Potty training tips and advice
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I waited will my kids were 3 yrs old. Made the most sense to me since they would be able to tell me when they need to go and they know their body better. We started with a small potty. Let them play with it and get comfortable around it. They pretend using it. Then we got pull us and showed them how it worked and told them the can use the tiny potty for real if they want to. Not too long after that we got them underwear they liked and from there they wanted to use the actual toilet. Our daughter got the hang of it really quick. Our son took a little longer but that was just because he thought he had girls underwear not boys. We got him briefs and he wanted boxer briefs. Once that was all cleared up it also was a very fast transition. We also had sticker boards every time they used the potty. They love stickers.
I'd wait till she was 2. But when you're ready just have her take breaks to go potty. And eventually she'll try going on her own
There’s no such thing as too young!! It’s all about parental preferences, child readiness, & family lifestyle! It’s absolutely possible to start potty training at 14months! We introduced potty sitting at only 7 months old! Cause I had the time to when I was home alone all the time 🤷🏼♂️ we don’t expect consistent potty usage or even communication about bodily signals but we offer potty every morning, and at every diaper change! My son has peed & pooped on the toilet before he even hit a year old tho! It’s not impossible
For us we bought a kids potty seat with a set of stairs! And we introduced that at 7months & now at 19months he can sit on it unassisted. We also practice sitting on potties without extra special seats when we go to in-laws houses & hes capable of using the toilet that way too! My biggest piece of advice is to have low expectations when you’re starting that young! (Developmentally appropriate expectations) Think about it as building the foundations of comfortable & confident independent bathroom habits! Not as “they’ll be out of diapers in 3 weeks” & it’ll go a lot smoother (:
14 months sounds so young to me. Every kid is different, and I’m sure some have trained at 14 months, but it still sounds young and will probably be tricky. I tried potty training at 18 months and it was too early. Tried again at 2.5 years and still too early. My daughter is turning 4 this November and is only now starting to get the idea of potty training and listening to what her body is feeling and when. Even now it’s slow going, with a LOT of trial and error and especially patience. I wouldn’t worry about the nagging that everyone else does about your kid’s potty training. I was getting “she can’t go to college in a diaper” type of comments even from family. It’s annoying but ultimately you know your child best and when they’ll be ready.