In your opinion, what age should we potty train?

I think for most it is much easier to wait until they are 2.5 years plus. I know plenty of people who started at less than 2 and for most they either gave up or had months and months of it.

@Lisa thanks. My little boy is 17 months and I’m expecting another baby in September. Basically, I was just trying to gauge whether I should attempt to start potty training before the new baby comes. My gut is telling me that will be far too soon for him but just wanted to know what others have experienced. I can see myself waiting until 2.5/3 years old

We started potty training at 18 months and she picked it up quite quick. We still have a couple accidents now and then which I think is normal but I don’t regret doing it when I did. I also had a 2 month old baby. I think girls might be easier though to potty train but I’m not sure

My son is 2.5 next month and is no where near ready. My first born was 3 too so I’ll probably wait closer to 3.

2 or so. My daughter 2.4 months old. Shows instrest etc. Even st daycare she see other kids and sits on the potty. I'm clueless still myself. FTM

2.5/3 worked best for us! That was just before his baby brother arrived so it was ideal. I wouldn't rush it though!

For most it’s 2.5 but I’m starting when she’s 1 so next month because she just hates nappies and constantly takes them off. Gonna take it really slow and if she gets stressed out by it we’ll stop I’m not adamant on her being potty trained right now

I tried at 2 because she was taking off her diaper when she went but potty training didn’t stick. She’s now 2.5 and has way more language, is also handing me her diapers and wipes when she goes, along with saying “poopoo” etc. and picking corners to go. My friends who kids are already potty trained, did it between 2.5-3.5 years old.

My sister started potty training my niece from when she was a baby. She would hold her over the toilet so she would get use to it. (Muscle memory) now she’s 3 and can go toilet independently . We don’t even put a nappy on when she sleep as she goes before bed.

At 2 years 4 month, my son was not ready, at 3 he definitely was. He cracked it pretty quickly. I was 6 months pregnant when we did it, I wouldn't have chosen then, but he was ready. In my experience, if they are ready, it will be easy

Between 2 and 3 but as a preschool teacher with that age group it's closer to 3

Look for signs of readiness not age, different children are ready at different times.

@Toni I get that, was just looking for a general trend!

Start slowly at 2, aim to finish by 3. When i say slowly, i mean, just having the potty in the bathroom, just asking "do you need a wee?" Let them watch you/older siblings use the toilet. Then progress to getting them to sit on the toilet. Eventually they will tell you they need a wee or take their nappy off. I've never been a big fan of the potty training in 3 days idea.

I trained my daughter around her 2nd birthday. She goes to a nursery where she mixes with older children so i guess she just started being more aware of toilets and needing to go like the older kids. I went for it and she did take a few weeks but now she’s got it down to a T. If she hadn’t shown interest though I would have tried around 2.5 or 3.

I trained my girls at at 19m, and 22m. My boy now I fully trained him at 2y3m. Waited for a week of no day accidents then I tackled nights, took about another week. I want them trained by the time they start 3yr old kinder.

Yeah ain’t happening with my 2 year old. He was almost ready right after he turned 2 but then a lot of traumatic things happened in our lives when me&his dad broke up and I had to move back home so he’s just now getting readjusted to his new life. We will do it soon when I feel like he is ready again. Right now is not the time.

I potty trained my daughter at 18 months. It was 3 really intense days of accidents, watching her closely then she was done - I know not all children are the same & it was hard but the pay out was so good. I read ‘potty train in a weekend’ For littler ones, I suggest a potty for home, then a travel one for the car - then you don’t have to stress while you’re out. The baby bijorn potty has a removable insert, I would just put nappy bags in there so I didn’t have to deal with the mess. The travel potty I used also came with bags you could throw out. By 20 months she was keen to try the toilet, so I let her & since then she has just used the toilet. It’s a personal thing, I had a little one coming & didn’t want two in nappies. Watch his cues, if he seems interested in the toilet or notices when he’s pooing - maybe he is ready. They are more clever than we think - do whatever feels right & trust your gut

Each child is different and could very much surprise you. Only one way to find out or any harm in trying before and if not then put a pin in it.

I will start with my son after he turns 2 because although he says "poo" now before he pooes and grabs his diaper when having a wee I don't think he's ready to drop his diapers. And I kind of want to drop his nappies completely besides bedtime once we start potty training to avoid confusion

In my own experience boys r different than girls. Girls will pick up it n run with it much earlier & quicker then boys.

Did ec starting at 6months, personally should of wrapped it up sooner but we wrapped it up at about 14-16months.

Eric the bladder charity say it's better to stop using nappies between 18 and 30 months (for bladder and bowel health) I only seen this like two weeks ago and my guy is 33m but he's taken it like a champ. They have a guide as well, they don't believe in waiting for "ready signals" as not all children will have then kind of thing

Let your little one lead you in when s/he’s ready. Some are potty trained by 2 years, some aren’t fully pt’d until closer to 4 or even 5. My partner pushed to have ours potty trained by 3 (because she was about to start preschool), but I did not ever force her (she’d sit on the toilet & cry the couple times I was pressured to try that) and she was going potty alone by 3 1/2, then pooping on her own by 4. Now she’s almost 5 and can poo/potty by herself, can wake herself up at night to go, and no longer wets the bed. Let them take the time they need. It’s much easier to potty train when the child is willing and ready. :)

I personally believe in starting as soon as you feel the child is ready to.. they are always gonna go through a phase of not using the potty tho but I believe sooner the better

Between 2-2.5. Everyone I know who did it before 2 years old seemed to be stressing way more than they should.

For Daycare most babies are “required” to be potty trained at 3. It doesn’t hurt to introduce a little before 2, just to give yourself more time. The big thing is not pushing it to hard otherwise you’ll turn them off of it but at the end of the day your baby will do it when their ready and try not to stress yourself out about it.

We potty trained just after my son turned two using the 'oh crap' method. To be honest the week before we started I didn't think he was anywhere near ready but then he was completely refusing to wear nappies and so we didn't have much choice. It was a hard few weeks but he did take to it well, some parts of potty training were easier than others. Both of us were much happier for him to be out of nappies as he was always a nightmare to change and never liked wearing them. I was very glad we did it when we did because as he got closer to 3 years he became more stubborn and challenging and I just couldn't imagine trying to potty train him at that age. It also meant we have had a long break before baby number two has come along. I know personally I wouldn't cope with two in nappies.

I started at 8mo. My son is now 16 mo and will walk me to the bathroom to put him on the potty. The only reason why I feel he’s not fully potty trained is because I’m the only one consistent with him. His dad doesn’t do any training with him

Its always the sooner the better

Definitely not one years old 🤯

We have potty useage twice a day (wake up and post nap at 22 months) been at this for about a month I’m waiting until summer to ditch the nappy’s and try get it sorted in a few days at home “free range” 🤞🏻🤞🏻

My girls 2.8yrs. She not potty trained. We're starting though as she showed an interest in using the toilet, she knows what it's for. We skipped out potties and gone straight to the toilet though. She got a seat that goes over the top and a couple of steps up so she can get on and off. She's had the seat for maybe two weeks and weed a few times now. She doesn't tell me when she needs to go yet though no matter how many times I tell her she needs to tell me. We've just incorporated it into the nighttime routine at the moment. We're moving house soon and the HV said it's best to wait as a big change can invalidate all you've done so far but she really wanted to sit on the toilet.