So just a note on potty training...I know they're lazy AF BUT the kid is only turned 2 at the end of November. My daughter was 2 and a half (almost exactly) when she was really ready (we tried at 18 months, epic fail), and she was trained in a weekend. My son, on the other hand, was 2 and 9 months before he was ready, and it took us a solid month for him to really get it down without major accidents and then another month to avoid the minor ones. (and really a month of not leaving the house for very long...because he was TERRIFIED of going in a public bathroom) Kids do it at their own rate, when they're ready. If you do it too soon it'll blow up in your face (my daughter was terrified of the toilet for months when we started her too early at the recommendation of her school).
They usually give you signs and if J is pooping his pants right in front of his parents and not even trying to hide it, he's nowhere near ready. Usually when kids are ready, or close to ready, they try to hide when they poop because they know they shouldn't be doing it in their pants. He's probably still a good 2-4 months away, in my opinion.
BUT if they're wanting to have another baby they better get him at least excited about the potty soon. Otherwise, there's a BIG chance he'll regress when the baby is born.
The biggest thing about it is, they won't know if he's ready or not, they don't interact with him, they don't try to understand him, they don't spend that kind of time with him to know where he's at in life, for all they know he could have been ready to learn 6 months ago but they don't spend any time with him or give him attention to really know if he's ready or not
To me they just keep the diapers because it's easy for them, it's like the feeding him, they won't teach him with cutlery to do it alone because that takes time an effort so they keep feeding him because it's easier for THEM
If they would actually spend some one on one time with their son they would know what stage he's at with everything and personally until you try it then you don't know how they will be, I honestly don't think they are even caring to try it an just see how he is
We are in the middle of potty training my 14m neice, somtimes she takes intrest an somtimes not but at least we know how she's feeling about it because we are introducing it to her, if she gets it in a month then she gets it an if not then there's always next month or whatever, if she genuinely seemed like she hated it then we would stop an wait two or three months an try again but she just seems to be none intrested somtimes an other times she is willing to try
I honestly believe they are going be making the nanny do it an it will be left to the last minute like everything else they do, I reckon they will be the type that will book him into all the clubs on the cruises that's for ages 3 up an then get mad at the nanny because they have given her 3 days to have him trained so he can get into the club an if he's not learning fast enough they will blame that on the nanny
Do you know if FL allows for private tutors? I could see them going that route leaving them with pretty much a governess type of person to teach and care while they travel. I still think when he's old enough they'll probably send him to boarding school (if they have the cash) and probably tell their stans that it's because he's sooooo special. I do think they want a second kid in part because of views.
Honestly am not sure what all the laws for schools an tutors are in the US, I just assume they have things in place that if you homeschool then certain things need to be checked off to make sure they are keeping up
Personally I'd find a private tutor to be quite sad, it's different when you have them come in to do extra work with the kid if they are struggling or you want them to be ahead of their peers, at least they still have their social needs met with school, but if they were to do no school an private tutors only you are basically cutting all social life out for him, it's bad enough his social life is already none existing but to continue that is just really disgusting, he NEEDS school because at this stage it's the only way he's going get a social life an some structure in his life
Am not sure how much boarding schools in the US are, over here they are a fortune so I'd imagine they would be just as expensive there, would they really sacrifice vacations for their sons school? I don't think so, spending money on school would limit the vacations an they are far too selfish for that