Potty Training

I was wondering when do most people start potty training? How did you start? What's your technique? How long did it take? Do you use a little "mini" potty or a toilet attachment?

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I toilet trained two of my brothers and one of my sisters, so i figure i might be able to give some help.

I usually start about 1-2 years old. it depends on the child really. if they are starting to tell you they piddled or poopd in their nappy then thats a pretty good sign you should get started, but you can start much earlier and teach them to know this stuff.

Your approach comes down to you, your situation, your child, all that stuff. everyone is individual so its silly to have a generic guideline for everyone.

I started off with Konnah when he was 1.5 years old. he has a speech disability, so it raised a challenge i nthat aspect, and it was also my first attempt to train a child as well :)

i started by taking him to the toilet when i changed his nappy tolink the dirty nappy to the toilet in his head. i also explained that big boys go to the toilet instead of wearing nappies, and that he was becoming a big boy. i explained how the toilet worked ( ie, sit on it, wipe if necessary, flush.) i also told him that its okay if it takes a while before he can do it, as we all need to learn, and to ask for help when he needs to use the toilet. i completely ignored the pull-ups, i found them too expensive to stick on the shopping list (my mum has 8 kids and had my grandma living with us, and neither of my parents worked) so he went straight into jocks. none of those plastic liners as i found they gave him a rash, and i dont think it felt too different from a nappy. with jocks he felt it (this is gross i know) run down his leg, and he saw us clean it up, and he went and sat on the toilet which helped.  i didn't use a potty at all as i figured it would take twice as long to teach hi mto use one, and then another.

when we were teching him to learn to aim we simply stuck a pingpong ball in there and told him to try and hit it. (after we worked out he wanted to cover anything white with piddle) after he's done the ball can be easily fished out with a fishtank net that cost around $3.00 and left in the net until net use.

My sister was a shy one and wouldnt use the toile when someone was watching. instead she would stand in front of the toilet and do her business and get upset if someone tried ot put her on the toilet. We bought a simple child safety step specificaly for toilet traoining that can be found iin most baby outlets and turned around. once she was done she would ask fr help with the wiping and loved to press the button.

Declan went through the same process as Konnah. but beware. declan saw someone having a pee in a urinal, (something konnah hadnt seen) and ever since we have had yellow walls in the toilet.

Just be patient and do your own thing. what i have typed above is what i did with my brothers and sister, and is not a recommendation, or a guideline, it is just what i did to give an idea of what you could try.