[Teag]

My daughter will be 2 in 2 days & she shows signs of being ready to potty train. She knows where her potty chair is & is starting to tell me she has a dirty diaper & sometimes asks to go to the potty. Most of the time we're not home but she still asks, BUT I have NO CLUE where to start except by buying her pull ups. Any suggestions that would make it easier.

[Moose]

Ask her 20 minutes after she's had something to eat or drink, then take her.

[moimeme]

Check out Dr. Phil's advice. He probably has it on his site. He has a one-day potty training routine that apparently works - as long as your little kiddle is at the point where she's got control.

[Missy1171]

My Daughter was almost 2 when I potty trained her. I tried the pull-ups, but
they seemed alot like diapers so she went in her pants anyways. But once
I bought her real panties (they had Barney on them) she started going to the
potty.

After that she had a couple of accidents, but not every time like with the pull-ups.

[jade_nc]

it's great that she's already recognizing when she needs to go! one of the other keys - can she put on and take off her pants yet? if she can, then she's good to go. if not, you may want to start off a bit slower....go ahead and introduce the pull-ups, but dont force the issue.

asking her if she needs to go is great advice. the other thing you can do is start making notes (mental or i actually keep a log) of when she's eaten/drunk, and how long it is before her diapers wet. if you do this for a few days, you'll find that she's usually going within in a certain amount of time. the time is different for every child. once you have that info, introduce her to the potty a few minutes prior to that.

remember at this stage, she's telling you when it's happening....not BEFORE it happens.