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Potty training is a must at two years old….
I am here to tell you it is not…..
I have heard horror stories, really horrible stories of what moms do, to get their babies to potty train from 18months! I felt angered and discussed, I almost fell in that evil trap of getting the diaper off the bum before or on 2years old.
Trust me, when I tell you buying diapers for five more extra months, wouldn’t kill you, you’ve been buying them for 24 months already!
Sorry I know I’m shouting a lot in this post, but ugh, I get so frustrated. Potty training is a milestone on its own, just like walking, talking and back chatting. They realize themselves that it is time to start getting on the potty and walking around with a wet or soiled nappy is no more fun. This mile stone happens around two years and five or seven months. That is why I waited until the end to finally put her directly on the toilet, (had to cause I tossed out the potty, read about that just now) because she understood things way better, it’s amazing how quickly their brains develop in just 5months.
But getting back to me falling for that trap of potty training on two years, like bam, it’s your birthday, take off that nappy.
We had fights, I was walking around with the mop like it was a cane, cause I would watch her with a hawks eye and ask her every 3minuts, do you want to go peepee? and I all I got was a no, but as soon as I turned my back to do something else besides walking after my daughter like a duckling, she would go.. Forcing her to go potty every 5 minutes was horror! she was in tears, I was angry and so frustrated at one point I threw the potty out the door and told her, now she can do her stuff in the bush like a baboon.
I asked for advice on motherhood Facebook pages, every single one of them, and I got the same advice, to time her and to take her to the bathroom every 3minutes, then 5mintues and you get the picture, I’m sure you got the same advice at some point in your life. If it worked for you great stuff, If it didn’t stick around because I’m bringing an E-book out very soon on how I got my daughter to potty train in two days at the age of two years and seven months.
NOW FOR THAT FREEBIE!!
(shouting again)
Follow this beautiful short link to my Pinterest board and print it out to use as a weekly calendar for your potty training daughter. I simply just made notes on each block. If she finally asked me to go number 1 or 2, how long after she had something to drink should I ask her to go potty.
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Not having kids, I had no idea it was such a tricky task to potty train. Gosh, it sounds terribly stressful all round and I’m glad you found a better way with your daughter.
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Just waiting for that mile stone is the most important thing when potty training! Moms these day want their kids to grow up way to fast so that they can get on with their lives and it’s such a shame!!
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Aw! This photograph just melted my heart. How cute! I think your daughters are going to have such a great time reading these posts and laughing about their baby years once they are older.
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Thank you BP, the photo on the potty is not one of mine, I just used one for illustration. However they are the ones in the other post.. and the photo in the heading
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I like that you don’t rush your kids. I learned many milestones later than average but I am more than fine today, great tips x
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Thank you, my ebook is about half way done. Part of it will be free to subscribers ❤️❤️
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There should be no hurry for potty training, its all okay even if a child crosses this milestone 2 months later. Though my child was potty trained in less than 2 years, but I took all of it very easily and upto his comfort.
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Some just reach it way quicker. But for us I had to wait, and the wait was so worth it.. because the friday I took off her daiper, that Saturday morning she was potty trained, only had one accident. She is now 3 and beem waking up at night to go , so night time training is also around the corner ❤️
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I don’t have kids so I can’t imagine how it is to potty train there but I’ve been around kids that aren’t potty trained. I bet it’s intense but probably so rewarding.
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Yes!! No more smelly daipers to change! 😷😁
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Very cute photo of innocent little girl. I also strongly believe that let kids learn by their own and sometimes they learn accidentally also these basic things in much better way. Beautifully expressed.
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Girl in the top on the potty is a free image I used from pexel. Yes She wantend her undie, only had one mess and it was all over
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I don’t have kids of my own hence I didn’t know it was such a tricky thing for moms. This post is really helpful, thanks for sharing your story.
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Please, the Ebook is on it’s way! Half way done, I’ll share a bit om my blog
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Seriously speaking, I have no idea about the topic, however, it is interesting to read. I’ve seen my uncle doing such work. And I was going through the same feeling: “tricky task to potty train”.
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Thank you, my Ebook is halfway done, I’ll share some of the content on the blog
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Another reason why I definitely don’t want kids any time soon haha. Glad you eventually found your peace with her potty training 🙂
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Yes!! I just let it go!! Like the movie “frozen”… uhm, that would make a funny meme
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We don’t have children yet and wish to have soon . I love to read your article, it’s very useful tips .
Thank you for sharing
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Stay tuned the follow up will be available by this weekend,husband is off on a hunting trip, so home alone for four days!! Already see my next post, home alone with kids for a week.. 😞😅😅
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I completely agree with you and can relate to the struggle too. My story is little different…she was potty trained at 2-and-half-years but then one fine day constipation started due to teething or may be some other reason. My daughter became so stressed that she wanted to pass stool only in diapers and I was back to square one. But fortunately time passed and now she is fully trained, though she only does it in her IKEA potty seat. Great post…this reassurance is required for every new parent!
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We are starting night training when the summer starts, she already started waking up twice at night to go pee,so I’ll give it a nother month or so
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I love reading this and I agree with you, Having a two kids potty training was not easy for me and so stressful when I remember those days.
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Luckily it will still be 2years before the second on is ready😁
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That’s a genius way to do it- but how did you pin it without posting here first? Also, I would say that girls tend to potty train faster but trying to force it seems hard on the kids.
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It was first connected to ppd and seem to pin itself when I wrote this.. chart I posted directly on my Pinterest and linking my blog
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Oh I love a freebie. My sister is just planning on potty training my nephew, so this would be handy for her.
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I’ll make one for boys aswell, that is if she doesn’t mind the colour of the chart
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I remember when my kids were little and people were always telling me what they should be doing at this age or that. After a while it made me anxious because I thought, I’m doing it all wrong. Finally, I decided to simply live life however it unfolded for us. My son was almost 3 when he showed an interest and it. I don’t remember it ever being a struggle and he caught on quicker than those families who’d made it into a big deal. x
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The same for me!!! We ended up not forcing her anymore and she just snapped it quickly.. it amazes me how much their brain develop in such a small time period
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We are just starting potty training and I think every child is different so when he is ready it will work. No pressure. Toddlers are taking so much in at age two and when they are forced to get on the potty, it is counter productive.
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This is very helpful! Let us not hurry children in learning new things. They will learn it gradually.
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My child’s 19 months old. I planned to start last month but gave up after I got advice to take it slow. Will start at the age of 2 years instead.
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