Me, with no plans to have kids in the near future: *watches a video about potty training* I love how you are demystifying parenthood through your experiences. While I'm not interested in having a child yet myself, it's videos like these with helpful explanations that make the prospect of having a kid much less scary.

@Chronicallywitty

2 жыл бұрын

Same! Dog mom for life! But man am I enjoying planning and learning for an imaginary kid that will never happen.

@randomhorse57

2 жыл бұрын

SAME!! I don't even plan on EVER having kids, yet i'm still fascinated in the video

@mosaicgirl4002

2 жыл бұрын

… and I’m at the other end! I’ve had my children & I’m a Nanna now…BUT Jessica makes it fascinating again! ( she does have the most delightful voice!)❤️🦋

@sloanethefullygrown5086

2 жыл бұрын

I feel this! The open and honest conversations surrounding parenting that have been happening more and more makes me feel a lot less negative about raising kids myself one day.

@CristinaF210

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chronicallywitty oops me too...many puppies in my home as well, though i'll never have my own id LOVE to learn how to make these cuties potty train as early as possible !!!! it is why i stopped here to watch, maybe I could use some of the tricks..

As a trained therapist, this video strengthens my belief in the psychological theory and practice I prefer: from a very early age we understand the world around us and others' social cues, so we feel and behave accordingly, and as strongly as older children or even adults. A very interesting video, indeed, and lovely parenting ♥

@AutumnSwift2

2 жыл бұрын

*then there's my mildish childhood autism that made me very oblivious to everything around me.* I'll be honest, I wouldn't have probably picked up on anything that wasn't spoken, I sometimes wouldn't even acknowledged when someone called my name.

@mygirldarby

2 жыл бұрын

I try to tell this to parents with kids who don't "like" any vegetables and refuse to eat them. It is inadvertently caused by the parents. I know this because my brother and I grew up loving all veg. It never occurred to us not to love them because our parents loved them. My dad would be happy all afternoon because we were going to have spinach for dinner, lol. My mom called broccoli "trees" and the announcement that "we are eating trees tonight!" made us so excited. It may sound silly now, but it created in my brother and me a love of fresh vegetables, whole foods, etc., because our parents genuinely loved them and demonstrated their enthusiasm for healthy unprocessed foods. Kids pick up on subtle clues and they can see when mom eats a bite of spinach whether she truly likes it. So if you want your kids to love vegetables, all you have to do is love vegetables yourself.

@kamu6359

2 жыл бұрын

@@mygirldarby I mostly agree, though I feel it’s important to acknowledge there can be other factors at play. For example, I have learned in my adulthood that a lot of the vegetables, fruits and berries I just ”didn’t like” I was actually mildly allergic to and I didn’t like the way they made my throat itch, but I didn’t know how to communicate that and thus, got labled as a picky eater

@isabellegrady4324

2 жыл бұрын

@@mygirldarby good point! most veggies I eat nowadays I refused to eat as a child because my mum hated them lol

@isabellegrady4324

2 жыл бұрын

@@kamu6359 a great point too! listening to the child is almost always the way to go :D

I think sign language definitely helped him to be able to express himself on these matters, if he had to rely on his vocal skills he likely would be struggling with it and wouldn't be able to communicate. It's great that he can grow his independence as soon as his body reaches this mile, instead of having to rely on what adults think is the best time for it. My grandma says that my aunt learned how to walk before 1yo and before crawling (just like you said on IG earlier today) and she also potty trained herself, she'd refuse to wear the diaper and would lead herself to the bathroom 🥰 they are capable of everything we allow them to do!!

@samanthab3292

2 жыл бұрын

Both my boys were walking before a year... But had no interest in the potty and I decided for them at age 3 😅 they learned quickly after that though.

@canned_can_chan4590

2 жыл бұрын

Oh i wish i was taught sign. I couldnt talk properly until age 4-5. Before that i always messed the words up like ambulance becomes ee reem neem. But i already understood other people

@Cove_Blue

2 жыл бұрын

Every child is different though, it's something important to remember

@analuisa1214

2 жыл бұрын

@@canned_can_chan4590 if babies were taught sign language a lot of kids could be benefited from it! I'm sorry you had this hard time during your childhood, as an autistic person engaged in the community I know that usually the experience of being non-speaking specially as a child is tough. I can only hope in the future no one has to go through that, either by sign language or by an AAC being provided earlier rather than later (which is usually the norm nowadays).

You and Claudia are great examples of parenting, especially parenting because you want to. We still live in a society that takes parenthood as something "you must do" instead of "only parent a person if you want to". How many people we know grew up hearing their parents say "I never wanted to become a parent..."? Pretty sure Rupert will never hear that, how blessed!

@fluuufffffy1514

2 жыл бұрын

It is nice,,, of course it's very easy to say... Children are beautiful, but they also can be a surprise and a burden. Parents do the best they can with what they have available (in terms of time, money, energy and other things)

@karlieriviere8445

Жыл бұрын

@@fluuufffffy1514 what they’re saying is that people should make an effort to not have a baby if they don’t want one, a lot of the time married couples will have a kid just cuz “they should” and they end up hating being a parent, obviously if it just happens and you don’t want to give it up then yeah you make it work but plenty of people put themselves in the position to become a parent way before they were even wanting to

I work in a daycare and we teach the babies sign language! The 6-8 month olds can tell us when they're done eating, when they want milk, when they need a change, and when they want their pacifiers. It's so helpful.

@charliev4156

2 жыл бұрын

One of my coworkers(I work in childcare too) used signs with the nursery aged children when she worked with that age but it isn’t an official thing that our centre does

@elspethfougere9683

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! That's so exciting

For parents whose kids were late potty-users - my brother is neurodivergent and was almost 4 before he finally was potty trained. Something about being in the bathroom triggered a lot of sensory issues for him and it just didn't work. There wasn't something "wrong" with him, he didn't prefer to use diapers or enjoy sitting in his bodily waste - but those alternatives were better for him than the struggle of being in the bathroom. Eventually he had the language and my parents had the ability to help and they figured out how to make it better for him. Every child is different! You're not alone or doing it wrong. For parents who had early potty using kids - wow! Thats so great your kid was able to make those connections and take that step to independence early! Congrats to them!

@MaddyN999

2 жыл бұрын

All children develop differently. I have two Sons, my oldest continued to wet his bed until he was around 4-5 years old. My youngest, who is 4 years younger, was completely potty trained with no bed wetting incidents before he turned 1. This was so very difficult for my older Son, he was embarrassed and I had to keep reassuring him. My Pediatrician also explained to both of us that we needed to factor in Bladder size and retention ability.

@TheJoyBinkley

2 жыл бұрын

Bathrooms can be really echoy, or cluttered, or small- many are designed for 1 person to use at a time, so sensory overload in that room totally makes sense. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, between the 2 we have, my hubs and I both prefer to use the one where the toilet faces a blank wall as opposed to where the toilet faces the sinks/mirror/toiletries/etc. We're both slightly neurodivergent, though he tends to be the one who deals with sensory.

@littlepixieme1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheJoyBinkley another thing for my brother was flushing. He couldn't be in the bathroom when the toilet was flushed (other stuff too, but that was a big thing! He wasn't scared of it, so my parents trying to get him familiar wasn't helping. It was a negative sensory experience that was overwhelming and at a year old he couldn't explain that)

@TheJoyBinkley

2 жыл бұрын

@@littlepixieme1 oh my goodness. I can totally see how neurotypical parents would misinterpret overload for fear. That must have been So frustrating for him.

@colleenshaw1607

2 жыл бұрын

Very true. Not all neurodiverse people are super comfortable with getting wet or being in a place that the sounds echo as well as usually the most brightly lit room in a house/building.

Lots of my friends have done EC. Don't be disappointed if they go backwards a bit when they start walking. Once moving about, the world gets much more exciting and stopping to go to the toilet is no longer a priority.

@michimelody4036

2 жыл бұрын

Oh indeed.... Toddler sitting there watching tv was like.... Tv? Or..... Go poop.... I'm voting tv and crapped his pants sooooo times. It took Daniel Tiger, a song and the desire to be able to go sing a song every time he went to want to go. I swear to God that tiger was a life saver.

@littlepixieme1

2 жыл бұрын

@@michimelody4036 I solved this issue as a toddler by dragging my potty into the living room to watch TV while doing my business. I knew what I wanted. Lol

@michimelody4036

2 жыл бұрын

@@littlepixieme1 pure genius right there.

@slowfire2

2 жыл бұрын

@@michimelody4036 the tiger and that video was a good thing. Has helped more kids.

@slowfire2

2 жыл бұрын

@@littlepixieme1 having the potty where you need it to go is a great tip for anyone who can't hold it for long.

Potting training your child at a very young age by "hovering them over the toilet" isn't a strange concept. My grandmother told me that she did this to her children in the 50s and 60s. But time went on and disposable nappys became a thing (in her time they hab cloth nappies that were washed and reused). Having such a convenient thing as a nappy that you simply could throw away discouraged parents to invest time into potty training their kids early to get rid of dealing with their "leftovers".

@briena8881

2 жыл бұрын

My experience is that it's harder to train a child with such good nappies, because it doesn't feel anything uncomfortable with them. Cloth nappies get wet, so a baby doesn't like that feeling and has an interest in getting changed. But with today's diapers, the only point they get annoyed by it is the weight that comes after around 2-3 times peeing. It's comfortable for them and what they get used to it from the very beginning, so that's imo the real issue, not that they parents are too lazy or uninterested.

@nicelliott1175

2 жыл бұрын

My dad is the youngest of three, and he was the only one not toilet trained by his first birthday (he had multiple life-threatening medical emergencies that took precedence). In the 1950s, in a remote northern community in a house with no running water and two wood stoves for cooking/warmth/laundry, my Grandma definitely wanted her boys out of diapers ASAP.

@twothirdsmore

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, agreed

I’m glad she said not everyone can do this and they’re both at home a lot. When you’re on your own or working long hours and you’re cooking, cleaning, teaching, helping two or more children then I think potty training a baby is sadly impossible to fit in. Also, many articles have been written about training too young and the link to UTIs because the bladder isn’t fully developed yet. I’m now knocking this video, she’s so nurturing and patient to be able to this. I just didn’t want anyone to feel bad if they don’t potty train this early as it’s got nothing to do with the child’s brain-power or your ability as a parent.

@ang_131

2 жыл бұрын

My understanding with elimination communication is that it’s not entirely like potty training with that actual difference: very young children don’t actually have control, but they will have “tells” just like anyone does, squirming, touching themselves, etc. So elimination communication is the parent being aware of these tells and then putting the child on the potty when the child needs it. Potty training is when a child knows they need to go and can hold it in until they get to a potty, use the potty, etc., more like what we as adults would recognize as “using the bathroom”. Elimination communication is very much on the parent, potty training is very much on the child (though it also begins with watching your kid for their tells and getting them on the potty before they go). Because you’re right, physically and mentally, they generally aren’t developed enough to be responsible for their own potty habits. But, some children do hate being wet and dirty and will immediately cry when they soil their diaper, which is step 1 to potty training: knowing when they’ve peed/pooped. Step 2 is knowing that they are peeing and step 3 is knowing when they need to pee. Edit to add: And for those who wait to potty train more traditionally, my 2.5 year old basically potty trained in a week with only a handful of accidents. Maybe I did a lot more diaper changes leading up to that, but potty training has been a breeze. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Tazzie1312

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, tbh, this is just potty training the parents, not the child.

@MJ-pm8pb

2 жыл бұрын

*not knocking

@LovelyLawla

2 жыл бұрын

@@ang_131 I will prefaze my comment by pointing out that I am not comparing babies/toddlers to puppies, but that being said, the toilet training process for a puppy is very similar to what you describe, in terms of spotting the "tells" and then taking the required action (in my case, that was take my puppy outside when he started sniffing in circles) and within a matter of a few days he learnt to go to the back door when he needed to go, rather than me having to take him myself. In the same way that a baby/toddler can learn to communicate their needs (either through offical signing or just personal/family methods), so can puppies/dogs. My dog learnt that when he wanted outside he could go and ring bells (a few bells on a little strap thing that hung over the door handle) and we would let him out. Eventually we stopped using the bells when he was physically bigger (and we could see him beside the door) and now he just goes to the back door and if we don't see/hear him he progressively gets louder in his vocalisation - staring with little tiny "arfs" or yips right up to barking if we don't react. It doesn't matter where we are, as long as we show him where "outside " is, he will ask to out if he needs to go. (Except yesterday he took a massive poopin the vet's exam room we thought his pulling/interest in the door was just him wanting to leave the vet - until he squatted a bit right as the vet walked in. I was mortified) The main difference in babies/toddlers is that they obviously grow up and are able to use the toilet independently, but typically dog's can't really (assuming they live inside the home and toilet outside).

@LittleBunnyBear

2 жыл бұрын

Whilst I agree that full time baby pottying is not practical for everyone and nobody should feel bad for making a different choice, - EC can be done part time. Children are born ready to start learning potty skills and they do in fact begin learning at birth. It's just we teach them to ignore their natural bodily processes and instincts by strapping them into mobile toilets that feel immediately dry after they pee in them. It's no wonder then that when they become toddlers and we decide we are done with nappies that they find it hard to unlearn their whole way of life and learn something new. Using pottying from birth even part time helps them to learn later and in a more gentle way. Finally, I am a children's research nurse who specialises in this subject and there is ZERO credibly evidence that baby pottying causes UTIs. In fact the evidence base shows that using the potty from birth helps bladder and bowel function - the bowel for example can only empty fully if a baby is in a squatting position. Laid down in a nappy does not allow this to happen but sat on a potty does! Baby Pottying helps alleviate colic for this reason. (I feel very passionate about correcting misinformation because there are SO many articles written (who do you think pays for that editorial? Nappy manufacturers!) that parents believe so I hope this is helpful to other parents and carers reading this)

I didn't potty train my first child until he was 3. And then I started because he was interested and told me he wanted to. My second child, oh boy, he really wants to do everything like his brother. I am very sure we'll start earlier. I introduced sign language with my second child because of your video about it Jessica and it is really amazing to see him communicate with me. My first son started talking late, sometimes I wonder if sign language would have helped him. But I try not to ponder too long. As MDJ always says: you did the best with your ability and knowledge that you had at that time. And you can always improve. For every other parent thinking oh I could have done better. I bet you love your child and do your best

@TiffanyAllen1784

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how much overlap there is between viewers here and MDJ viewers. 🤣

@alicecain4851

2 жыл бұрын

Mama Dr. Jones! I wondered too!

We knew about EC prior to having our son, so we thought we would try it out. Two weeks after he was born we started offering the potty, and he was so happy to not go in his nappy that we kept doing it. He was daytime potty independent by 13 months when he started walking and was consistently signing potty to let us know he needed to go. So glad EC is becoming more common knowledge. Thank you for sharing your experience!

It would make sense that if you give a child the commutation they would let you know. Every person and animal has an inborn desire to be and stay clean.

@alexia3552

2 жыл бұрын

Really good point, after all, why do babies cry for a change?

I ended up accidentally poop training my daughter very young because once we started weaning she got super constipated and so the build up to each poo was huge so I would put her on the potty just because I figured it was a better angle and it might be easier without a nappy in the way. By about 9 months she would come up to me and look me in the eyes whilst she strained. So by the time she started talking the process was already in place. Wee training took a bit longer because she's less aware of her own signals I think. So we didn't fully get rid of nappies till over 2 but in that whole time I think i only changed about 5 poopy nappies which I am not sad about!

Also, definitely look into the Potette travel potty with the silicone insert. Folds flat and you can set it as a potty for on the go or use it on a regular toilet seat. Probably the most useful kids item for travel and when you're "out and about"

@InThisEssayIWill...

2 жыл бұрын

That moment when you see a KZreadr you like commenting on another KZreadr you likes video *Chanting * COLLABORATION 👏

@YoSamdySam

2 жыл бұрын

@@InThisEssayIWill... haha our babies are the same age, it would be cool

When I became disabled one of my biggest anxieties was whether I would be able to be the kind of mother I wanted to be some day. Jessica and Claudia have been such an immense gift.

I feel like there's a lot of stigma around potty training. I've never understood why people think they're so entitled to judge parents and children when it comes to nappies. It's so much more complicated than you think, especially if your child has allergies. I'm so happy for baby Rupert. I know so many parents that would love a child that is potty trained at such a young age.

Rupert is going to grow up into such a well-adjusted, intelligent, and genuinely interesting human being. You guys are doing amazing.

With my first I started EC at 11 months because I'd never heard of it before then. Went really well. I fully intended to start EC earlier with my second.... Until she arrived. She's pretty much the same age as Rupert now and I'm beginning to think about starting now. I know she already understands a lot of what I say.

Just remember, when your child potty trains is no indication of how good or bad you are as a parent regardless of what society says.

@aylazelanagrebiel3210

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely this and parents are doing their best. Just need support, love, kindness, and understanding. It’s tough work being a parent and raising little humans.

@katwitanruna

2 жыл бұрын

@@ateol I have found child led is always best! I had an 18 month old train in one sitting because she asked to go after lunch when the other children went. She used the potty and we were all excited! Her mother came in the next day and asked us what we did as her daughter kept asking to use the potty when she needed to go. I told her, it wasn’t us! She did it all on her own.

I apparently trained myself when I was a baby... My daughter on the other hand is 3 and still hasn't got the hang of it 😅 we tried all the communicating and stuff but she was not interested and has never asked to be changed. We've now got to the point where she can use the potty by herself perfectly well but refuses to wear underpants lol Edit: just as I typed this I went to the other room and found her wearing her pants on her head 😂

@HarryLovesRuth

2 жыл бұрын

Underpants on your head is an excellent way to keep your scalp warm.

@michimelody4036

2 жыл бұрын

Daniel Tiger, bathroom song. Golden key for my stepson. I swear, he got so excited about not only seeing other characters he watched go potty, but the song that went along with it was key cause he got the encouragement to go, then wash his hands and everything.

You are incredibly patient parents. The hard work and care you are putting into raising Rupert is admirable. Side note: Does your shirt say “Mama Bear”? Don’t mess with you or Rupert!

@SenshiSunPower

2 жыл бұрын

It does!

Did EC with both my children. Sign language and listening for vocal cues. Saved so many diapers, but mainly loved the feeling of closeness and communication to my babies. My second baby was dry at night at 2 months old. Woke up, gave a vocal cue (different than for food), took her to the toilet, back to sleep. Loved it!

Those washable padded cloth upgrades from the pullups stage are awesome! My 4-year-old still wears them at night because it helps limit mess if she wets the bed, but they're still perfectly normal-looking clothing that nobody bats an eye at if they're seen poking out over her wasteband.

I just love the way you and Claudia talk about and interact with Rupert. It's so heartening to watch people who see their babies as interesting and capable people.

@slowfire2

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, so much info you're giving him! I imagine how this can help him make sense of the world and build msps in his head, at least eventually?

I found this video quite interesting, because I potty trained myself when I was quite young (9 months old, when I started walking) and whenever I tell the story people think I'm lying. I guess I learned from watching my parents and my elder brother (who was getting potty trained around that time). They discovered it because I was taking off my nappies, pulling the tabs like Rupert did, but there where no messes anywhere. So one day they just hid and watch me get up, go to the toilet, pull my brother's potty, take off my nappies, do my things and go off. So they got me my own potty, and as you did, gave me pull up nappies because I didn't put on the tabs ones once they were off. Babies learn at their own rythm and development guidelines are just that, guidelines.

Yay! Well done. My mother in law told me she trained her children under a year and I listened. Started when they could sit up. So started around 6 months old. Both totally trained by 9-10 months. Used night nappies for a few months after that. Totally stress free. We would read books together and celebrate when successes were made! Also used cloth underwear (not nappies) during the day. I always tell people. And the money we saved!!!!

I just love the emphasis on independence for the kids, helping them learn.

I am 46 and I was potty trained at around 7 months, just because disposable dipers were not available back in the 70s. Children were regularly made to sit on the potty, to get used to it, and they would finally get it:). Sign language makes it way easier 🥰

I did this with varying outcomes with my kids (4 of the 6 them) this young. One kept using the potty, one reverted a couple times. Here is the thing though, the greatest benefit was not anything to do with use of the potty. It was the level of full on communication we had with them from infancy. They could sign words and ideas long before they could actually verbalize. I could tell from their expression and body language what emotion went with their signs. There were way less tantrums. My older kids who hadn't been taught this when they were babies got on board. Sign increased communication. The whether you use a diaper or potty part became almost irrelevant. My babys could tell us when they were going to go so we could change them right away. Potty, hungry, happy, tired, more, all done, mom, dad, name signs, yes, no, drink, eat, time, shower, please and thank you were our beginner words. When you can communicate with an infant, you've got a much happier infant who trusts that they can communicate with you and that's a life long benefit.

@briena8881

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a book recommendation on the signing part?

@knightmarecityk

2 жыл бұрын

@@briena8881 Baby signs is the most common but you can learn a few basic signs yourself and just use them with those concepts or words. We did potty as the letter T (which in American sign is a fist with the thumb between the middle and forefinger) which for the baby is waving the fist in the air at about shoulder level. Time to eat before every meal. The very first signs we taught them were "more" and "all done" with feedings. A lot can be home signs and most really will become that as you and your kids progress. The important thing isn't the perfection of the sign itself. It's just consistent use. Amazon has tons of books. There are some by sesame street that are kid focused. There are just posters of basic signs and laminates you can put on the fridge. It's actually really fun because you can learn as a family and far less complicated than a spoken language. However, there are some signs that look very very similar but mean vastly different things. Keep your eye out for those if you are planning to use it beyond your immediate household.

@briena8881

2 жыл бұрын

@@knightmarecityk thank you very much! The poster sounds cool :) I will check Amazon for baby signing.

@knightmarecityk

2 жыл бұрын

@@briena8881 I'm happy to be of any help. Have fun with it!

My kid first used the potty at 15 months, very similar process- we signed change for them and suddenly, when they were signing change back to us, it wasn't because they *needed* a change, so I took a chance and put them on the potty and was shocked when they went! Best Christmas present ever! Lasted 4 days until they got bored of it and decided it was easier the old way. Refused to us the potty again for a year!! 12 years old now and doing great!

Studying sign language as a system of communication in my linguistic anthropology class has been absolutely fascinating and it’s great to also see examples of it implemented in someone’s real life! It was super cool to learn how it’s characteristics are essentially indistinguishable from any other language

When my son was a tiny baby I used to put him on the potty after each bottle. While I wouldn’t have called him potty trained as such, I was fortunate that he nearly always did something for me, which saved a lot of dirty nappies. This was a real blessing as I was using terry nappies with just a liner at the time to save on the horrendous costs of disposable nappies.

My daughter is neurodiverse and wasn’t toilet trained until 3. She just showed no interest in it. Even as a baby she wouldn’t cry when her nappy was wet or dirty so she had no motivation to get out of them. We tried a few times when she younger but it was a big fail. Then one day it just clicked and basically by the end of the day she was toilet trained. In the case of most kids, they will get there eventually and whatever works for your family is the best way.

@evercuriousmichelle

2 жыл бұрын

I don't remember what age I was, but I remember my parents telling the story of me happily not being fully potty trained. Then when my friends were moving to the "big kids room" at daycare, I all of a sudden potty trained myself within the span of a few days. 😄 Everyone is on their own unique timeline!

It's great you got this to work. My partner and I tried EC, had been really committed to it, followed all the guidelines to a T, used signing (using ASL) consistently, etc., and it was an abject failure. It made him inconsolably miserable. After a couple weeks of trying, we gave up, because it just wasn't worth making him so upset. When he was older he also resisted potty training completely. So we decided to just wait for him to be ready, even if it meant he was using diapers fairly late. Then one day when he was nearly 4, he just stopped using diapers and started using the potty, and had maybe two or three accidents after that. The difference was, he was ready. (We were also lucky to have an Emilio Reggio-based preschool that didn't require potty training... I prefer Reggio to Montessori for many reasons, mainly its more collaborative and open-ended, organic, child-led instructional style; Montessori is much more structured and prescriptive in approach in comparison... nothing wrong with that, just not as good for us. And I want to acknowledge that a lot of preschools require children be potty trained very early before they attend the preschool, which aside from being a stress on parents can be stressful for children who aren't ready.) In any case, every kid has their own timeline, and it's absolutely okay to follow the child's lead. Every kid is different. Some kids have sensory issues and other things that might make things like EC more difficult or even traumatic for them. And as anyone with kids knows, you often have to be ready to give up what you thought you were going to do in order to do what's right for your child and your family.

@StarUnreachable

2 жыл бұрын

My grandma started shaming my mom for taking too long to toilet train me when I was around 18 months old, so she tried it then but it didn't work. She took a break and then tried again when I was 2, and that time it worked. I started interacting with other kids when I was like 3 or 4 and I was consistently the only one that age who WAS potty-trained.

@s.a.w5493

2 жыл бұрын

I'm worried about the preschool requirement. My baby will be just under 3 when he starts a program here and they require potty training. He's only 9 months now, so I can't predict how it's going to go...

@aylazelanagrebiel3210

2 жыл бұрын

Every child is different and you were doing an awesome job! I found your comment very inspiring and overall lovely. :)

@alicecain4851

2 жыл бұрын

@@s.a.w5493 try not to worry and give yourself any more stress! Your child could pick up on it and what it has to do with. Try to communicate and talk to your baby about it and watch for their interest. Jessica said Rupert helped by responding to the signs and speech as to when he would "wee." If you are a stay at home Mom then great! Get the information, the equipment you need, and see jow it goes! But as many parents have pointed out - including Jessica - every child is an individual. No stress! Not about something that hasn't happened yet. Be kind to yourself.

@alicecain4851

2 жыл бұрын

@@StarUnreachable my mother-in-law tried shaming me too when my oldest was 16 months old because "my daughter was potty trained by 16 months so you should have already started Malinda." That was all well and good, but I was going to give birth to child #2 when Malinda was 18 months old and KNEW I wouldn't be up to potty training at the same time as taking care of a newborn. Plus other mothers had told me their children had regressed back to diapers when "new babies" came along if they were new to toilet training. We had bought a potty chair already and introduced it Malinda but she had shown no interest in potty training and once I started training I didn't want to be interrupted. Then I found out my mil was putting Malinda on a potty at HER house if she watched Malinda for me while I was at a Dr's appointment for my new baby. She would leave Malinda on the toilet the entire time I was gone! This only happened once. Obviously this caused my daughter to refuse to sit on the potty chair at home. When she was 2 years and 3 months old she saw some Little Mermaid panties at the store and was pottie trained completely over the next 2 weeks. COULD she have been potty trained earlier? I think certainly under different circumstances. That time was missed in her case then she got the opportunity to train herself. I had 3 daughter in all and will say they were ALL completely different. My second started wearing panties at 12 months - took off her diaper and with help from her sister, put on panties and took my hand and had me help her sit on the potty chair. But she had trouble pooping without having a diaper on - which she always wanted to wear at night. Now - since we KNEW she was able to "hold it" until night time, we weren't sure what the issue was. This went on for YEARS! We did take her to a Dr who told us there was nothing wrong with her and that it was a controll issue and that she would decide when she would "move on." The "issue" was decided when we left the kids with my Mom over night. Sandra was 4 years old and Mom didn't put a diaper on her and she pooped in her underwear and wiped it on the wall. After a good spanking and getting the job of washing the poop off of the wall, Sandra decided to move on, quit wearing a diaper/pullup at night, and use the toilet for all bodily functions. My 3rd daughter was a bed-wetter - as was I and my Dad too. (Yup - it can be hereditary.) She was potty trained by her sister's mostly because she also wanted cute panties but needed diapers at night. Until she was 12. And that's OK! It's fairly common for bedwetting to stop around that age developmentally. There are lots of studies done about bedwetting. I loved this video! I can't wait to see how their next child does. It'll be so interesting to see because life is so different! Each child is so different! Sorry for such a long post.

I have no reason to need this information-not a parent, no young kids in my life-and yet I watched it all because it’s Jessica, and Jessica is always interesting!

I’m also amongst your viewers who has no plans for a child but still finds this fascinating. It really seems like teaching him sign language has given him such a headstart in so many ways! That’s not only amazing for you guys, but it brings up lots of interesting questions about how child rearing would be if everyone had the ability to do these things. (And if you can’t, that’s ok! I don’t even have kids, so I’m the last person to judge anyone taking on the monumental task of raising a human being!) Also, I only have furbabies, but they almost all ALWAYS accompany me to the toilet, every single time 😂 If I do decide I want some privacy, there is pitiful scratching at the door, huffing and eventually downright screaming from one of the cats! I judge no one for who they need to let into the bathroom with them for everyone’s safety and peace of mind!

My daughter trained herself when she was about 1 yr old. My son, on the other hand, didn't train until almost 3!!

@sianmilne4879

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny because I would eliminate, if I may, solid waste using the potty or toilet since about 1, but I swore to my parents that I would use a diaper to pee until I had to go to preschool at 3. And at 3, I used the toilet for everything 😂 I just decided I wasn't ready hahaha

@JessFirefox

2 жыл бұрын

@@sianmilne4879 my child said "I don't need to use the potty I have a diaper" some kids like to be in control what they are doing and going to the potty is something they can control

@kb9847

2 жыл бұрын

@@sianmilne4879 haha! too cute. My son would "choose" who got to change his diaper like it was a prize or something. lol

@kb9847

2 жыл бұрын

@@JessFirefox exactly. When my son realized that he could pee in the ditch when we were travelling the highway on Summer Vaca it became very motivating. lol

@jennifers5560

2 жыл бұрын

@@kb9847 Your son sounds like he would be a fun person!

My great-great-niece is 8 months old and has begun potty training herself! It happens at different times for different babies most definitely.

It's great that this worked for you. For those of us who weren't successful at getting our kids to identify their body's signals, we are okay, too. Very few kids go to high school without being potty trained. You'll get there. (And if you are really struggling, say with a four or five year old, a pelvic floor therapist was a big help for our autistic kiddo.)

I love how generous you are here about being clear that every family and baby's timeline (and needs) are different - but I really just had to say that I am LOVING that headband! ✨

Montessori really seems like it’s foundational base is all about informed consent! I love that you tell him all about each step before it happens. I can see why this is such an effective parenting method!

I don’t have kids, but really enjoyed hearing about such a lovely interaction and joyful learning.

The little girl I babysit (1 1/2 years old) wears diapers, but recently she started leading her parents to the bathroom if she needs to go! Her mom is over the moon for this 😂 I think she also picked up on how to use a toilet by watching her older siblings and parents. Kids are so much smarter than I gave them credit for lol

We have been doing EC with our almost 7 month old for three weeks now and it goes surprisingly well! I am choked at how little people know about this.

This is so interesting! I am a preschool teacher and have helped potty train a LOT of children. While a big big portion of when to start potty training is biological development (the physical ability to sense you need to go and hold it in), having the language to identify and connect that feeling to the physical experience is also super important! Rupert is so lucky to have such strong communication with his mommy and mama ♡

He's such a tiny person!!!! I've never met this child but I love him already :D

It's so crazy Rupert's 9 months! How long have I been watching this channel? It feels like forever and no time at all!

Being able to potty train anyone is impressive just really impressive

Rupert is such a lucky little baby. I also would love to see more videos about your use of sign language with him, I learned in a linguistics class that babies can actually begin using language much, much earlier than what was previously thought, if they sign. I wish more parents would learn sign languages and teach them to their children!

My 9 month old son tells us when he needs to poo (with ASL "diaper change" and intense eye contact). I've just been whisking him away to the change mat. I didn't even think of getting a potty! Now we'll try!

My brother has been having his daughter use a small toliet since she was a newborn! She makes a sound when she needs to go and they put her on the potty where ever they are, they often carry her around on it

I worked in a nursery a couple of years ago, specifically in the 2 year old "just starting nursery for the first time" room. We had a few who were fully toilet trained from 12 months and some who at 2 years still wore nappies because they had never been given the choice. The disparity of parenting we saw was intense..

@elspethfougere9683

2 жыл бұрын

I so agree with this. When you work with 30 kids a day, and especially when you've worked at several or many different centres, with different catchments of parent types.. The pattern becomes really clear, that for most kids, it's having parents who are confident and willing to try the timing to develop the skills

Thank you for being an advocate for Baby Pottying! My friend Rebecca is a children's research nurse who specialises in Potty Learning and I learned so much from her about this. You would love her - Little Bunny Bear. It is wonderful to see you using your platform to talk about something that all parents used to do and in the last 70 years we stopped doing thanks to marketing from nappy manufacturers changing our culture.

@LittleBunnyBear

2 жыл бұрын

thank you for the shout out sweetheart.

I also read in a book that every time the people in the house want to go to the toilet, they could say it out loud so the baby hears what the function of the bathroom is.

As someone that will never have children, this video and your journey with your lil one has been so interesting and informative. I am so happy for all of this.

From a busy mom, potty training is very much child led. Your kid will tell you they're ready FOR SURE. Rupert's lucky his mum's are around nearly 24/7 to help him do what he needs. I started training my daughter at 22 months when she started getting rashes from barely wetting her diaper. I tried earlier but she just wasn't ready. She's nearly 3 now and we're nearly fully potty trained during the day (there is 1 accident nearly every night still). But she helps clean up her mess and is little by little learning more vocabulary to help communicate. Every child is different and it's our job as parents to help them learn the world at their pace so they'll grow up independent, confident, and happy. 💜

We did responsive EC from 2 weeks with our first and it went beautifully. We used a top hat potty. It’s definitely not for every family or every kid, though! We weren’t able to be as responsive with our second, for sure.

This KiwiCo sponsorship was the first one that really got me interested in it, it just looks so appropriate for a baby

@kudrakalliope2221

2 жыл бұрын

I got a KiwiCo crate for my daughter after watching Jessica & Claude's Channel for a while (space themed play mat and toys). They aren't cheap but the quality really is excellent. I had only agreed to buy one rather than a subscription and recently got an email saying another is on the way so I have to chase that up, but I'm not really too upset as honestly she loves the play mat and the toys (the shooting star is an excellent teether but it recently went missing 😢).

I absolutely love how a lot of your content is about being a mom or two moms to a little baby but you never show Rupert‘s which is amazing you don’t exploit him for views and money you can talk about his milestones and what’s going on with him without showing your actual baby which is amazing. And kudos to Rupert for being potty trained that young and kudos to you too for actually being persistent on elimination communication because I tried that with my daughter and I just gave up lol. But I just think it just wasn’t her time she wasn’t ready like you said every child is different so she ended up being fully potty trained at almost 3 years old and I’m OK with that

I wish I had the ounce of patience that you have as a parent. It's something I'm working so hard on with my two kids. I can't even get my 2.5 year old to even start potty training. I would have loved to have tried EC but I was so overwhelmed with parenthood and still am as a mom of two

@jennifers5560

2 жыл бұрын

❤

@aylazelanagrebiel3210

2 жыл бұрын

That’s completely okay every kiddo and situation is different please don’t beat yourself up.

@MJ-pm8pb

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto x

Appreciate the explanation behind your overall experience with potty training. I am a single mom of a toddler and started training when she hit 2yo. She was uninterested at previous attempts, but came around by the time she was 2 and 3 months. Luckily, she took it from there and was good to go within 3 weeks! So glad to no longer have to change or buy a pull up.

I would love a video on how we can learn your sign routine for our own children. I'm 40 weeks pregnant and would do this starting day one if I knew how.

@alicecain4851

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations and as this was posted on here 2 days ago, you may have had your baby by now! If not, obviously it'll be soon. 🎊🥳🎉

@amilawstudent

2 жыл бұрын

@@alicecain4851 not yet but soon! 😂

I'm a huge advocate of baby signs. I did my senior thesis and my college thesis on baby led communication and being a young mom (21) at the time I had my daughter, I was all for anything that helped me out. My daughter started potty communication by the time she was 9 months old. I was elated! That being said, she wasn't fully potty trained until 3. The rest of her family (her dad,grandparents and caregiver) were all anti-sign language fearing that it would stunt her verbal communication skills and so they often did not recognize my daughter's attempts at non verbal communication. This caused a lot of frustration and anger on my daughter's part and she eventually quit signing. I firmly believe when everyone involved in the care of your child are on the same page, miraculous things can happen.

My partner and I are in the early steps of adoption. They've always wanted to be a dad, but I have been anxious about parenthood for several reasons. Watching these videos and learning about how it's working for you makes me feel incredibly connected and much less afraid. Thank you

I have never potty trained a baby, I don't have a baby, and I don't plan on having a baby. I'm just here for the wholesome Jessica + Claud + Rupert content

12:00 I remember being really little and being put in pull-ups for nighttime when we were at my auntie's, I loved them because I could take them on and off all by myself (and the jingle "I'm a big kid now" certainly helped in how much I liked them lol). They were too expensive for my parents but my auntie let us use my cousin's while we were over

0:40 my life just had a crossover. i love katherine and her podcast just as much as i love your videos

I love you explanation of elimination communication and signing with a baby. I'm glad you are happy with this and so is he!

Kids are all so different! It sounds like Ru was super interested and determined to do it his way, and he had wonderful parents around to make sure he could do it. Awesome job! My son resisted potty training until he'd just turned three, and we backed off and gave him more time each time, but when he decided he was done, he was done. Very few accidents, rejected pull-ups for nighttime and naps, got himself right up during the nighttime and would go right back to bed. Guess he had to be ready, lol.

@annaschaeufele1655

2 жыл бұрын

Same with my son. We did it just the same, but it didn't work at all. He never showed signs, never peed with his diaper off, he just wasn't into it haha At three he decided in a matter of days that he was ready and basically potty trained over night (or so it felt). I think some babies are made for it and others aren't. He spoonfed himself at 10 months without any messes though. Guess he got his independence boost from that haha

Your videos are the epitome of clarity. You always so beautifully explain what’s going on while leaving plenty of room for everyone on either side of the discussion. And happy Mother’s Day!

So I love how Jessica is so excited about all of this. Rupert feels that!

I remember pull-ups! Also a recommendation for transitioning Rupert from potty to toilet: we used to use this toilet cover that made the hole smaller so that smaller rears can sit without falling in. I'd recommend that. :D

I'm a homeschool mother, attachment parent, and sign language interpreter. Both of my children used signs long before speaking. And both of my children used EC! We used cloth diapers, and exclusively breastfed baby diapers can go straight into the wash even with solid waste, but I was quite spoiled by that and dreaded when he took in any solids! Very quickly, as a newborn, I could follow his rhythms and cues, and started removing his diaper, holding him against my chest over a bowl or toilet bowl, and making a "sssssss" sound. He quickly recognized that was associated with relieving himself. I started signing "TOILET" , before, during, and after using the toilet. I always signed "DIAPER CHANGE" when we did them, and signed about if he was "WET" or "DIRTY," and signed about "OPEN" & "CLOSED" for the tabs. I signed, "CHANGE FINISH!" when it was over. As soon as he could sit up, around 4.5 months, instead of holding him against my back, I held him, one handed, on the adult toilet seat (there are adapters for your toilet seat for little bottoms, but we were young and broke!) And make the sound and sign "TOILET." By 5 months he was very consistent with responding to cues and would mimic my signs like "TOILET," "DIAPER," and "FINISH." once he could crawl (8months), he would go pounding off to the toilet, which had a stool for him to climb up. He could remove his diaper himself, and we explained that if he went "POO," he would need our attention for his bottom. He would often sign "POO" mid activity, and crawl off to the toilet. If I wasn't right there, I would hear, "mamamamamamama!" Until I arrived. After 10 months old, while he wasn't night dry, and had accidents if out and distracted, I can count on one hand the number of times I needed to change a dirty diaper, and all were because he was unwell! We also averaged 2 diapers a day, and around the house also used cloth training pants similar to what Jessica showed. Teaching him to put the wet ones in the diaper pail was a trial! He was so independent, he would remove them and get new, but just leave the wet training pants on the floor! But we got there in the end. EC worked just as well with my second son, though he was less responsive to sign language. I simply hated the idea of messing with dirty diapers, leaving an aware human in their own waste for any length of time, and diaper rash. I'm grateful for EC and sign language, which enabled me to give my children independence, communication, and cleanliness. Even partial EC (only when with Mom or only at home) is better than nothing. Such a savings on the pocketbook!!! Such a good use of resources. Such a good way to model stewardship of the earth.

@slowfire2

2 жыл бұрын

I was with you on all of it until the stewardship of the Earth - that part i don't get?

@lindsaymetzger5975

2 жыл бұрын

@@slowfire2 stewardship - “the conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care.” The Earth is given to humanity to take care of. We are the only species capable of either maintaining or destroying it. The role of steward, historically, was a person who acted as caretaker of a kingdom while a king was away. I am a person of faith, so believe the earth to be entrusted to the care of humanity by God, but I think the term is effective regardless of that, as the protection of Earth's resources is up to humankind, since I cannot think of any other species that can affect change, globally. I would hardly declare monkeys, penguins or trees capable of fixing/managing climate change. It's really down to people to make it or break it, wouldn't you say? EC by reducing the impact of disposable diapers, is an example of good stewardship. I always dislike the cavalier way we have accepted, as a society, the new default of disposing of 6-12 nonbiodegradable plastic covered balls of human waste per small human per day for....2.5 years? Jessica mentioned the same, and how they worked hard to find a responsible, biodegradable diaper option, which I applaud. I personally used cloth diapers (which certainly looks NOTHING like a big rag with a pin that my parents used on me!) But know that neither of those is an option for everyone. EC is a dramatic reduction in expenditure and effectively, a dramatic reduction in waste, as Jessica exhibited, since Rupert uses only 2 diapers, daily. So, EC is a responsible stewardship of Earth's resources and environment. Hth!👍

THANK YOU for normalizing this. My four month old was “trained” and as an occupational therapist I am so glad I could understand what she preferred. It has been a much better experience all around! If anyone has doubts that this can work, I completely get it but please please please give it a try!!

I love this!!!! I remembering hearing about someone doing this a few years ago, and if I ever have kids I am totally doing this. Not only does it save money/time on diapers, but it also gives them more independence and they can learn to listen to their body at a young age

I appreciate all your caveats at the beginning of the video. I've seen other elimination communication videos in the past, and they tend to come of as very preachy and superior.

It’s so great to see kids develop early out of love and not of neglect. I did everything very early but my brother was the complete opposite. He was very delayed

Lmao…my mother told me I was an early talker and potty user. I would be in the crib yelling potty! Now!

@jennifers5560

2 жыл бұрын

That image made me laugh! Thanks!

@westzed23

2 жыл бұрын

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I grew up in America in the early 80's, potty training a child early was almost unheard of! That is until I trained myself at about 1 year old. I had gotten terrible chicken pox from my older brother and it hurt. I fussed until my mother said, you can use this little potty, showed me how and that was it. My dad built me a special potty, mom sewed me little pants and I was the hit of the neighborhood. I'm always surprised how much a baby knows and can do!

You two are such wonderful parents. Thank you for being sensitive to the fact that not all kids and not all families will follow your patterns. I do wonder if the fact that you use sign language has made communication and learning easier for your son. Anyway, he is a lucky child, to have parents like you, who really pay attention to him and SEE him.

The fact that a child this young was not only recognizing and communicating the sensation of having to use the potty, he was HOLDING it, is nothing short of incredible.

I think it is amazing that you have a normal conversation with a little child. Because they do understand more than we think.

OMG CUTE!!! Yes, several of my friends have used this method, and it's so great!! It's sooooo much calmer when you establish that kind of trusting communication from the start.. It trickles over into calmer play, calmer dressing, calmer going places.. And I've consistently seen this with other kids I've worked with in home infant care too 😊 it's the sweetest thing. Whether you use actual baby appropriate sign, or shortened "baby sign" (that's to jessica I now know it's unnecessarily another whole form instead of actual sign, I was so gutted to learn this) or just a few basic hand signals, or just paying attention to your child and their cues by good old fashioned empathy and body language, they are so communicative if you give them a chance to show you what they need. But I do think speaking first, signalling, and giving them a chance to indicate and participate is the best way. Jessica, everything you've hilariously described is an absolute yes from me, in the 9 children I home raised through work roles and the thousands of other children I worked with in kindies, before my injury, in all the stages and humorous kiddie things they go through.. Its adorable 😍 because it's so cute and endearing watching them develop this core human need, to go to the toilet, and all the funny mishaps, and faces they make! 🙏 I'm definitely think it's a good thing to do.. My nana potty trained my youngest aunty by the age of 1, and I do think now because of the "dry weave" on lots of nappies, many parents leave their kids way too long in nappys. Developmentally theyre so capable, and like you say, it's way more comfortable for them, saves money, environment, clean up, washing, everything really. Some of the saddest things I've seen in kindies is where parents have been unsure, and too busy, to deal with potty training, and then kids at 2 or 3 years old get into grumpy power struggles when they get attached to having a warm wet bottom and sitting in their own urine all day, and don't want a cold bum while you change them. It's not good. It's surprisingly frequent. And, having said all that about empathy and listening, you can guess how much connection some kids are getting from their parents when that's the state of their nappy training, or supported self awareness. I'm saying that not in a jusgy way, but in a really realistic, children need our attention way. Kids definitely all have their own timing on milestones which is totally fine, and parents have busy lives which is also fine, but parenting is a commitment to love, and do what's good for your kid, and helping with potty cues and showing that your listening to your child is a very good and important part of that 💕 If this has gone so well, I'm excited for his future, feeling good in himself and his self esteem, by being let to do what he's ready for as he wants to 🌟

My oldest was about two (average age for potty training) and my youngest was about 18 months. BUT...the youngest decided 'Nope...not doing this anymore' and we went back and forth with 'I want to use the potty' and 'I WON'T use the potty' until she was three.

I’ve been very interested in elimination communication since I discovered it a few years ago. From what I’ve seen it’s not an all or nothing thing either. You can have your baby in nappies all day while you work and do EC for a few hours in the evenings or the weekend and the baby still learns how to listen and communicate their bodily queues. I’m not sure if I’ll ever have children but if I do, I would definitely try to see if ec works for them.

This is so amazing! Congrats Jessica and Claudia! Truly inspires me to study Montessori a lot more. To any parent worrying or feeling like they're not good enough. First up it's completely normal for a baby to regress during this process, eg little one could be completely toilet trained then if there are any changes in life, growth spurts amything really. I've seen it a few times when they start at an early childcare center, or even of they stop attending (when we had our center close for covid the distruption did make it difficult on our little ones transitioning from nappies to toilet) any big change could mean they go back to using only nappies. Which is completely normal and they will get back into the swing of it as they adapt to a new routine or get used to the change. I've worked with children for many years and the most important thing, as Jessica said here is "we were led by him" its super early but absolutely within the norm. Children need to understand their bodies and the feelings of when they need to go. Even if you do exactly what J & C have done don't be worried if your baby is not toilet trained until toddler age. Also we need a new word for toilet trained it feels weird to say train a child haha.

Honestly, the fact that kids can communicate with (sign) language before they develop verbal speech, just made me rethink a lot of my conception about kids. I wonder how much that changes their development overall when it's actually utilized.

I love how clear this video was. My daughter was born I'm 2017, and I had read a lot about ec a lot before she was born because I found it so fascinating. We started over the toilet or sink from birth and got a bumbo toilet seat from 6 weeks and she just loved it. It still took about up until a year until I felt like safe going out the door without a nappy. But it was lovely to have that like bond and communication from so early on.

My oldest was potty trained at 18 months. My youngest...almost 5 years. Kids do what kids do.

@aylazelanagrebiel3210

2 жыл бұрын

Each one has their own timeline :) keep doing you! ❤️

I love how our new generation of parents care about what's best for their kids, and giving them the absolute best life possible, versus the old way of just feeding them occasionally and not caring at all about their health and minds. Reading and going to classes and everything else is absolutely essential to making sure we aren't passing on abusive or negligent practices. You two are such amazing people. I would be interested in hearing what it's like to have to get used to a boy and the new functions with it, as I always worried about that side of things!

I'm pregnant and I adore your baby content! You are a big influence on my developing parenting philosophy. Thank you!

I was really blown away by just how much babies really do understand and try to communicate and this video reminded me of when my godson said my "name" for the first time. He wasn't even really talking yet, said mama and dada but not much else. I was in the car with him while his mom went in to a store real quick. I was holding him, playing, and he looked at me with this look and I could just tell something was going on in his mind. Then he, clear as day and almost as if he'd been practicing when no one was around, said my name and just beamed! He was so proud of himself and I know he could tell from my reaction that I was beyond excited and proud of him! Babies are amazing!

I work in childcare and have potty trained over a dozen children of all different ages. Every instance with every child is unique in some way. I really think the earlier you introduce it, the better! Imagine carrying out one of your major bodily functions for 3-4 years in your diaper and then one day being told to stop! Older children sometimes find the process so confusing and difficult. Babies and young toddlers just want to be exactly like their parents and do whatever we do.

@bubblebuffy

2 жыл бұрын

I think you’re right. I made the mistake of waiting for my second child to figure it out herself as I had heard so many people say that they basically train themselves when they are ready. Regret!! She’s 4 in June and although she’s doing great at home (I finally figured out that she needed me to confidently lead), she will NOT go at school 😩 She was holding it all day (!) so we had to go back to wearing pull ups for school. I feel like if I had started wayyyy earlier, she would have it down by now 🤦🏻‍♀️

I’m so happy that I have stumbled upon this video! My 16 month old daughter has been having really bad diaper rashes these past few weeks. I’ve changed her diet, changed her diaper brands, used different ointments now I’m left with potty training her. Honestly I’m not mad about. I feel like she is ready and this is just one more reason as to why we should. She knows some sign language and now I will add poo and wee! So thank you so much! This video has truly help me have that confidence to finally start our potty training journey.

This was a beautifully composed video about an often uncomfortable topic!! I loved this video!

An interesting thing about nappies is that since we made nappies better and better children started to wear them much longer. We sometimes have 4y/o at the nursery who still go in their nappy. Because of all thd great technology keeping their bums dry they want to stay in them longer. Old-timey cloth nappies are much more uncomfortable And wet. And they get cold at some point. So earlier in history children became potty trained much earlier

I actually heard a similar story!! Basic rundown of it: mom took her baby to bathroom with her, baby wouldn't go in her nappy, doctors and mom being confused, one day mom notices baby staring at her use the bathroom, hold baby over toilet, baby lets it all out :)

My daughter was nine months and refused to put a diaper on one day she just decided she was going on the toilet and that was it. My oldest son has Autism and wasn’t using the toilet until he was five. Thank you for emphasizing that every child develops differently.

Whaaaat my son is almost 7 months and I had no idea this was possible. 🤯Kudos to you two & Rupert too! Excited to hear how you managed this.

Watching you talk about your baby is so precious, thank you for the content.