Potty training when is too late

I have 6 kids. He was just not interested. With my last 2 I learned to start them young when they were not old enough to be interested or not. I think potty training, like many parenting issues, is a case by case decision. What might be right for some children would not work for others. That being said, many preschools will not allow children in the 3-year-old classroom without being potty trained.

He was very interested at 19 months but then a few months later decided he wanted nothing to do with it. He was not fully potty trained until he was 3 yrs 2 months old. I am happy those days are long behind us. I agree with you. Life becoming tough day by day. Parents are always busy in their work. So it is difficult for them to take care properly.

As a result most of the children are getting potty training late. I think there is a solution for parents. Potty training apps can help them. I like your article. Great job. We potty trained our first at 15 months done by 17 months and then used EC elimination communication for our second starting at 4 months.

It took a week or so for him to go with encouragement and to be able to signal when he needed to go. By 1 year he was in a big boy bed and took himself to the bathroom. He is now 19 months old and going strong.

While I know that everyone does it differently, I can honestly say that once a child communicates they need to go, they should probably be taught.

It was about my kid. As it was we waited until the new one was 2 weeks old before we started the older one. Thanks again for the great post. Your email address will not be published. Skip to content This post may contain affiliate links.

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A platform helping fund the type of in-depth journalism that the public wants to see. These include: less frequent urination — not less volume but more consistent gaps; showing interest in the potty or toilet; awareness of bowel motions coming before they happen; awareness of urination after it happens knowing the puddle on the floor came from them!

Short URL. About the author:. Chrissie Russell. See more articles by Chrissie Russell. Contribute to this story: Leave a Comment. Send a Correction. Read next:. Embed this post. The trouble is, if you leave it too much later, the child has learned that a nappy is the right place for bodily functions.

She advises introducing the potty from 12 months in a low key way — just as our parents did — so they get used to the idea and are less likely to develop hang-ups about it later. Children who began aged months were better off.