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[quote=Anonymous]I am a mother of twins...they were born term, both big, and not "technically" developmentally delayed at all.

BUT...for whatever reason, I have read that twins tend to potty train later, and develop other skills later...maybe because they are two instead of one.

My kids potty trained at 3 years old.  We bought ALL the stuff at 2, right on time...but my kids weren't interested...and instead of stressing us all out...we took it easy and didn't push.

My daughter was ready sooner than my son, and trained in a day or two.  My son caught on pretty quickly after he saw my daughter trained...and it didn't take him much longer, after that.

BUT...I have to be honest...my Nanny did the lion's share of the training (I mean, she was there during the daylight potty hours, more).  And it might not have been as easy for her, as it SEEMED to me!

BUT...she did things, that I see in hindsight, were so important...and improved the success rate.  One of those things was taking a potty with them, in the SUV, wherever they went.  So there was always a potty.

And, we finally got a second potty (we initially only had one)...they each chose their potty that they liked (very different styles)...and were 'successful' with.  Until we got that different 'style' potty for our son...he was having a difficult time.

The transition to big potty was another huge adjustment...and took some time, as they were quite afraid...just think, they have very little bottoms and it is hard to get on that seat when you are so little.

But that was less and less of a problem as they got bigger.

My son still hasn't adjusted from sitting to standing...but that might be something for Dad to work with him on.

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