What is the right age to start potty training?
It is up to you and whether you feel that he is ready. At 20 months, I would venture to say that he is probably very ready. All children are different. Some take days, some take months – regardless of the age you start. I will give you the one piece of advice that has been given to me, though. Once you decide to start potty training, stick with it. If you try for a day or two and go back to diapers, it will confuse your child. Understand that he could learn very fast or he could take months and go at his pace. You hear of kids who potty train in a few days time when they’re 16 months old or 3 years old. You hear of 1 year olds and 4 year olds alike who take 3 or 5 months. Oh – the other suggestion I had was to either: let him run bare-bottomed for a couple days or put him in underwear. You can choose to bring him to the potty seat when you ‘catch’ him start to go or you can go in intervals throughout the day or a combination of both. I’ve heard of people who are big fans of the “keep-e
