We're on day 5 and not sure whether to continue or try again later. He knows when he wees and poo and tells you but doesn't want to sit on the potty. He's only had wees in the potty when I've got him to sit there for a little while but not sure he's connecting the two. By 5 days should he sit on the potty by himself or does this take longer?
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Also tells you when he's about to poo but runs off so I've caught some poos but I don't think that counts š

Heās still young! Could be worth offering underwear or diaper every day until youāre ready to try again more intentionally š¤·š»āāļø Iāve heard itās more of a challenge with boys

To grasp the idea? Sure maybe 7 but he was no where near done having accidents one week into potty training.

Quite quickly got the idea of potty training but still a working progress and she doesnāt pee at nursery etc x

We started in the March when he was 2 years 9 months. He finally cracked it in July when he was 3years 1 month š it was a long ride

If theyāre ready you can do it in a few days, if theyāre not ready it takes longer. I think my son was almost 3 when we did it but we skipped the potty and put him straight on the toilet. It took 2 days and after that he never had an accident at home, only at a friends house or nursery when he was too busy playing. My daughter is almost 2 but def not ready yet.

I would say it took her nearly a month or 2 for us to say sheās confidently toilet trained! We didnāt start her early either, she was showing signs of readiness from 18 months & it was more to help with her constipation. Just keep at it! If youāre finding itās still a bit of a struggle after a month, maybe take a break and then restart.

i tried potty training my son last august before he turned 3 at the end of august. he had lots of accidents, he wasnāt ready. i put him back in nappies and in october half term when he was off nursery, i tried again and he cracked it on the first day! we did the three day potty training method and he didnāt have any accidents those three days, on the fourth day when we finally put clothes on him he had one accident but didnāt have any accidents again! its all about when your child is ready as well. as much as we like to get them potty trained as soon as possible (which i felt so guilty as a mum that i couldnāt even tho i tried so hard), you canāt potty train a child that isnāt ready for it xx

It took under 5 days with my boys. I just waited till they showed signs of readiness and they got the hang of it right away. They both became fully potty trained a month before their 3rd birthdays.

My LO is 25 months Iāve been playing role play with his teddies and it did help a bit.
But the real life change has been the toilet seat with the ladder!
Iāve introduced that one week ago (green of course as itās āhulkā toilet) lol
And he is now smashing it
He even sit on the potty independently now as I have only one upstairs toilet.
Been potty training for two months ish (only weekends)
And within a week with the ladder he is doing it!
Worth a try x

My son was 2 years and 8 months, grasped it in 1 day. When he was 2years6 months we tried and he really wasnāt ready, he kept having accidents, couldnāt get to the toilet in time. When we tried 2 months later, he did 1 wee on the potty/toilet and that was it, got it straight away! Made the toilet every time and didnāt have a single accident x

Id keep with it! For my daughter it definitely took a bit but now weāre in a routine, when we wake up Iām like okay letās go potty sheāll grab a yogurt/applesauce pouch and we walk to the potty and I set her down and sheāll go. I do that every morning and right before bed time (well bring a book -no pouch). During the day itās harder cause sheās with my sister while Iām at work and I know sheās not working on it with her. BUT I know sheās starting to get it cause sheāll hold her diaper and sheās like āmomma peeeee/pooā and sheāll run to the bathroom sometimes I miss the poo cause sheās quick or she has already gone. I need to really work on it over the weekend cause sheās now at the stage of putting her hands IN her diaper šBUT if youāre a stay at home mom maybe set a timer for like every hour - my mom told me to just leave the diaper off but my daughter likes to cuddle and my husband and I have been peed on way too many times š¤£š„²

About 3 days for wees but another month for poos.

Update....he went over to the potty and sat down and had a wee without any guidance! Wahooo šš„³