Get on the train, Mommy

15 signs of toilet training readiness

Your child is ready to learn potty skills when he or she:

1. Has bowel movements at about the same time every day
2. Can stay dry for a few hours or wakes up dry from sleep
3. Knows that he or she has to go to the bathroom
4. Understands the association between dry pants and using the potty
5. Can pull his or her pants up and down
6. Lets you know when he or she has soiled his or her diaper (likes to stay dry)
7. Can follow simple directions like, "Lets go to the potty"
8. Understands potty terms (wet, dry, pee, poop, dirty and potty)
9. Can tell you he or she has to go to the bathroom
10. Imitates other family members
11. Shows interest and asks questions while watching you
12. Wants to do things "by myself"
13. Enjoys washing his or her hands (like to be clean)
14. Gets upset if his or her belongings are not in their proper place
15. Wants to please you!

Davis has decided it's time to get on the potty train! I wasn't ready to tackle this yet but he had decided it's time. Right after his birthday he used the potty for the first time but since then he started telling me he has to go, we go to the bathroom and he does it! I looked up the signs of being ready to potty train on the Huggies website (see above). He can do all of them except for #5. So this weekend we are going to get on the potty train. Let's hope the school reinforces it next week.