Is Knowing Your Going to Do a "#2" Enough?

That is a very good sign. My son started about that age to recognize his BM. He still has issues doing the #1 but he does #2 at the big boys chair with a cover sit so that he doesn't fall over.

You should start taking him but don't force it. little by little he will start recognizing the signs for #1 and will get there too.

Good Luck!

Congratulations on such a self-aware toddler!
I would go ahead and help him start using the potty for #2. Don't worry just yet about pee pee, he will get that too, when he is ready. But don't hold him back from learning #2 just b/c he isn't ready for #1 yet. You might be surprised how quickly pee pee will be learned once he masters #2. The biggest problem you will probably run into at this point is that he may not be ABLE to manage his clothes on his own yet. If he is giving you a warning, then take him then and help (as much as he needs or allows you to).

He will probably pick up on pee pee once he is good with #2. But even if he doesn't, not cleaning poopy diapers is a nice bonus in the meantime, right? I often wonder if children who end up "withholding" do so b/c they learned pee-pee first, and not the other way around...

Though it seems early, it's great that he already knows when he wants to go potty. Believe him when he tells you and sit him on the potty right away. Wait until he finishes and give lots of praise. As for peeying, in my experience, if you sit him on the toilet as soon as he wakes up,and then about every hour afterwards, he'll catch on real soon. Just don't push. And no need for candies either. Good luck.

In my time...when I was a baby...potty training never went later than 2. Between 1 and 2 was the expected and the norm. Due to the fact that there were only cloth diapers and that was a lot of work.
These days because of disposable diapers, people will go up to 4 years old without there child potty trained. If you are willing to go the lengths and take the time and be consistent than "GO FOR IT"...because that's what it takes from you.
I've heard studies that once a baby can sit he/she can be potty trained.
Good Luck.

Going pee or poop is going potty and I don't see how you can separate the two. A child needs to know that going potty on the toilet is were he/she goes pee AND poop, not just one over the other. I never used a "potty seat" but put my children directly on the toilet with the "insert" you described instead. Usually when one function occurs, the other follows so I would defintely put him on the toilet and "teach" him that he must pee and poop on the toilet. Have him look down and see for himself when he is going pee. Since he's a boy (I have a boy, and 2 girls), he should be able to see himself pee. Good luck.

Start now! If he's starting with #2 clues, that's enough to get started. My only advice is: 1) DON'T use pull-ups (they delay the process) and 2) set a timer for every 30 minutes to go try the potty, gradually increasing the time between going until they start going on their own.

This worked great for me with my 2 kids, but every child is different.

Best of luck to you! :)

I have an 18 month little girl and I introduced her to the toilet around a year but she had no interest until around 16 months. She would sit for a secong and then get off, now she sits on it for a few minutes saying poo-poo but no success I thought I just wasn't taking her enough but in reality she will let me know when she's ready. Your son seems like he is definately ready to be introduced, if you hear him say ca-ca I would run for the toilet. Maybe he will adopt the urgency and when he feels it he will run also

Go with it girl!!! Put him on it now. He is telling you he is going to poop! Poop training comes first. Its much easier for a child to feel when he has to poop than pee. If he hesitates, go on line and research potty training party. That's what I did and in one day my son was trained. Good for you. A boy and ready at 18 months. You have no idea how lucky you are.

oh my gosh! My son did poop only first...we are a rare but honored breed. It is wonderful! It is fabulous to NOT have to worry about changing poop pull ups! YES YES YES...let him poop on the big potty, he will quickly (two months) go right into no diapers at all - even at night if you allow a week of accidents and no 'big' drinks an hour before bedtime. If your son can't poop facing normal...try taking off that silly seat and let him straddle the potty backwards (like riding a horse) - it is much easier for pressure to help the poop out AND he'll feel much more comfortable holding the toilet seat..I put cool photos behind the toilet so my son could look at them...he's four now and turned around normal on his own, without me asking (when he was not scared to fall in). good luck.

Hey CT,
Our oldest child said,"Poo," when she had to go and that was for #1 and #2. I had her potty trained by 15 months when our son arrived. The key is consistency. Once you are ready, there's no turning back. No pull-ups or anything. Get the expensive training pants(thick ones) and take him no matter what. I used to set the timer on the stove to remind myself, and they catch on so fast. There will be good and bad days, but eventually he'll have it. Go for it.

Oh, I am so glad you asked as I have personal experience with this. With my second son, I potty trained in "reverse," starting with poop. He was 17 months, and I started doing it becasue one day he wanted to sit on the potty like his 3yo brother, so I let him, and for some reason, he pooped! I was so excited, and made a really bug deal about it (sang, danced, high-fived, waved bye-bye to the poopy, hugs and kisses). After that, when I would notice him about to poop in his diaper, I would rush him to the potty and he would go (followed by lots of praise). I didn't catch it every time, but I didn't worry about it. Within a few weeks, he was "telling" me when he had to go by pulling on his pants and running to the potty. If your son is already saying "ca-ca"...even better! I would say, whenever he tells you "ca-ca", take him to the potty. If he doesn't go within five minutes, wash up and be done and try again next time. When he does go, make sure to shower him with praise, even if he starts in his diaper and only finishes in the potty.

I really didn't focus on it too much, or push the pee-pee part right away. I saw it as more of a process, or a stage in the process. And, at least I never had to change another poopy diaper! The pee-pee part just naturally kind of followed over the next few months, and he got the idea. Yes, it did take about six months, but the upside is, he was completely potty trained by age two (yes, even at night). I guess I am more of a "slow and steady" person, rather than being in a rush to have it over and done with.

Good Luck!

BTW: I did keep him in pull-ups until he was staying dry all the time. I guess it could have happened quicker if I didn't (as other moms are saying). But the upside to that was, I never had any accidents to clean up.

My daughter is 22 months and well on her way to being potty trained. It started back when she was around 18 months and showed an interest when we went potty. My fiance and I live with my mom and anytime us adults would go to the restroom, so would she. So we got a potty of her own (shes very small for her age so its just more practical for her)and everytime we would go in, she would go and sit on her potty, diaper, clothes and all. After a while she started progressing, wanting to take off her diaper and clothes. Even got to the point where she knew how to take off her diaper and refused to leave it on. So, her being my first, I consulted with Mom and she suggested starting to try potty training her. She is now at the point where she can tell us when she has to go. But be patient cuz at first she would tell us afterwards. She has now used her potty a handful of times, usually once a day. Im not rushing her, even using diapers when she requests. I know she will potty train when she is ready.

What Im trying to say is use ur instinct as Mom. U can always try. Who knows, maybe he will catch on. I hear #2 is the hardest anyways (my daughter has had some accidents outta the diaper with #2 so it may be a negative expereince for her - we will see) so maybe he will get that outta the way first. Every child is different :o) Worst case he doesnt go with the process and hes still in diapers, no worst than what u started with. Then again, he may blossom and ur child may be potty trained in weeks. It doesnt hurt to try :o)

Good Luck!

If he's interested by all means start!
I'm on another Mom's networking website and they have a potty training group just for mom's of boys. If your interested I can email you the details.
Otherwise bring out the potty chair, rewards and stickers, and books and see what happens. Do push but if he's interested nows the time.
My son was ready to start when he was 2yo but daycare wasn't ready to start him so we waited. Big mistake. He's 3y 2 1/2mo and still not potty trained. We're almost half way there.