Toilet Training

  • Toilet Training Advice

    I believe that the best advice on toilet training is that if the child is ready, it happens very easily. If not, a power struggle often ensues, since you can lead a child to the potty but you can't make him go. And we all know that no one wins a parent-child power struggle.

  • Potty-training frustration

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  • Signs Your Child Might Be Ready for Toilet Training

    The simple truth about toilet training is that if the child is ready, it happens very easily. If not, a power struggle often ensues -- and we all know that no one wins a parent-child power struggle. Bottom Line: Don't let toilet training become a struggle.

  • Toilet Teaching: The True/False Quiz

    For many parents potty training or toilet teaching, as it is now termed, is a challenging and sometimes frustrating parental responsibility. It is not uncommon at this point in your parenting life to find your mind filled with questions. Read "Toilet Teaching: The True/False Quiz" to see how you fare in the toilet teaching of your child.

  • Getting Ready for Potty Training

    by Alan Greene, MD, FAAP

    Most children are ready to tackle the challenge of potty use somewhere between age 2 and shortly after their third birthday, with boys generally at the latter end of this range. Letting you know when their diapers are dirty is an early sign of readiness. When they start to let you know just before they need to go, it is time to begin. Here are some suggestions for easing the transition from diaper to potty:

  • Potty Trained or Parent Trained?

    Children consistently prove to us that ultimately their bodies are within their control. We can lead them to a potty but we really can't make them go. So the choice is yours. How much time, attention, effort, and emotion do you want to invest in this? your choice is whether to give encouragement or try to control the child.

  • Elizabeth Pantley's Potty Training Readiness Quiz

    Potty training is easier and happens faster if your child is truly ready in all three areas: physical, cognitive and social. But the big question is: how do you know when your child is ready? Take this quiz to find out where your child is on the readiness spectrum.

  • Potty Trained or Parent Trained?

    Children consistently prove to us that ultimately their bodies are within their control. We can lead them to a potty but we really can't make them go. Read "Potty Trained or Parent Trained?" to learn more.

  • Quick Facts About Potty Training

    The perfect age to begin potty training is different for every child. Your child's best starting age could be anywhere from eighteen to thirty-two months. Pre-potty training preparation can begin when a child is as young as ten months.

  • Get Ready! Get Set! Go!

    If your child is near or has passed his first birthday, you can begin incorporating pre-potty training ideas into his life. They are simple things that will lay the groundwork for potty training and will make the process much easier when you're ready to begin.

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