Is it time to potty train?

My daughter is 16 months old. My mom tells me that I should start potty training her cause she had me and my sisters potty trained by 18 months. But how will I do it? How will I know she has to potty. She doesn’t talk yet. Any advice or tips?
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You could start introducing her to it by a little potty and when you pee sit her on it you could also teach her sign language to communicate for using the potty

What cues is she showing that indicates she’s ready?

There are usually readiness signs. A few are below. If she has readiness signs then you can definitely try . But even then, it’s ok to wait too. My daughter showed all the signs by the time she was 2. And we started adding it to her routing before and after nap/bed. She is 3.5 now and it’s only been in the last 2 months, I’d call her potty trained Some readiness signs 1 Pulling at a wet or dirty diaper 2 Hiding to pee or poop 3 Showing Interest in others’ use of the potty, or copying their behavior 4 Having a dry diaper for a longer-than-usual time 5 Awakening dry from a nap 6 Telling you that they’re about to go, are going or have just gone in their diaper

I honestly don’t have an advice or tips but I would just get her familiar with the potty first and just sit her on it a couple times throughout the day even if she doesn’t go all the time but you could learn her bathroom cues from her body language or try sign language for when she has to pee

We start April 3rd

Wait till she's ready. Usually they can pull pants up and down, know when they're going to go. She's pretty young- just listen to her :)

I just started introducing my daughter to the potty. She’ll sit on it and pee on it. Especially if i put on paw patrol. But she doesn’t tell me when she needs to go(she’s 15 months and can’t talk yet) so i just set a timer for every 45 mins bring her to the potty. It’ll obviously take some time and that’s okay! My goal is for her to be potty trained at 18 months but don’t let anyone tell you what you should be doing because that’s what THEY did. YOU are her parent. Not them

Yea, shar put up things that show they are ready. You want to be careful to not start too soon so a negative association is not made. Once you start you have to stick to it. Wait for a few of those signs and like others said just expose her to the toilet in a fun way.

Personally, our pediatrician says don’t worry about it until about 2. 🤷‍♀️

I’ve always watched for my boys to give me signs like taking off their diaper.

My son goes in to the bathroom with us and he sits on his potty. He doesn't go potty most of the time but we just take him with so he gets used to the idea. He is just starting to learn that he is peeing and pooping. And he pulls at his diaper when it is wet. Sometimes he will bring me a clean diaper to tell me he needs to be changed. My daughters however weren't fully potty trained until age 3

Yesterday she followed my mom to the bathroom and was trying to pull her pants down. Some nights she will wake up with a fry diaper but not always. She always squats when she potty’s(I think anyways) and she will lay down when she needs her diaper changed.

We put my daughter on the potty after naps, make a peepee noise and turn on the water. Sometimes she does potty, sometimes she doesn't. She's 16 months and we're just including potty time in to her routine.

I think 16 months is so young. You could start by talking about the potty. Maybe get a book to read. Watch the Daniel tiger potty episode and sing the songs. But I personally waited until 2 with my kids. There’s no rush and they’re ready when they’re ready

It’s up to you but I’m happy I’ve started earlier than a lot of people say to wait until 2 or 3. I think I’d be miserable. I will send this podcast episode I listened to that gives the structure for how they potty train at Montessori schools starting at 12 months old. I’ve been doing this since he was 15 months and now he is 18 months, it’s going well! https://open.spotify.com/episode/43yA2Bjbsi8txKl9bvTFbZ?si=LLrO_uy3S6S8OLHXkftezw

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how's she tellin you ? mine isn't talking At all just yelling and screaming.

You can search about elimination communication. It is about learning to read your child, and you can implement this since newborn! I have been doing it since 9 months. And I almost never clean poop diapers. He also pee on the potty after every nap and yesterday before going to bed. Some night diaper is dry when he wakes up! Of course, this is a gradual process, not like potty training in 3 days, but I feel it has helped. Search for this on you toube

@Sabrina mine does talk either, but I have learned to read his body signals

@Sabrina she doesn’t talk but she will squat when she pees and she lays down a certain way when she wants her diaper changed

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