Potty Training

when should i start Potty Training my son?

My son is 18 months and I have a daughter who is 3. My daughter is potty trained. My son wants to sit on the potty only with his diaper on. If I should take the diaper off he will not sit on. Is he just to young for me to start potty training or should I just let him sit on the potty with the diaper on. Is he just not ready to be potty trained or is he?

Showing interest is the biggest sign. Children who have older siblings to watch & emulate usually train earliet. My 1st was regular in his habits (peed 20 min after waking up, BM 35 min after lunch) so he was easy. He was totally trained by 1 yr & dry at night. He’d wake up & call me, “POTTY!” during the night if he had to go. It was practically his 1st word.
The others actaully were later than him. I like potty training best during the summer. They can go w/out pants & you can see. Little boys are easiest, they get an erection about 30 seconds before they start to spout, just watch for it & catch it.
Many people say that a child who is ‘trained’ early isn’t really trained, it’s the parent. That might be true for the 1st month, but you let him get used to being dry, in underwear & feeling big & he’ll dislike messing his pants just as much as you do. It’s not a pleasant feeling, once you’re used to being dry. Then…. the child gets trained…. VERY quickly!
I also carried a potty chair in my car, they have little bladder control at this age. When they tell you, you have ot react QUICKLY

I also believe in treats. My kids don’t get candy. They believed that V8 was soda, we take veggies when we go somewhere (my kids were fighting over the last peice of broccoli in the Matterhorn ride at Disneyland…. got lots of amazed stares from parents!) When they successfully performed on the potty, they got a single M&M, or sweet-tart, or good & plenty… whatever they liked. We called it potty-chair candy & that was the only time they got candy (aside from Easter, Halloween & Xmas.) Yes, they are almost all into healthy eating as adults.

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