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[quote=Anonymous]I wished I’d trained earlier because I have a very strong willed kid and it wound up taking forever. I envied my friends who potty trained when their kids were right at 2 because I think there was less push back and it went faster.

Having said that, I do think it’s more of a pain than people let on to train early because friends who did this spent forever with the portable potties and structuring their day around making sure their 2 yr old had access to a potty quickly. I guess you get used to it but I’m not sure that it’s that much easier than just carrying a diaper bag. I’d meet friends at the playground and I’d just have a backpack and my kid on a scooter. They’d have their stroller (in case they needed to get home fast), a portable toilet with bags, a change of clothes, etc. For months and months. I never had to do that because by the time my DD trained, she had the bladder size/control to hold it plus the communication skills to let us know she had to go with plenty of warning. Most just-turned 2 yr olds don’t have that.

So in terms of hassle, I don’t think training earlier magically liberates you. BUT to me the main advantage would have been training before my DD hit her obstinate toddler phase, which for her started around 2.5. Potty training was brutal and took way longer than it did for people I know who trained earlier.[/quote]

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