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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My oldest trained at 3.25. He was resistant before then and I didn't see the need to make it a traumatizing experience. By 3.25, he was ready and it was easy. One day time pee accident. Nothing else. One of the easiest things I have done. We are happy how it worked out. [/quote]

Same at our house.  I didn't push before that because I didn't want it to become an issue and we also had a lot going on at home during that time and neither of us needed additional, self-imposed stress.  As it turned out, I mentally prepared for a few weeks of hell and it didn't happen.  The clouds parted and angels sang and my kid figured it out the minute the pull-up was ditched.  I assume that means that it might have been a non-issue earlier, too, but that's hindsight.

Really, though, when I find myself judging other parents and their decisions, I ask myself why I care.  My own peeve is older kids (3+) walking around with pacifiers in their mouths.  I have this irrational urge to ask WHYYYYYYYYY.  But it doesn't actually matter because it isn't my kid or my problem or my oral fixation or dental bills.  A casual onlooker didn't know that I didn't push PT until 3 because my kid had a severe speech delay AND a father who was away on long term assignment overseas and I didn't think that he needed additional pressure.  So if folks thought I was just lazy (and, hey, I might be lazy on top of all of that) then that's on them.

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