January 6th 2024.
Katherine Ryan has divided parents with her parenting confession about potty training her kids from birth. The comedian, who is mum to 14-year-old Violet from a previous relationship, as well as two-year-old Fred and one-year-old Fenna, has shared her parenting methods via her podcast and social media.
Katherine revealed that she puts her kids on the potty from the moment they are born. She explained, “A newborn is still scrunched up, you can’t sit them on the potty, but from about the time they can listen to a story and look at a book, I just put them on the potty randomly throughout the day, and they have an instinct to go. It happens all over the world, just not in Western culture. We are the ones, the only ones, who train our babies to go in a nappy.”
Katherine also revealed that her kids were out of nappies by the time they were one. She suggested that parents should make potty training part of the culture of their home. She said, “Make it part of a culture of your home, that we pee on the potty.” Katherine's advice has sparked mixed reactions from fans, with some being disappointed and others rushing to her defence.
Former This Morning star Dr Ranj even backed Katherine's suggestion, commenting that there is "good evidence that potty training early has better outcomes and less issues in the long term!" Indeed, Katherine has spoken numerous times about her method for potty training her children, and revealed in February 2022 that Fred was reliably wees on the potty at under 8 months.
According to Healthline, the average age of potty training is around 27 months. Clearly, Katherine Ryan’s method has been successful for her family, and her story and advice have been an inspiration to many.
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