Potty Training a 15 month old?

Question

I am thinking about starting to potty train my 15 month old Daughter. I know a bunch of people say that is too young and Im not trying to brag on her but she understands every single thing I say. I can tell her to give someone a hug and she will. I can say throw this in the trash and she knows. I can tell her to pick her toys up and put them back where they were and she will pick every single one up and put them in her toybox so I know she understands everything we say, so I truly beleive that if I really try and stay on it I can have her potty trained pretty quick. I just want some opinions and how should I start the process. Any suggestions will help

Answer 1

my daughter was the same way when she was 15mnths old most children that age can start to understand things. my daughter was like yours she would listen and do things but she wasn't ready to be potty trained that's very young. but I'm not saying that your daughter isn't ready you should try and see how she responds to don't be surprised if she doesn't  get it because she is very young. my daughter is 3 now and she is completly potty trained but it wasn't easy getting her there and it took a long time for her to understand to use the potty on her own.

Answer 2

15 months IS very early to potty train.  My son could understand things very early on (he learned a lot of that from his older brother), but potty training is completely different.  It's not just about listening and understanding.  It's about having control over your body and at that age, they don't.  You could start out by getting a potty chair and just introducing her to it.  Have her sit on it a few times a day, but if she throws a fit, take her off of it.  You don't want to scar her for life! LOL  Be patient.  My 4 year old didn't potty train until he was 3 and my 2.5 year old is just now really able to "hold it" long enough to make it to a bathroom...although he still has accidents and never wakes up dry in the mornings.  Good luck!

Answer 3

there are a few kids who train early. mine wasn't one of them...

get a potty and put it on a towel in the corner of the room.

put her in big girl pants.

if she shows signs of needing to go (clutching with hands, telling you, lapse in concentration...) then get her to the potty to go.

if she's not understanding when she needs to go, then leave it a few weeks

Answer 4

That's still pretty young.  A lot of potty training has nothing to do with being understanding and obedient, but with physical body control.  A kid that young (most of the time) just doesn't have that control yet.  You can try, it doesn't hurt to try to sit her on the potty at strategic times, but don't pressure her and don't get upset if nothing happens.  One thing to remember is, she has 100% control over it, and if she feels pressured, she can hold it back and refuse to do it.  I tried forever with my daughter from the age of 2 on, and yes, hers is the exception, but she didn't get trained till she was 3 1/2.  But one day she just walked up to me and told me she wanted to use the potty.  That was it, no accidents from then on.    I would try to start about age 2, but remember... NO PRESSURE.  It just won't work.

Answer 5

15 months is a bit too young to start potty training. That's great that she understands what you tell her to do, but keep in mind that potty training is much more complicated than telling her to pick up her toys. Don't be disappointed if she doesn't catch on right away.

With that said, you can still try introducing her to the potty. After she's had a meal or a drink try sitting her on the potty for 15 minutes or so. Don't make a big deal of it. Read her a story or something while she sits. If she goes, get really excited about it. Tell her what a good job she did. If she doesn't don't worry about it, just take her off the potty. Good luck!

Answer 6

First of all, don't always believe that it's too young because people say so. My daughter was fully potty trained by the time she was 16 months old. She would go p**p and pee in the potty all by herself. When she pooped I'd go behind her and make sure she wiped good but other than that, she was going to the bathroom by herself with no accidents.

Next, listen to her. She will give you signs when she is ready. My son is 19 months old and started a little over a month ago telling me pee-pee. He grabs himself and runs to the big potty or grabs the container out of his potty and holds it in front of him self and says pee pee over and over until I take his diaper off so he can go. Sometimes he's already gone but most of the time he's right and he will stand on the edge of the potty and pee-pee or I can hold the container and he'll go in it (he doesn't like nor will he use his potty just the container out of it). He still hasn't figured out the go p**p thing but it will come with time. He still hasn't mastered going pee all the time but he is showing signs that he wants to learn so I am working with him.

No young is too young if they are showing you that they understand the concept of going in the potty and if they tell you and actually do it. So, I say if she is letting you know she wants to learn to go potty, work with her. Be paitent b/c it can be a pain everytime she yells pee pee and you rush to get her to the bathroom and daiper off but has already gone or if she misses the potty when trying to go (not as common a problem for girls as boys).You can try her with cloth diapers also, kids don't like that wet feeling once they start learning to go potty. You'll have more work but it might help her get going. If she doesn't display any interest then she isn't ready to start even if you're ready for her to start and it'll be more of a head ache than it's worth forcing her.

Answer 7

Mum knows best - you know your daughter well enough to determine whether shes ready for potty training or not, besides, its not something which is going to affect or hinder your child in a negative way if you start now.

I started by asking my child if they wanted to go on the potty and teaching them to recognise when they wanted to go, gradually they can tell you themselves when they want to go and then I started letting my child walk around with no nappy for a certain amount of time, increasing it gradually and as soon as they wee'd or pooed I would put them on the potty as quickly as possible and clap and cheer and even sing that they had done 'wee wee on the potty, wee wee on the potty' and make it fun for them.  

Its just a matter of keeping a watchful eye on them to make sure you catch them in time before you ruin your carpet (I have wooden flooring so it wasnt an issue, but its still not pleasant'.

If you have a garden then its a good idea (when the weathers warm) to let them roam around for as long as possible without a nappy on - ready with the potty when the go to the toilet.

It helps greatly if your child knows what 'wee wee' is and 'poo poo' so that they can communicate this across to you.

Good luck

Answer 8

First of all, very few girls can recognize and control the bladder control muscles at this age.  The average age girls are potty trained is 2 1/2.  I started potty training by explaining that big kids and adults go pee pee and poo poo in the toilet.   She was very interested in the toilet so I wanted to maintain that momentum.  I researched and found a very sturdy and very safe stool with sides for the toilet so she could hold on without touching the toilet.  http://www.amazon.com/Elite-Child-Corpor...

She was able to completely relax when she used it and loved doing things on her own.  She potty trained right away just under age two and this stool made all the difference.  Well worth it.  Hope this helps.