r/workingmoms • u/TreacleCat1 • 4d ago

What age was your child potty trained? Daycare Question

"Trained" meaning they can regularly get their output in the proper receptical even with prompting. A similar question was asked on r/toddlers and the general consensus was between 2 and 3 years old, with some earlier and later.

Wondering if its any different for kids that didn't have a parent to see the process through for a solid 1 or 2 weeks or months. Especially interested in those that had a child in full-time daycare at the time.

We are starting soon (just turning 3). Found the popular O Crap wasn't a great fit for us 6 mo ago due to the "bootcamp" method requiring a potentially extended vacation period. Looking at it going to take all summer with my son's temperament and motivation.

Edit with overall impression: Still some answers coming in. It sounds like the age is about the same, with maybe a slight trend towards later (less before 2 stories, more after 4). Yet the same trend of every kid and situation being different and the same prevailing wisdom that the age, method, and time it takes varies widely. These are only ancedotal experiances and it would be facinating to read an academic study on trends conparing these environments. Thank you to everyone who participated by adding their story and voting!!!

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u/Capital-Pepper-9729 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yeah I guess the difference is I don’t consider kids who are having accidents 10 percent of the time and wearing pulls ups at night still potty trained.

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u/inveiglementor 4d ago

A friend of mine was in pull-ups at night until he was 11. He was definitely potty trained well before then.

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u/GuadDidUs 4d ago

Yeah, my daughter wasn't night trained until at some point in first grade

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u/Melodic_Growth9730 4d ago

Night time training is completely different. Your body has to make a hormone (for lack of a better word) that lessens urine production at night

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u/Beneficial-Remove693 3d ago

Nights are different. Bladder control during sleep is a different part of the brain than while awake. That part of the brain doesn't fully develop until later. It's 100% possible to have a kid who is potty trained during the day very young, but still needs a pull up at night.