When you talk about early potty training, there are often several negative responses.
You shouldn’t potty train early, you’ll harm your child.
You have to wait until toddlers show “signs of readiness” and are developmentally ready to train.
You can’t train a child before they can talk. Why force your child to potty train early?
There is no rush. It’s not a race to grow up.
And so on..
The truth is that there is NO one way or perfect timeline to potty train a child, and every child (and family) is different.
A child is not “better” or “worse” for starting potty training later or earlier. However, it is also incorrect that early training is harmful, forced, or reflects a parent’s desire to “rush” childhood milestones.
In fact, early potty training can be gentle, relaxed, fun, and have many benefits.
Our son started early potty training in January 2022 at 10 months of age.
Below we share our experiences with early potty training as parents still currently in the thick of raising a toddler: the method we are using, how it’s going so far, and answers to some questions about early training for those who might be interested in trying it with their child.
