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At 14 months I started with my daughter. I took her in the bathroom every half hour or so and read a book to her. There is some great potty training books to read to kids. My daughter loved Everyone Poops and Everyone Pottys. The first time she does it in the potty make the biggest deal out of it! A special treat clap cheer hugs and kisses. Of course you should do this until she gets the total idea. And when she tells you and goes in a goes really party down LOL. Be sure to stick to your pattern on when you take her to the potty. Take her when you have to go to and have her sit on the potty. Show her what you did. I know it sounds odd but she will understand. My daughter was fully trained at 17 months. You could even take off her dirty diaper and tell he to go in the potty. And show her really. There is even potty training videos for kids to watch to help her get the concept. Good luck!!! ;)

my daughter was 18 months when I started to potty train her. It took a couple of weeks, but when she got the hang of it, she was awesome! She's only had 2 accidents in her bed in 2 years! When I first started putting her on the potty, all she would do was play around, and try to run away. Then one day, I sat her on her potty, and wouldn't let her off until she peed. It took about an hour, but when she finally went, I made such a big deal about it! I blew up balloons, made her cookies, and she even got a phone call from Blue from Blue's Clue's (grandma!)... she was so proud of herself, that she's been going ever since!

Thanks for the tips ladies. I will start trying to give it a whirl.

i started my daughter on her second bday...it took 3 days and she fully got it ...night/day and even shopping for a couple of hours. only 3 accidents at night when i woudnt hear her crying to go. she isnow 3. and she is trying to explain to her younger brother that is 22months old how to do it.

I know girls potty train better than boys, any Mom's out there who can give advice about boys and whats the best age? I'm very interested hehe!

I think 14 mos is too young, but you never know- it's not unheard of. My daughter just got it a few weeks ago (only wearing diapers at night) and she is almost 3. She was going from time to time before that, but nothing consistent. good luck

As my daughter is only 6 wks, I don't have any personal experience...I do know that my mom potty trained my brother in one day, on his 2nd birthday; however I wasn't fully potty trained until I was nearly 4, and she started trying with me on my 2nd bday, as well.

I jsut get so tired of seeing 3 year olds in diapers.

My daughter got interested around that age and caught on pretty quickly, but every kid is different. In her case, I looked for cues-she was really interested in mom and dad going potty and what the toilet was all about. I bought a potty seat and she would just sit on it and go in her diaper. Then I started taking off her diaper and letting her sit on it. She caught on quickly, but I never pushed it or made a big deal out of it. She really did it mostly on her own.

I don't think there is any real right or wrong age to potty train. I do however, believe that waiting until your child is capable of saying, or atleast communicating, that he/she needs to use the potty as well as having enough coordination to get their pants on and off (even with help) will shorten the time it takes to potty train. It can also give them alot more confidence. Some kids are ready early, like 18months (or even younger), while some kids may not be ready (or willing) until they are closer to three.. there's nothing wrong with either. I have also heard that you should wait until your child can go through the night without a wet diaper, but frankly, you could be waiting a really really long time (some kids have problems with bed wetting until they are as old as 9, and it's not their fault).. so i don't believe this is a very good indicator. You, as the parent, know your child best, and will know when your child is ready. If you sit them down and they scream bloody murder, they probably aren't ready and wait a little while to try again.. forcing them could only make it take longer. If your child is intersted in sitting on the potty, but doesn't really get the concept, it's still a great way to get them used to the idea. Having them sit on the potty while you go will make the action seem alot less threatening, and when they finally 'feel' like they need to pee, they already know what to do. I don't know if any of this helps anyone, but those are my two cents :P