For older children, I'm kind of anti-Pull-Ups after the first week or two of training, because I think they have more incentive when they wear undies. But your daughter is just about 20-21 months, right? She'll feel wetter in a Pull-Up than she will in a diaper, but shouldn't feel as discourage as she might, if she wet undies.

Julia learned before she was two, but not because I introduced it. She was a very mature little thing, and articulate. She didn't want to wear a pull-up under her bathing suit. She wanted to look like her big cousins did in their bathing suits, so I told her if there was no pull up, all her pee and poop had to be in the potty. She said okay, and that was that.

Let's not talk about the boys. *sigh*

Hee. Don't the have little shields on the teeny potty chairs for boys? I've not yet investigated this.

You know, they do, but the little ones can hurt themselves on them, and then get a little averse to the potty. For Ben, what worked pee wise, was having him pee in a cup. He was intimidated by the toilet and the potty chair. I bought a sleeve of those Solo plastic cups, and he got the biggest kick out of peeing in a cup. I know some people will put a Cheerio in the toilet, and tell the kid to aim for it. I never did try that.

The aim thing isn't too big of a problem with little boys, because they're more at eye level with the regular toilet, if you know what I mean. You just have to make sure they're tall enough first, and stand them, so their thighs are right up against it. With the potty chair, aim is a little more of an issue, but if you're wiping up after one guy, you might as well wipe up after them all.

Other people talk math. Science. History. Philosophy. Art.

What do I talk about? *sigh*

Let's not talk about the boys. *sigh*

Aaarrrgggh. I've heard they're harder to train but I'm not going to panic. My brother potty trained his ex-girlfriend's 2 year old little boy in a matter of two weeks (but it was diligence and using regular underwear).

My only first-hand knowledge of potty training was the epiphany when I realised my childhood was over (slightly melodramatic child, I was). Then I realised that I was so far the only one that knew I was potty trained -- so I peed on the carpet one last time for auld lang syne.

You remember stuff from when you were that young, ita?? I sit amazed. (I was going to say "stand," but really, I'm sitting.)

FTR, my brother was easier to PT than me. I just couldn't be bothered to care if I had a dirty or wet diaper, plus there was the whole not wanting to communicate with the parentals, so letting them know I needing changing was right out. I was passed 3 before I was trained I think.

You remember stuff from when you were that young, ita??

I was seventeen.

Kidding.

I think I was two or so, because it was the NY apartment -- I remember all our houses except for the first one (the one before NY) at least as background to a memory. By three we were already in Canada, and this definitely wasn't Canada.

I've got dim recollections of when I was three and four. But they seem almost dream like. I think that's really the time your long-term memory starts working. The memories I do have tend to be especially strong emotionally.

so I told her if there was no pull up, all her pee and poop had to be in the potty. She said okay, and that was that.

These stories always make me slightly suicidal.