I've had a little boy (16m) here for almost 2 weeks (2 days a week) so just 4 full days, and he's still not fully settled in yet. Mum is very keen for him to be potty trained but I'm getting the feeling she wants me to do it for her!
She mentioned it last week and I said I'd give it a go but he cried his eyes out whenever I sat him on the potty, I told her this and said I don't think he's quite ready, so today she brought his own potty from home and said he's being going on it loads at home.
He did a wee on it, but was crying the whole time, it was awful!
He doesn't speak to me, I've only heard him say 2 words 'cup' and 'ball' and he seems quite wary of me, which I've been putting down to him being new and not being looked after by anyone else before. He's very shy of strangers and seems jumpy around people he isn't familiar with
I don't want to terrify him by forcing him to toilet train when he's only been here for such a short amount of time but I can't overrule mum can I if she's saying this is what she wants and is saying he's ready to do it?
Is it too soon?