Potty training?
My daughter will be 2 in December. She really doesn't show much interest in potty training. I have no problem waiting to potty train. I'm a teacher and I would just as soon wait until summer when I'm off and she's 2.5. I see no reason to start too early as I see it lead to problems and stubborness in many toddlers. However, her day care provider keeps dropping hints about how she should be potty training. It almost makes me feel like I am being lazy. Am I right not to push it, or should we start trying to potty train.
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She's not even 2 yet and so it's totally normal for her not to be trained. It took me until my kids were around 3 to get them totally trained. They just weren't interested in it and would put up a fight over it until then. I think your daycare provider is jumping the gun not that you are being lazy. Do the training when you feel like your daughter is ready.
If you feel that you don't have time to potty train her right now, give the day care provider the okay to start attempting. If you work a little at home and the day care provider works a little during the day, it would be easier on you. Maybe she is just looking for the okay to start putting the idea in the child's mind.
my grandson was 3 before he completely started using the potty. Pediatricians says don't push them they will go when they get ready. It sure is a lot easier now.His day care started helping potty train him during the day. Some children just are harder to get potty trained. It depends on the child and his stability at home I think.
She will tell you when SHE is ready. It makes it so much easier to wait until they give you the hint that they want to begin. If it would ease your mind you could go ahead and buy the training potty to let her start sitting on it and get use to it so she isn't scared of it when it is time to get down to business.
My son is 2.5 years and we're still just letting him go at his own pace. Don't need to traumatize the poor kids by pushing them to use the potty. It'll happen soon enough.
you are the mom , tell the daycare you will potty train her when you and your daughter are ready. and you can always work with her when you are at home and on the weekends. she will pick it up when she is ready. good luck.
you are her mother do what is best for the both of you. My daughter was a little older that 2.5 it was so much easer to wait.
no, don't push her. she should be fine when she is 2 and a half.