What sort of signs do you look for when your child is ready to start toilet training?
I just seen a post about toilet training and people said to start when they show signs.
So I was wondering what sort of signs to look for lol
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Telling you when they are pooing and weeing in their nappy.
Or wanting to wear undies when asked.
Wanting to hop on the toilet when asked.
Those are all signs that they could be ready.
But then again, my 3 year old daughter does all these but she still isn’t completely ready. She will still accidents if we pop her in undies for a full day because she gets busy and forgets to stop and go to the toilet.
I hate the term “training” because I feel like you cant train a child to use the toilet. I’ve always felt like it’s more a physiological thing and you just need to use gentle encouragement and wait for them to do the rest.
Not all kids will show obvious signs without a bit of a nudge in the right direction. Personally I wouldn't even bother before 2 years old though, i tend to think the ideal time is between 2 and a half and 3!
But yeah, other signs may be knowing when they've gone or not liking the sensation of a dirty nappy, taking nappies off entirely, showing curiosity in the toilet and their privates and actually having the communication skills is important too.
Mine ripped off nappy and didn't want to wear it. Insisted on knickers.
Knowing when they're going or when they need to go (saying they're going to do it before they do) is key.
I know it's normal to toilet train at 3 now but honestly kids are ready before this. My youngest is 15 so I toilet trained mine the old school way which was the Summer closest to their second birthday, 3 of mine were toilet trained at 2 or before. Not bragging about that either, that was very normal back then. None of mine had a bottle at bed time so the first sign was a dry night , that came around 18 months to 2 years and that means they can control their bladder, even if they wee when they wake up. Accidents are going to happen, it's part of them learning when they should start saying they need to go to the toilet. It doesn't mean they're not physically ready, they are just used to ignoring the signs.