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2008-02-18

Name: Editor What do you think is the right age for potty training? How long did it take for you to potty train your child? What are the hurdles that you faced while potty training your child?

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What do you think is the right age for potty training? How long did it take for you to potty train your child? What are the hurdles that you faced while potty training your child? LynnS replied. I disagree that in India potty training is done by force. I raised 2 beautiful children in Mumbai and started potty-training them at the age of around 5-6 months (both were able to sit well) and did it with fun - reading to them most of the time and they were trained and well controlled within a month. I believe the most important milestone for potty training is sitting and once the child sits comfortably is time to potty train. Its up to the parent to be patient and willing to get ' going' !

Even if some parents may use pressure - its not the norm and I find the statement by Pranay that Indians use force objectionable! Bhavya replied. Hi my son Shlok is 1.5yrs now and he is not yet potty trained.last time i made him sit on the potty he just wanted to come out of it .I am not sure what do i do. neha replied. hi all,
my son rehaan is going to be two in march .not yet potty trained.he was on diapers till 1.5 years of age ,now i have reduced diaper usage.if we put him on potty he does the job .but then at what age the child tells that he needs to go to the toilet .my boy is in no mood till now.please help...some tips how to go about it. Neha replied. Potty training is not easy. Here we have to do it on our own with no help. My sister-in-law in the US had it much easier. She says they get a lot of things to help. She trained her daughter using something called a Potty Monkey. It is a scientific way of training the child. Pranay replied. In India, we potty train by force. Just because the parents do not want the headache of washing the diapers, we want our children to be trained soon. Then we go about and proclaim to the world how advanced our kids are. Nobody says we are doing it by force. Vaishali replied. There is no right age to potty train a child. Every child is individual and develops at his own rate. On the other hand, the more you do not train a child, greater will be the headaches when you try to train him later on. I would say that you can start at 18 months and see from there.

2010-03-15

Name: LynnS
Subject:

Potty Train once a child can sit

I disagree that in India potty training is done by force. I raised 2 beautiful children in Mumbai and started potty-training them at the age of around 5-6 months (both were able to sit well) and did it with fun - reading to them most of the time and they were trained and well controlled within a month. I believe the most important milestone for potty training is sitting and once the child sits comfortably is time to potty train. Its up to the parent to be patient and willing to get ' going' !

Even if some parents may use pressure - its not the norm and I find the statement by Pranay that Indians use force objectionable!

2011-06-04

Name: dilsah
Subject:

POTTY

Hi LynnS

thanks for your subtle point of view.

I wanted to start my daughter (sh's 3 monts and she wears washable nappy ) around like your children 5/6 months ...
Where do you place the potty in living area or only bathroom ? Do you sit them more than one time ? Everytime your feed them ?How long did it take for them to do it by themselve?

Our children are more intelligent than we treat them i firmely beleive that!

Thanks for your advise and well done for your kids !!!

2008-07-05

Name: Bhavya
Subject:

potty training

Hi my son Shlok is 1.5yrs now and he is not yet potty trained.last time i made him sit on the potty he just wanted to come out of it .I am not sure what do i do.

2008-02-19

Name: neha
Subject:

potty trg

hi all,
my son rehaan is going to be two in march .not yet potty trained.he was on diapers till 1.5 years of age ,now i have reduced diaper usage.if we put him on potty he does the job .but then at what age the child tells that he needs to go to the toilet .my boy is in no mood till now.please help...some tips how to go about it.

2008-02-18

Name: Neha
Subject:

Difficult job

Potty training is not easy. Here we have to do it on our own with no help. My sister-in-law in the US had it much easier. She says they get a lot of things to help. She trained her daughter using something called a Potty Monkey. It is a scientific way of training the child.

2008-02-18

Name: Pranay
Subject:

Train by force

In India, we potty train by force. Just because the parents do not want the headache of washing the diapers, we want our children to be trained soon. Then we go about and proclaim to the world how advanced our kids are. Nobody says we are doing it by force.

2008-02-18

Name: Vaishali
Subject:

Age?

There is no right age to potty train a child. Every child is individual and develops at his own rate. On the other hand, the more you do not train a child, greater will be the headaches when you try to train him later on. I would say that you can start at 18 months and see from there.

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