Question

Why do some parents wait so long to potty train their kids?

Answer 1

Some parents wait so long to potty train their kids because they are either too busy or don't believe that their kid is ready to potty train yet.

Some kids will eventually potty train on their own and some kids still need encouragement and training.

A kid still being in diapers full time and not potty trained is usually not a cause for concern until the child is 4 or older.

Kids under 4 are sometimes not ready to potty train and that is okay and if you actually try to potty train too early it can make the process of potty training take much longer and lead to more accidents.

I never potty train my kids until they are at least 3 or over as I've tried before and it always took longer.
My parents said I was potty trained at 18 months, but in reality I still peed and pooped my pants a lot until after 2 years old and so while I could use the toilet, I was having to still be taken to the toilet.

Answer 2

Many parents wait so long to potty train their kids because their kids really are usually not ready to stop wearing diapers.

Diaper companies are also making diapers in size 8 now so larger kids can wear diapers longer and there's really no rush to potty train a child as they will get it when they get it and if it takes until the child is 4 or even 8 or older that is okay as well.

Diapers are made for all ages and a child really should not be forced into potty training.

Below is a boy of around 8 wearing Pampers Plastic backed diapers back in the 1990s and they fit him perfectly.

8 year old Tommy wearing plastic pampers picture

Answer 3

Some kids simply are not ready to potty train as early as other kids are and boys often take longer to potty train than girls do.

If you wait until the child is 3 or at least close to 3 years old the kid will often potty train much faster than they would if you had started potty trained at 2 or younger.

For a child to actually potty train, they need to be able to recognize when they need to go, pull up and down their pants and make it to the toilet successfully.

If the child or toddler still has to be taken to the toilet and is wetting or pooping their pants constantly or very often, then they really are not ready.

Once a child is ready to potty train, then they should potty train within 3 days to a few weeks or a month at most with very little accidents.

My kids potty trained around 3 and 3 and 1/2 and one of my kids didn't potty train until he was 5 and I never forced the issue.