030 / Your Baby Is Ready to Potty Train—Even If They Can’t Walk or Talk Yet

When should you start potty training your baby?

Most parents are told to wait for “potty training readiness”—usually somewhere in the toddler years, when their child can walk to the bathroom, communicate that they need to go, handle clothing independently, and physically use the toilet.

But what if we’ve confused being ready to START potty training with being able to do the entire process independently?

Potty training isn't actually just one skill, it's a collection of over 40 different skills that must be independently mastered - and are best learned over time. 

What if everything you thought you knew about when to potty train your child - is actually making it HARDER to potty train instead of easier?

In this episode, I’m breaking down the foundational skills behind potty training mastery and explaining why toilet learning can begin long before your baby can walk or talk.

We’ll talk about:

• When you can actually start potty training

• The difference between potty training readiness and toilet independence

• Why walking and talking aren’t prerequisites for beginning

• How babies communicate the need to pee or poop before they can speak

• The role of interoception and the brain-body connection in potty learning

• How elimination communication (EC) allows babies to build these skills gradually

• Why my experience potty training my first child at 26 months was completely different from starting EC with my younger two at birth

If you’re been feeling like your baby might be ready long before "they say" she is, this episode is for you.

Pregnant or starting with a newborn? Born Ready walks you through exactly how to begin elimination communication and build these skills from the start.

Already practicing EC, but your baby is still wearing diapers? Ditch the Diapers shows you how to make the shift from you being responsible for pottying your baby to helping your baby take over the process themselves.

Because the goal isn’t for you to get better and better at pottying your baby.

The goal is toilet independence.