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Potty training is so difficult… says who? Not for me it wasn’t. For me it was a walk in the park. I heard it from everyone. My sister. My best friend. Other moms. "Potty training took us 9 months, we just couldn't get it." "My son's so stubborn, he refuses to sit on the potty." “We tried every method with no success.” But my daughter practically potty trained herself. She didn't take much encouragement at all. Whenever I tell people that they think I'm lying. Especially when I mention that she's just 14 months old. I decided to start potty training right after her first birthday. People said it was too early but I didn't care. Because I'd done my own research. Not just surface level stuff… proper research. And there's actually a tonne of evidence to support starting at that age. I read about this concept in child development called ‘sensory gating’. It's basically the brain's built-in filter. It blocks out repeated sensations so they don’t distract you. That’s why you stop noticing the hum of a fan or the feeling of clothes against your skin after a few minutes. Your brain filters them out. And it’s exactly the same when a child wears disposables. They soak up moisture in seconds. Their skin stays bone dry. They can't actually tell they've had an accident. Because they can’t feel a thing. The only way for them to make the connection to the potty is through sensory feedback. They pee. They feel something. Their brain gets a ‘signal’. But years of wearing disposables can remove that signal entirely. That's why I decided to start with UpAiry training pants. A pair of underwear made specifically for potty training. The inner layer holds wetness against the skin. So every time they pee, they feel it. And that yucky wet feeling helps them to build awareness. While the outer layer catches accidents and keeps everything contained. They’re suitable for kids of all ages, but experts recommend starting with them at around 12 to 18 months, before their brain's filter has the chance to fully develop. So I ordered them. Week 1 — We started gently. No expectations. No pressure. I told her she had her big kid underwear on and she loved them straight away. I think she also liked how soft and stretchy they are around her little legs. Week 2 — I started guiding her towards the potty. I made sure the potty was always within her sight so it would start to become familiar. Week 4 — She started crawling towards the potty on her own. Every time she sat on the potty I clapped and praised her, but I never punished her for having accidents. She still wet her pants most of the time but she would point at them to let me know. Week 6 — She was starting to sit on the potty every day. She felt the wetness. She paused. She crawled to the potty. Now she recognized that she could stop the wet feeling by using the potty instead. Week 7 — Fully trained. No accidents. No wet pants. She was peeing in the potty every time. That's why I say that potty training is easy, because for me it was. It didn't require much effort at all. I put her in training pants, I set the potty within touching distance, and let the rest take care of itself. So when I tell people she pretty much potty trained herself, I wasn't lying. That's how training pants work. They let kids feel wet, which gives them the feedback they need to learn. And building that body awareness from an early age can make such a big difference. I genuinely feel sorry for parents who have struggled with potty training for months. Because I don't think many people get told this about disposables. If they did, they wouldn't keep buying them. That's why I wanted to share this. Because all I hear is people saying how hard potty training is. And while it can be, it doesn't have to be. I'll drop the link below for the training pants I mentioned: https://www.upairy.com/pages/early-awareness-v1