Why? If he copies the dog, at least you can train him to do stuff. If he copies the cat he'll expect to do whatever he wants all the time.

Explaining to the doctors why your child has a hairball in his intestines would be fun.

Because many two year olds aren't ready to potty train.

Despite a desire to use the potty, my son wasn't potty trained until he was 3. This is very common among boys.

@ 8. You can't "wait until they're ready." You as the parent have to direct your child and make sure they learn the things they need to know. Average age for potty training in 1950's was 11 months. Now it's 30 months (2.5). They're ready, it's just more difficult for the parent. We as parents need to stop blaming it on our kids "not being ready" and realize that it's our will to succeed.

If you were talking about a 4 year old I would totally get what you're saying. This is a 2 year.

Once they piss themselves you'll take back this statement

#11, I am a mother of three kids and grandma of two. I'm am quite aware of how to potty train a child. I have been successful in this endeavor with all my kids, including the special needs one.