

Good question! The general populace says that around 2 is the time to start training, but MANY people have started much earlier, especially if they study and start EC, elimination communication. Some start as young as 3 months (and have success)! I have a 15 month old that has started giving me cues that she's ready to potty train (she takes her diaper off, if possible, as soon as she poops). So really, it's up to you! If you think your little one is ready, try putting her on the potty when she wakes up, before bed, and about 20 minutes after a meal/nursing. Many start off by putting them on the potty every half hour or so and using a specific trigger word or sound, like "potty" or a whooshing sound. You can get a potty chair, or just get one that sits on top of the full sized toilet, which some people say is better. Good luck!

Answer 3

I have three kids. My oldest was potty trained by the time she was two, but the younger two weren't potty trained until they were about 3. Don't try to force a 13 month old to be potty trained if she isn't ready. (I do understand how eager you probably are to get her out of diapers, though!) If you're intent on potty training her now, just try putting her on a toilet (a little girl toilet) once or twice a day about fifteen minutes after she has something to eat or drink. She'll eventually get used to it.

Answer 4

Generally until they show interest.
But my brother started when he was about 13 months old. This was great for a while. Then he changed babysitters and started purposely peeing all over the place. He didn't get re-potty trained until he was like two. Night potty trained- nearly four.
My other brother didn't show interest until a couple of weeks ago. He is already potty trained at three years old (he's eleven years younger than me)
It all really depends. but don't try to push them. For my second brother, we found that letting him pee his pants and then not changing them for about five minutes and offered a reward (mm's). He was trained in about three weeks of trying out that system.
Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Around 2 years old. It takes a while for children's nerves to develop to the point where they can actually feel when they need to go.

My daughter is 19 months and tells me sometimes when she needs to pee, and tells me after she has pooped.

I got the video "Once Upon a Potty," and according to the parent's section, most experts agree kids are ready after 2, sometimes not until 3. The handout my pediatrician gave us after her 18m appt. did say SOME children are ready between 18-24 months.

But I'd wait until she wakes up from naps/sleeping with a dry diaper. She also should be telling you she is going to go before you start full-blown potty training. If you want to get a potty in the meantime so she gets used to the idea of it, that's fine.

Answer 6

Dr.s say at 2 years old or older is best but I introduced my son at 12 months pretty hard core, and was trained for about a week then just stopped.. so we stopped, reintroduced every 3 months until I finally went full force into training at 22 months, he was potty trained completely in 2 weeks (except at night time)

Answer 7

Typically, parents will wait until their child starts showing signs of being "ready" - such as staying dry through the night, telling you when they are ready to go potty, showing an interest in using the potty themselves.

My daughter is not quite two yet. We have a potty seat for her that she likes to sit on sometimes but it's just to get her used to the idea of sitting on it.

Answer 8

many people are potty trained by day-care, but those who do it at home say that you should start by buying a small potty for her, and ease into the actual toilet seat (around 4 for that)

1) teach her how to sense that she needs to go (this is the hardest part now to two years old)
1) buy small potty (2-3)
2) buy toilet seat cushion, because the seat is too wide for them and it hurts (4-5)

Answer 9

Some people start now, some wait. If she's walking, you can try now. Just sit her down on the potty on regular intervals. I waited until my son was two and tried. Girls seem to train easier and quicker than boys.

Answer 10

i don't care what anyone says, you will know when she takes intrest, let her take the lead, if you want her to do it, offer to set her on the potty, my son HATES the potty chair we got him a smaller seat that sits on the toilet it's self, and he really likes it, * found it at walmart for less than $10* i think they like the idea of sitting on the big potty because thats what mommy/daddy/siblings do, you could also take her with you!! she is still young so i wouldn't push it unless she is wanting to do it! but hey you know your daughter if u think she is ready go for it! oh also, i had a friend that gave her child jelly beans for going potty, i tried it also but wasn't impressed, my son began to think that if he sat on the potty he would get a treat so I stopped doing it, i think he likes the praise more, we make a big deal when he goes in the toilet and clap a lot i sing and dance like "my big boy went potty in the toilet* also www.ivillage.com has a LOT of good advice on potty training tips, surveys to take to see if she is ready etc. i would go there and search around you might find some useful things!!! much luck!