Is it easier to toilet train a baby / infant (under 12 months) or a toddler?
Having experienced both scenarios I would 100% recommend toilet training a baby over a toddler. Starting Ky at 4 months has been a rewarding and exciting journey. I didn’t think it was possible myself in the beginning, so it has been a great thrill to see that my baby can actually go to the toilet. Starting your baby on the potty becomes such a natural, gradual process. The common documented challenges that parents can face when toilet training an older child is avoided because your baby just doesn’t know any different. There is no hidden agenda, there is no bad habits to break, there is no force required due to a battle of wills, there is just doing wees and poos on the potty instead of the nappy. You are teaching your baby the right way from the beginning. That therefore is all they know. Subsequently, bowel control happened quickly with Ky (one month) where starting later can take a lot longer with added complications created. “Investigations of how children fare when training start
