Most Japanese start potty training their babies as early as 6 months and most of them are diaper free at the age of 2 --wow.
I don't want to pressure myself and my toddler. She seems at least close to ready though that I let her on her own. Potty training varies on your own personal methods and your own beliefs anyway.
My personal way is letting her know first the difference between poopoo and weewee. WHen she pooped, I tell her in an exaggerated way ---saying "PooPoo...!!! smells bad" along with an equally exaggerated facial expression, then I tell her to sit on her potty (for not more than 1 min) and wash... I figure if she knows what poopoo is and why I let her sit on the potty, then she would eventually figure out where she should poop.Soon enough, she tells us when she pooped and peed on her diaper. I just couldn't try to start taking her diaper off yet..
Sometimes, she follows me in our Comfort Room and I let her watch and learn lol
ANd guess what, I think I succeeded because just a few weeks ago, she started to get inside her little house whenever nature calls. I guess she thinks of it as her own Comfort Room. It was funny at first coz all of a sudden, the room was so quiet. I thought it was coincidence at the same time but she did again the following days. Just don't try to peek her coz she would stop lol.
If there is so called Comfort Room, my lil kawaii prinsesa has a Comfort Zone =)
Today (June 1, tuesday), my little girl made me proud again because she pooped on her potty by herself while I was cooking for dinner. That was a big milestone for me that's why I'm so excited to start writing down about my lil girl's Potty Training.
WE'RE GETTING THERE BABY!We're getting there... Patience and persistance is the key... But honestly, I'm not that persistent although I'll be (and should be because of persistent advices from my oldies) now that my baby has seriously showed me her interest on Potty Train. Slowly but surely =)
Check these links for more interesting tips:
Potty Training In 3 days or Less
ABC's Of Potty Training
Potty Training Girls
