Quote Originally Posted by Goldilocks View Post
Stopping everything to put a child on the potty every 20-30 minutes is asking a lot IMO. This child does not communicate when she needs to go potty. Trying to catch her every half hour is "elimination training" not real potty training. This is parents training themselves, not the child. Stopping every 20-30 minutes seems a bit difficult especially with other kids to care for or in the middle of activities or being outside for 40 minutes. She also cries after she has a BM because of past constipation issues. Having her pee or poo her pants is not sanitary in my carpeted house. She has been in pull ups for a few months and I do put her on the potty when the other kids have their potty break time.
I don't think it's unreasonable for me to expect her to be dry for 2 weeks and being able to verbally ask for the potty before trying underwear here.
I think you misunderstand. I not "stop everything to put child on potty every 20-30 minutes". I say "Go pee, X" and they go. From 18 months, I getting child to pull down pants for diaper change and pull up after change. When child is toilet training her, they are sent to pee, they walk to potty, pull pants down and sit, and after they pee, they wipe, pull up pants and go. The only thing I do is set timer to sound so I can send them. I teaching independant toilet training and that not include me stopping everything and escorting child to washroom.

For first couple days, I pay attention to when they pee, how soon after drink they pee, and then I can adjust when I send based on them. It typical they have couple accidents in first couple days if they try potty and it empty but it never taken more than a week - 10 days to train a 2 year old this way.

I do commit to not going for walk or leaving premises for that first week but we still go outside bring potty onto deck and carry on like normal. But I also require parent to start process on a weekend and they need commit to being home that weekend too.

Since you so opposing to idea, I think you already have firm idea of how you intend train. I suggest if that case, maybe document it and issue as part of your documentation then this conflict not happen with other client.