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[quote=Anonymous]I followed this simple logic and my kids were potty trained about 2.5 give or take a few months.

1-The child is aware they have peed or pooped after they did it.
2-The child is aware they are peeing or pooping while they are doing it.
3-The child is are they have to pee or poop before they do it.

When the child is at level 3 awareness they are ready to be potty trained.  Before that you should have a little potty available, talk about what it's for, demonstrate yourself on the big potty after saying "Oh I have to pee, I'll go on the toilet!", have other kids demonstrate if you can, all to make sure the child knows what's going on and what the potty is for and what they are expected to do.

There's no point in potty training before the child is aware they have to go before they actually go.  Once they are at that point it shouldn't take more than a few weeks or a month before they are mostly trained, although possibly not while sleeping until later.

Obviously, some kids will not be as cooperative as you might like or will have trouble figuring it all out until they are a bit older, like 3-4, but most kids will do fine within the above guidelines and will be ready for preschool or daycare potty training requirements by about age 3.  No place should require it before age 3, if they do it's the wrong place.[/quote]

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