No signs of readiness

I can't even get mine to sit on the potty/toilet right now 😫

Our boy is the same, I’ve just accepted he isn’t ready yet. We are going to follow his lead until he is 3. He will occasionally wee on the toilet but mainly requests it when he wants to blow his nose 😂 I’m not concerned, I work in a primary school and I can guarantee I’ve never met a child that wasn’t toilet trained unless deemed medically or developmentally appropriate. I felt heaps of pressure when others in mums group started and successfully toilet trained, I guess every child has their strong suit. Mine can’t tell when he needs a wee, could be worse 😂

Yeah, my little boy isn't really interested either yet & he'll be 2.5 towards the end of next month.

My girl is the same !! She’s not fussed at all ! X

I’ll be honest my daughter wasn’t showing many signs of readiness but I just went for it. No more nappies apart from sleep and no going back. I kept her at home for two days with no bottoms on. Put the TV on, had toys out and books out with the potty nearby. She did some wees on the potty and did a lot on the floor. Every time I sang “wee wee goes on the potty!” (Saw someone on YouTube do this!) But every time they have an accident they become more aware. I set a unicorn timer for every 45 mins and I say “potty time!” It’s a few weeks in and she’s doing much better with the occasional accident. Obvs I don’t know if this will work with all kids but not going back to the nappies in the day helped us.

I'm in no rush to stop nappies. He isn't ready so that's fine.

I would say he is still fairly young, and boys take longer to be ready than girls. Wearing a different type of nappy could help, because the standard shop bought nappies do such a good job at making the child feel dry. That way they feel the icky wet feeling and link that into wanting the potty

Agreed with Corinne, my little boy had no interest and we did it bit by bit so started with just the morning and no nappy and slowly upped it! Eventually he had interest! We had accidents for around the first two weeks with wees and accidents lasted about a month with poos, but we’re now fully dry through the day and no accidents now for two weeks! Keep persistent with it and they’ll grasp it x

My boy also says no, when he is actually done poo. Refuses to go anywhere near the potty.

Do others think interest is a prerequisite? I have the same issue with my boy, but similar to Corinne I just went for it anyway. He still has a lot of accidents but I’m not sure whether to just push through as he will occasionally go when prompted. We haven’t cracked poo yet though. How can you judge when they aren’t ready if they are showing most of the signs?! 🙁

My big issue is he didn’t mind when he has an accident or if he is really wet/has poo in his nappy so I just think he is unmotivated.

Same for us, that’s what’s making me consider postponing