Potty Training 18 Month Old - Anyone with Experience at This Age??

My eldest started potty training at 18 months. And she was extremely easy and quick to learn. (sadly, my others weren't as easy or as early LOL) Some children are just ready very early. I just bought her a small potty of her own and sat her on it while I was going to the bathroom. And we talked about what it was for. But she was very mature for her age (especially with speaking skills) so that helped. (I know I never would have been able to have trained my son at that same age.) It certainly doesn't hurt to try. Good luck!

My son began showing interest at 18months as well. We let him choose a potty seat that went over the toilet and allowed him to sit on it anywhere in the house for a few days. Fully clothed of course! Then we moved it to the toilet. Everytime I changed his diaper I would have him sit on the potty seat over the toilet. He was pretty regular with his bowel movements so at that time of the day I would have him sit on it and I would read sotry after story until he went or I got tired. Usually about twenty minutes. He was not fully trained unti 2 1/2 yrs but he was never afraid of sitting on the toilet. He probably could've been trained sooner except I got pregnant and wanted to wait until his brother came along. When I was finally ready to go full force he was completely daytime trained in one month.

I use to check his diaper every 10-15 minutes and if is was dry we would make a huge deal out of it and sometimes have special treats. Then we gradually moved the time to 20-30 minutes. This gave me an idea of how long he could hold it. We would do this every morning until nap. At nap he got a diaper on and then the rest of the day we did't work on it as much. So, I guess he was potty trained pretty well in the am at first. (before I got pregnant). Good luck!

I've started with my daughter, and I'm doing it the way my brother-in-law and his wife trained their son who was trained (only wore diapers at night) before he was 2 y/o! They noticed he went poo poo fairly regularly after meals, so after every meal, they put him on the potty (big toilet with potty seat) and insisted he go poo poo. He'd sit with a book and go and call to them when he was done. My daughter has started to go occasionally in the toilet. It takes awhile to get them to go that first time, but once it happens, you make a big deal about it and give them a treat, praising them for being such a big girl/boy. My daughter LOVES feeling like a big girl, so this works great. The hardest part about this is consistency. I forget to put her on pretty often until it's too late - I get caught up cleaning up the mess from the meal, and she goes in her diaper before I think to get her on the toilet, so I'm not sure she'll be done by the time she's two. BUT, I know it'll be a lot sooner than my son, who's 3 1/2 and still not trained! Argh! :o) Good luck with everything!

My daughter showed a strong interest in it too at that age, I just went with it and the interest faded. Then when she turned 2 it came back full force, here we are at 2.5 and she's potty trained at home, but I still put a diaper on her when we go out and at bedtime. When she's gotta go I don't have time to find a potty, so I prefer her in one right now when we are out. I would suggest putting a little potty where she can sit on it whenever she likes- with or w/o a diaper on. I have one in my living room (hard wood flooring) and it's very convenient and a constant reminder when she's playing. That worked for us, that and rewards- sucker or m&m's, I heard that stickers work well too.