I'd say your son is definately ready for toilet training. I had a daughter who did exactly the same thing when she was 16 months old, she wouldn't wear nappies in the day and kept ripping them off. By the time she was 20 months, she was toilet trained and only had to wear a nappy at night. Good luck with it all, you are very lucky to have a smart little boy who is ready to be toilet trained, it will be so much easier for you in a few months time.

My "nephew" will take off his diaper is it gets uncomfortable or his parents are a little slower than he likes for a change. But watch if they're playing with the contents- that can be a warning sign of stuff. But them rolling in it once they take it off in the night is not a concern... strange humm what they tell us to worry about and what is supposedly normal...

Well, I JUST potty trained my boy, so I might can help!  First, I woudl make sure your babe knows teh diffrence in a poo adn a wee... it sounds ridiclus, but that was a big problem for us, I kept telling him so go potty, so he woudl sit on his potty and then not know what to do...  when you change his diapers just let him know that he went pee or poo adn start explainign to him what he did...

also,if he knows he needs a new nappy then he can be potty trained.   go ahead adn just try to let him run around with out a nappy on... if he misses the potty just clean it up and then let him watch you put it in the potty... reinforcing that that is where it goes now....   If he dont have a small potty for him, try sitting him on the big potty backwards so he wont have to hold himself up... tho if he goes poo it  will make a mess so make sure you watch for signs of what he is doing! LOL

You can start toilet training whenever you want; just hold him over the toilet or potty after he's eaten or had a drink & congratulate him like mad if he does something. I'd keep the nappies on betweentimes tho if I were you. Use one-piece overalls (button at shoulder) to keep them on so he can't get at them. When the weather's warm enuff, have him outside on the lawn with bare bum so he can notice what's happenning better. In the meantime, let him watch you & Dad use the toilet & maybe get him a potty for his room. Have fun!

Hi,

I think you should wait a little while longer, give him a few more months, it's most likely that he just likes the fact he can get your attention by taking his nappy off. Maybe try pull up nappies in preparation for potty training but use them in conjunction with stickers and if he takes his nappy off then let him know that there will be no stickers. Also maybe you could put 'big boy pants' on over the top of his nappy which may make it a bit more difficult for him to actually take the nappy off.

Jill

Id give it a go and just try him on the potty. It sounds like my little girl at 15months she started doing the same thing and she was behind alittle in speech i tried her on the potty and she loves it she knew excatly wat to do. she's not toilet trained but she goes at least once a day.