for a while before it clicks. You can still potty train a young child
who is a little clueless, but it will take longer, and it’s really going to
be on you. If you work outside of the home and don’t have a willing
care provider, you should probably wait. I would say, overall, a month
is a very realistic time frame for progressing through the timeline.
Does a month sound too long to you? Then wait. If that sounds
amazing—one small month to be done with diapers—proceed.
I will share my own story of potty training my son. My first
attempt at training Pascal was at eighteen months. At the time, I was
single mom (still am), I owned a clothing store, and his day care was
very unwilling (thought he was much too young). Within a day of
potty training, I knew he wasn’t clicking on his own. I was bummed
because I knew it was possible for him, but in my life, at that time, it
would have brought more stress. I let it go and he potty trained in a
matter of days when he was twenty-two months.
You don’t know what kind of potty trainer you have till you jump
in and go for it. At this age, if it’s not going according to plan you
can always rediaper, and it will not hurt the process one bit. There is
a lot going on developmentally before twenty months, and your child
just may not have the skill set. If you feel able to be there and help,
that’s awesome. I’m not trying to scare you or be a big bummer, but I
want to be realistic with you.
Potty Training the Child over Thirty Months
If your child is over thirty months but under thirty-six months, you’re
heading for a danger zone, but you are not fully in it yet. There’s