potty training!

When they start hiding for a poo and telling you they've had a poo or wee is usually a good sign they're ready. Thing about accidents is to not make a big deal about it. My little girl is 2 in a few weeks and still not 100% ready. They're all ready at different times and thats ok

It’s actually better to start early, at least before 18m. Signs of readiness wasn’t a thing before disposals were invented most kids were trained before 1 until then. There’s a lot of different methods can research & see what fits your family situation best

For me, I waited until she could walk, able to sign potty, and had some level of interest in the little potty (basically she noticed it and wanted to sit). I highly recommend a little potty especially at the age you're starting. With a big move like that, I'd wait till after the move. Any major changes can stress out a child and make it difficult to potty train or they might regress. Starting that early you have to accept they will have accidents. My daughter was potty trained at 20 months and she had weekly accidents for probably 6 months? 99% of the accidents were at home where she was relaxed or too distracted and I also forgot to prompt her. Major changes also caused issues. Illness, sibling being born, she regressed a lot. The more nonchalant you are, the better the result. They can feel your frustration and it's not going to work out well if you take it out on them. For accidents, I just say "Ope! You missed. Let's get to the potty next time." That's all. Name the action, name the solution, let it go.

Adding that night potty training can be hard. Some aren't developmentally ready to hold their bladder all night till after 3 years old so I didn't bother with it. She started staying dry in her diapers overnight and that's when we started encouraging her to try without her diapers. One night she just put underwear on after her bath instead of the diaper and that was that. Never looked back. That was 3/14 (a month ago) and she's turning 3 in 1 week. Surprisingly we haven't had any bed accidents yet either 🙏

We did the Lora Jensen method (ebook is online). Our daughter was about a month before she turned 2. We followed the method exactly and she was fully trained in 2 weeks and could go out in public including night time. She had been wanting to use the toilet since she was like a year old. Highly recommend. Only had one night time accident but once we stopped liquids by 4pm (still offer a small amount of milk with dinner) she was completely fine.

The longer you wait, the more resistance you will receive. It may seem odd, but babies can actually potty trained much earlier and historically have before diaper companies profited from babies being in diapers and training pants for an extended amount of time. I trained from birth using EC method... but for you, I would suggest first using a smaller potty your daughter can get to easily herself and that you xan take with you to the store. I used one from SkipHop that turns inside out for portability. That way, she gets used to the same potty no matter where she is. If you used disposable diapers, use cloth undies for potty training. The difference will help her better recognize the feeling of when she has an accident. Once she is used to that potty, the stepstool potty model works really well for us and my family members.

As far as for an accident, I told mine "Uh oh, you peepee'd. Peepee is supposed to go on the potty," and I sat her on the potty. I would then ask her if she's finished

and tell her next time we need to go peepee on the potty or ask her "where does peepee go" and wait for her answer "on the potty." Also, watching you go potty will be helpful as well. We learn best by watching others.

My girl is 14 months and I’ll ask her if she pooped when I know she pooped and she tells me yes but I also haven’t started yet. She hides when she poops also and I have recently started telling her to take mommy to the potty when I have to go so she sees where I go and I’ve been telling her I just peeed and I think in about two months or so if she’s still showing interest like this I might try to start too but I’ve also heard starting before too can delay it sometimes especially if they get scared but idk how that is. I’ve never potty trained

We started before almost completely potty trained then regressed due to a big life change and now we can’t get my almost three year old to potty train…. Best of luck!

If you’re going to move soon I’d recommend waiting to potty train. We just moved, so once we’re settled we’re going to stay potty training. It’s more about if your baby isn’t ready than if they are ready. Signs they aren’t ready is if they’re scared of the potty, the withhold pee/poop, or if you have no improvement at all within a week of potty training. As long as they aren’t showing signs that they aren’t ready, then you can start potty training them as early as you want

The book oh crap potty training is the best. Wait until you move, as big changes can cause regression. They’re ready when they can control their pees and poos, say when they do and not want to remain in their dirty diapers. And of course, be physically able to use the potty. You tell them something like “I see you had an accident / pee/poo goes in the potty, not the floor etc / let’s clean this up / you can ask for help to go to the potty”. Definitely get the book and check their instagram too - they post a lot of helpful tips there!

“Accidents happen! You’re still learning, I know next time you’ll pee in the potty!” And now she even says “accidents happen!” Even for unrelated potty things.