Potty Progress

When my son was 16 months old, I bought a small potty for him and put it in the bathroom so that he’d get familiar with it. I had no expectations, I just wanted him to know what the potty was used for. He did get very familiar with it and has known exactly what it is for quite a while now. It doesn’t mean he wants to use it, but he knows what it is there for.

Throughout the past year, my son has been showing increasing signs of readiness and has gone in the potty several times. Each time he is very proud of himself and I think that he is going to continue, but it hasn’t worked out that way. Recently he started showing more signs of potty training readiness, such as asking me to change his diaper and telling me when he has gone. Here is a full checklist if you are interested in checking whether your child is ready or not.

My plan is to be a little bit more aggressive in helping him get potty trained. I just ordered a new potty seat for downstairs so that they are accessible for him whenever he needs it. I also got a few potty training books that he absolutely loves.

What type of things have you done to sort of urge your child along in the PT process? At what age did you start? How long did it take? What age did your child fully potty train?