Just curious how it turned out for those who potty trained their sons early than 3? Were there any huge hiccups, regressions or anything worth noting? My little guy has consistently told me for the last 3 weeks every time he poops in his diaper! He'll say 'poo poo' and then run to the back room (where I change him). Obviously, I haven't been able to catch him prior to him doing the deed, but my 1st son never, even to this day at 3.5yrs would tell me if he has done something in his pants. He could careless! My oldest has been fully day trained since 3 and it was fairly easy to train him, but he was also a full 15 months older than his bro is now?
My only concern is that my hubby and I are giving it go for the next 3 months in trying for a 3rd. If it doesn't happen no biggie he's going to go get the 'snip snip' and we'll be happy with our two boys! But if I am pregnant, I'm worried when the 3rd comes my lil' guy would regress and I would totally have wasted my time training him? Thoughts is it too young? I guess it it works I'd get 9 months out of having to buy diapers, right?
I'd start slowly. Start taking him & his diaper into the bathroom and have him watch you put the poo into the toilet, let him make the connection....see if he's interested. Worth a try. Mine was closer to 2-1/2 when we started...
Here are some signs of readiness from the Dr. Brazelton book. There are other lists out there too that may be helpful. My boys all trained progressively earlier: 3.5, then 3, then 2.5
1.She's not excited about walking and being on her feet all the time. She is not as excited to be moving around all the time and is ready to sit and stay focused
2.She has receptive language and can understand directions
3.She can say, "No."
4.She will start putting things where they belong.
5.She imitates your behavior.
6.She starts to urinate and move her bowels at predictable times.
7.She is aware of her body.
If you've got a small potty, have him sit on it while you go pee. Make the "sss" sound. He'll eventually figure out that pee goes in the potty. Eventually, you can have him sit on the potty with no diaper. After a couple of months, if he seems ready, you could start the next steps. Apparently, 26 months is a primo age (developmentally) to start.
My son was two when he started using the toilet. He just peed in the toilet all day and would not poo. I tried everything but one day the sitter just told him that he should sit there and do it. The most important thing about potty training is that you have to let the kids figure out what works for them . I think that if he is telling you that he has gone then you can put him on the toilet about every hour and see how he responds. If he is truly ready then he should pick it up really fast. If he regresses then it will probably only be for a while but I think he will be fine.
Here's the best educational website I've ever seen on potty training. It gives a few variations on"readiness" checklists, plus tips on various training strategies, the best ages to start them, and the advantages and disadvantages of each approach: http://www.parentingscience.com/toilet-training-readiness...
I've watched two generations of families train their littles. Waiting until the child is genuinely ready is generally the smoothest sailing. When I was born in the 40's, it was the fashion to train kids very young. But there are several people just in my own social circle who have had serious issues as adults (with authority figures, with negative self-image, with deep shame issues) who invested plenty of money and time in counseling to correct the issues they had carried their whole lives because of intense, early toilet training.
Thgis topic is so controversy, my kids were born in the 80's when kids were yrained early, by agwe 2 my husband was teaching our sons how to tand up and pee, our first son potty trained by21 months our second son was 19 mon ths and our daughter was 22 months. All easy. J.
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Thgis topic is so controversy, my kids were born in the 80's when kids were yrained early, by agwe 2 my husband was teaching our sons how to tand up and pee, our first son potty trained by21 months our second son was 19 mon ths and our daughter was 22 months. All easy. J.
Try it, if he doesnt train in a week, he's not ready yet, perhaps sit him on the toilet after he goes and then put a new diaper on in the bathroom so he starts to get the jist of where potty happens.
