The Right Time For Toilet Training
Toilet training can sure take a toll on one’s patience. For one, you usually have to wait until your child is ready before you can start. And while you’re toilet training already, sometimes it’s a hit-or-miss thing (no pun intended!).
My eldest daughter, P, has just started toilet training. She’s already three-and-a-half and it’s only now that she’s started. My wife and I had actually been planning to toilet train her before starting school (she’s attending Beginners’ level right now), but apparently she wasn’t ready yet. So she’s been wearing her nappies even to school until that time a few weeks ago when she told us she didn’t want to wear diapers anymore.
Toilet training doesn’t really come at a “right” or “prescribed” time or age. You just have to wait until your child is ready. You have to wait until your child is mature enough to understand that she has to go to the toilet; otherwise she’s going to wet herself and/or the floor (or other furniture) if she misses.
How do you know she’s ready? It’s usually when she can already tells you she wants to go pee or poo-poo. This means she’s already aware of how it feels when one is full, and she’s already aware that she should hold it in until that time she has access to a toilet (or a toilet trainer).
Remember, there’s no age “too old” or “too young” for toilet training. This depends on emotional maturity and readiness, so it can come at different ages.
October 28th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Potty Training
Yes I have started potty training my little boy who is almost 18months old. People look at me weird and say rude comments about it. But my daughter was potty trained when she was 18months old and I know I can do it again.
I just wanted to pass along this potty training book. It gives you tons of great tips for getting started. She also talks about how much money you will save from not buying diapers. It is written by a mother who also taught preschool and helped potty train a lot of her students.
She isn’t a doctor or psychologist but a mother who has been there and accomplished it. The book is usually $27 dollars but she is running a sale right now for $17 dollars. And you can just download it onto your desktop. No waiting for it to come in the mail.
So good luck and I hope it helps!
http://thepottytrainer.com
October 28th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Potty Training
I have started potty training my little girl when she turned 2 and now we are fully potty trained.
I just wanted to share this potty training book with my fellow moms. It gives you lots of tips and techniques on how to get started. The author talks about how much money you will save from not buying diapers. It is written by a mother who also taught preschool and helped potty train a lot of her students.
She isn’t a doctor or psychologist but a mother who has been there and accomplished it. The book is usually $27 dollars but she is running a sale right now for $17 dollars. And you can just download it onto your desktop. No waiting for it to come in the mail. I was even able to ask for tips from their online customer support.
Good luck and I hope it helps!
http://thepottytrainer.com