Posts by pranava

Quote: Originally Posted by AndreaOlson  My best Mama friend does train 20-30 month olds with her 3 day program and NONE of them do NOT finish within 3 weeks...regardless of whether the parent thought the kid was...

OP, the fact that your DS can pedal a bike and sometimes wants to, sounds awesome to me.  My DS is almost 3 and can't jump off the ground with two feet.  I do care about his physical inability - I care for his sake.  I...

  Quote: Originally Posted by reezley  I totally agree with this. Going to the potty is a social milestone, not a biological one.  Being totally developmentally ready is a combination of a...

DS isn't in the "what" phase, but I remember doing that as a child.  I don't know when it started, but it lasted well into second grade when I finally recognized it and quit.  I could look right at someone and hear what they...

DS 2.5 read his first book.  Very slowly and one. word. at. a. time.  Luckily it was only 1 sentence per page and only 10 pages long because it was quite a painstaking endeavor.  He was so proud of himself - very...

I can relate to a lot of this.  My DS 33 months also plays dumb at times and must constantly be engaged.  The times he wants me to answer my own question, I think he is usually just wanting to hear me...

  Quote: Originally Posted by ellemenope    If a child becomes physically and cognitively able to potty train at 18 months, but then enters the defiant stage early, it is just not going to...

Quote: Originally Posted by AndreaOlson  Quote:   And, yet, I am certain that if the *parent* wishes to PT their toddler at 18 months, it can be done (without force. without bribes. without...

There's also not always a connection between taking a kid out of diapers and having them be potty trained.  I took my kid out of diapers 10 months ago and he still pees on the floor many times a week.

I EC'ed my son and we were very close to fully potty trained at 15/16 months.  Returning to work and putting DS in daycare totally derailed that.  I don't think it's all about disposable diapers.  Daycare and fast paced...