How to Start: Toddler, Munchkin

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Potty Training Questions: Possible to Wait to Long to Start?

Hi all. My daughter will be 2 in a few months. Over the past few months she has shown different behaviors that indicate possible potty training. (Grandma says she is ready.) I know starting to early can make things worse so I have been procrastinating on it. But, her recent behavior is telling me when she has to pee pee. She already tells me when she has to poop and likes to be left alone during it. So I have bought a potty chair and plan to start soon. If I wait another week or two -- is that waiting TOO LONG? Does harm come in if...

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Best Book for Potty Training?

Hi Moms, I am about to start potty training my 2 1/2 year old DD and need advice on how to do it. Is there a really good book out there that anyone could recommend? I'm just confused where to start - like do I put her in pull ups or make a big deal of buying some fun underwear? She has been using her potty at night at home on a sort of regular basis, but we just let her run around naked - so how do I start to show her how to do it with clothes on? And the potty travels around the whole apartment! Should I be placing it in the bathroom...