So here's alittle info on my little boy , his 19 months old and is super shy and gentle with everything inless its with a fork he took from me then hell hit me with it harder then he realizes , i am teaching him not to hit but he curls up and pouts with a whining sound every no so its progress from crying .
So how do I know his ready for potty training to kinda start getting him use to be around a little potty / toilet ?
How much food for each meal is a good amout ? Im asking this one cuz he ate half my bowl of rice and chicken on top of a can of vienna sausages and 4 squeezy pouches with some water and I feel like thats way to much food at once but it was over an hour maybe 1hr 30mins for all that
How often should he get to play in the bath and just play in it not like when his just done taking a bath , cuz he loves climbing in to the bath when its empty and when im trying to fill it up for bath time and I feel like he wants to play in the water with some random bath safe toys more then his 2 baths a week( he stays oddly clean for a baby doesnt really like getting icky / dirty)
And last one is
What should I know and expect for when he turns 2
If you guys have any tips on what I can do for anything feel free to comment that also if ive tryed it ill let you know , same with if I havent thought of it
Please and thank you
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That sounds like a lot of food !!! Im not sure about that one
My daughter 2 years old goes in the bath every day lol š

The good could be him going through a growth spurt or something. My son will either barely eat all day, or eat enough to feed a grown man. As long as his weight isn't an issue, or his pediatrician isn't concerned, I say feed him as much as he wants. My son also loves water so we bathe him every other night so he can have some water time. But we plan on getting a water table or a little pool/splash pad for outside to help get him some more water time.

I am in the potty training trenches but I do feel i missed my window for when he was curious and ready. It was around his second birthday, he got a little potty and was curious about it and liked sitting on it clothed and a couple times went pee in it. We were traveling around the same time and I put off potty training bc of traveling, finding out I was pregnant with #2, and the holidays. We started to do the potty training thing over Memorial Day weekend and its been rough.
As for food, my son has always been a good eater and I rarely say no to what foods he wants. I do feel since turning 2yr he has decreased his eating or seems a little pickier. We have "yes" food in our house so he is offered what we eat but csn always have: pb&j, cheese stick, yogurt, fruits/veggies.
For bath we used to do every other night but for months now we do every night but only wash his hair every couple days. He likes playing in the tub and its become part of bedtime.
As for turning 2, I would say go into it open minded.

2yrs old is just an age and if you go into it think oh dear when do the terrible 2s start you might just set yourself up for un-needed stress. A tip i have is try to be hands off, let them explore doing things on their own or for themselves. I feel 2yr old is a great age for learning independence. I have babied my guy and now i feel he doesn't have the confidence he could have. He is so smart and very capable but he relies on me a lot which I feel is a disservice to him but also exhausting for me now that i am 34 weeks pregnant with #2.

Check in your community for programs for first time moms or like a birth to 5. Iām in one for my kids and itās been really helpful. They can answer all that and more, and theyāll usually bring different toys or crafts. Or can ask his pediatrician even.
It does seem like a lot of food, but itās not like he ate it all in 20 minutes lol. I might be concerned if he was consistently eating that much, like every meal every day. But kids will randomly eat more when theyāre growing. My 3yo literally ate more than me at dinner tonight, and sometimes my 1yo out eats the 3yo š
The fork thing. If one of mine starts doing something like that, I just quietly take it and say one time thatās not okay or we donāt do that. lol eventually they get tired of you taking it and figure out if they do it again theyāll lose it again.
I think 2s kinda depend on your kids development and personality. You can always look up the developmental milestones by age to give you an