Julie Jay: Reluctant to push potty training as it’s my last roll of the diaper dice

My reticence in potty training my youngest can be somewhat explained away by my refusal to accept my baby is growing up, despite what the calendar is telling me

So far, his view of the potty is the same as most of us view gyms — something that is great for other people, but not something he’s going to choose to incorporate into his routine at this current moment in time. Picture: iStock 

Many things fascinate me about Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan. She is hugely talented, of course, is ageing backwards, and the boy who broke her heart at 16 ended up becoming her husband, a fairytale which just doesn’t play out in real life unless, of course, you are a hugely talented comedian who is ageing backwards.

But another fascinating fact about Ryan is that she successfully potty-trained all her kids before the age of one, insisting she did so by observing cues and placing them on the potty from when they were weeks old.