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[quote=Anonymous]One advantage to training later is that kids have larger bladders and can go longer between bathroom trips. They can also be more independent with the actual act of using the toilet.

Younger kids can be more malleable and do what you tell them to do more easily, but if you go diaper-free with an 18 mo old, you will likely be doing a lot of toilet visits and a lot of kids still need help with pants/underwear at that age. Also while they are fine with the little training toilets, this age struggles with real toilets because they are so small, so you might train but then have to carry around a training potty for a year or more.

Older kids can be a bit harder to train because they are more opinionated and can be in a defiant stage, but you won't have to drag around a training potty as long and they are less likely to urgently need to pee every time you leave the house.

I personally prefer training kids later because I don't like the maintenance demands of having kid potty trained before they hit 2. But there's no right or wrong. As long as your kid is trained before they start school, you're fine. [/quote]

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