Kirsten Dirksen: Who Decides When to Potty Train: You, Baby or Big Diapers?

At my moms’ group a few months ago, another mother noticed my then 2-year-old & 1 month daughter wasn’t wearing a diaper and said, “She’s young to be without a diaper”. Used to hearing this since we’d started her on the pot at 16 months, I just said “oh”. She continued, “Yeah, you potty train at 2 and a half”. (For visuals, see video Potty training at 16 months: meet the potty and your poop).

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