We have yet to decide when to start potty training Declan. I know he's only 16 months old and I know that most children (especially boys) aren't ready until they are closer to two, but I've been thinking about it a lot lately and wanting to prepare ourselves as best as possible.
My first thought is to wait until after Baby #2 comes because we will be spending lots of time at home recuperating and adjusting so it will give us the time to focus on training him. Sean will be home for two weeks and then my mom will be here for the two after that, so I will have lots of help. I don't want to start training before the baby comes, have Declan do really well, and then regress because of the life changing event of a new baby entering our world. But then I think about how advanced he is in so many areas and that he may have the ability to catch on really quickly and that it will stick. He is already telling us when he has poo poo and sometimes he'll even say "Poo poo" but has none, then a few minutes later he does. So it's as if he knows when he has to go.
We haven't done any reading or research on the subject, so we are total novices at this whole area. And before we dive into the land of the unknown, I thought I would see what advice and suggestions we could get from friends and family. So, feel free to comment or send me a personal email/message with anything you feel might be helpful! Thank you!
Oh dear! My littlest man is 2 1/2 and I haven't even started to potty train him! I think I'm feeling a little convicted over here Kadance... I keep telling myself I wanna move first, but I don't really even know when that is going to happen :)
ReplyDeleteOh no! Don't feel convicted. I would not have even considered thinking about doing this until he was 2 except that he seems to be ready to try. :)
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