My policy is that parents must start the process at home when they will be home for a considerable amount of time like vacation or Christmas break. Once they are staying dry at home for two weeks they can come here in undies. Otherwise they come with pullups and they use the toilet here. I do not remind kids to go for the most part but get them to go certain times during the day (before we go outside and before nap).

I recommend that parents wait until their child is 2.5 before trying and that when a kid is ready they learn in about 2-3 days in my experience.

What you are describing does not actually help a child learn to use the potty. When a child is ready they will want to go to the toilet and can hold it until they get there. When a child is ready it takes 2-3 days maximum. Nothing wrong with bringing a kid to the toilet and sitting them on it but it is not a necessary part of the learning process in my opinion.

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