Some background . . . My DD is 20 months old, and is showing potty interest. She has been fascinated with watching me use the bathroom for several months now, and likes to pull off TP and pretend to wipe herself. We got her a potty last week, and she sits on it before her bath (naked), and other times during the day (clothed) when she sees it. She hasn't actually used it yet, but loves the idea of her own personal potty. She also pulls on her diaper and says "TT," but, at this point, that doesn't seem related to when she's actually gone.
So, our sitter, who keeps DD at her house each weekday morning, suggested getting some pull-ups. The sitter keeps another little girl about DD's age, and the other child is also interested in the potty, to the point of trying to take off her diaper. The sitter thought it might be good to capitalize on this interest, and said that she could show the girls how to pull the pull-ups up and down before sitting on the potty, etc. She has a little potty at her house that the kids use.
I had thought we wouldn't go the pull-ups route, since I don't want DD to get the idea that she can tinkle in her underwear. Do you think she would draw that conclusion if she wore a pull-up for a couple of hours in the mornings, or is she still too young to do so? At this point, she would probably still call the pull-up a diaper. We haven't started talking about panties yet.
And, I don't want to rush her and stress her out about this. I hadn't planned to really work on potty training til next summer, when it's warm outside and I'm home all day. Right now, the potty is fun, and, thankfully, I fully believe our sitter shares the same philosophy as I do about potty training (won't be pushy and attempt to force DD to train before she is ready). Do you think letting her try pull-ups for practice right now is going to do any harm, or would you wait?
If you're still reading and have any suggestions or opinions, please share! Thanks!
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