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[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it's too early for an 18 month old to begin potty training? But she's been voluntarily sitting on the little potty we got her. I think she sees the other toddlers at daycare using the potty, and is imitating them. I suppose we'll just keep letting her do that before bath time (I would really, really appreciate it if she never pooped in the bath again). Little Beaver treats us so well that I don't want to rush her into anything she's not ready for yet.

Finding a new house is on the agenda, and so we're playing the game of "where are the good school districts". It sucks that all the highest rated schools in the state seems to be in these awful bedroom suburbs. So we've identified a few neighborhoods which we would like living in, and hoping to eventually find a listing with enough bedrooms that any potential child #2 wouldn't have to share a room with Little Beaver. We're trying to be realistic with our timeline and budget, since school is years away yet. But we also want to make the transition early, and then stay in the same house for the entire time our kid(s) grow up. I'm not sure how possible it's going to be to get everything at once...

[–] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

I think it's a little early to expect results but it's good to have a potty around even if it's just for them to play with. I got one for my kids just before they turned 2 and it wasn't used much at first, they've only started using it now after they turned 3. Your kid might enjoy having a toilet their size as an imitation play thing at a minimum. And then you already have it for when things start to click