children in general are physiologically ready for traning by 18mo - it is a cultural concept of readiness that interprets 'readiness' otherwise. Plenty of (widely ignored) evidence for that. I would agree with everyone who has said that if your little one is ready then it will be relatively straightforward. I am not a fan of Gina Fords baby books ? but this one worked a treat for ds1 and now has again with ds2. I thought it made a lot of sense and was a very reasonable, gentle approach. (e.g. If your child does not already do x,y or z then wait a while before starting, they might not be ready. Give them small rewards when they do something on the potty. Give them lots of praise for trying and don?t tell them off when they have an accident, just encourage them) This clearly organised book makes potty training easy, and even fun. Including updated information on:

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It’s like one of the 10 Commandments for Kids reads ‘Thou shalt never willingly step away from running water.’ Bear that in mind as you bask in the glow of a child doing his first poo in the potty. You are now going to have to spend ten minutes trying to lure them away from the sink. And then another five minutes mopping the bathroom floor. 8. Do You Need To Go? Toilet training is tough for parents, but there’s no need to award yourself a weekend in the Hotel Europe just because you filled a chart.Just because you don’t wash your hands after going to the toilet doesn’t mean you should pass that habit on to your kids. The bit you never tell you in potty training school is that you will also need to teach kids how to wash their hands. The good news is it’s very easy to get a child to start washing his hands. The bad news is virtually impossible to get him to stop. As long as the child is ready it's a breeze. I was dreading it with my first dd but it was so easy I remember wondering what all the fuss was about. Same with second dd, no accidents after a the first few days. My middle son took 6 months and was a complete nightmare. He's nearly now and only recently reliably dry at night. I've just started potty training my 2.8 yr old DS, having read the Gina Ford "Potty training in 7 days" book. Basically she says that you should have more successes than accidents by the end of day 1, and fully trained within 7 days. So far this has NOT been my experience. He's done one wee in the potty and 207,000 (seems like) on the floor.

Potty Training In One Week by Gina Ford - Penguin Books Australia

It was nice to have step by step guide, especially since I'm clueless when it comes to babies, kids and all things related. Just like her "Contented Little Baby Book", you have to be committed and willing to spend a lot of time and effort in the beginning to get any reasonable results. For us the first day was a nightmare, second was better and by lunchtime on the third day she was dry and fully potty trained. In fact we've just trained Ds2, we're 10 days in, and no accidents for 3 days, so it has worked for him, so far. prepare for the arrival of a second baby, including how to cope physically, emotionally and financially, and how to adapt her routines when caring for a baby and toddlerBear in mind that all your partner’s friends will have the same idea when they read the book – I can do better than that. That’s why you’ll find women showing Elmo’s Potty Time video to their four-hour-old baby in the maternity hospital. Like I say, competitive. Others will tell you to do low-demand with your DD but you have to reduce the demands (expectations) on yourselves too. We had always used a different brand of nappy for bedtime and thankfully she didn't demand an un-holey night-time nappy to use for daytime wees.