Toilet Training

While some toddlers are ready to start toilet training between the ages of 18 to 24 months, other children don’t develop the necessary bladder control until they are 2 ½ to 3 years old. While occasionally there is a child that is able to be potty trained much before 12 months of age, other children may be closer to 4.

If you are wondering if your little one is ready to be toiled trained, you might want to take a look at the list below. This will help you know for sure if the time is right, or if you need to wait a little longer for your child to develop more independence and the knowledge of what “go potty like a big boy (or girl)” really means.

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Signs your child is ready for toilet training:

• Can walk and run
• Each urination produces a good quantity
• Bowel movements are well-formed and tend to occur at regular intervals
• Stays dry for periods of several hours, indicating the urine-holding muscles of the bladder have developed
• Is able to sit in one place for up to five minutes
• Expresses unhappiness when diaper is wet or messy
• Has learned to pull pants down or up
• Is fascinated when others use the toilet
• Is expressing a desire to do things for himself
• Expresses an interest in using the toilet
• Enjoys learning new skills
• Is normally cooperative and agreeable
• Follows simple directions like “bring me your toy”
• Uses specific words for urine or stool

If a number of these signs can be applied to your child, then he or she may be ready for toilet training. The final confirmation of their readiness would be if they can recognize in advance the physical sensations that indicate a need to go potty. Even better is a combination of signal recognition and the ability to “hold it” until he or she can get to the bathroom.

If your child has reached this point then it’s a pretty good bet that he or she is ready for toilet training. However, if your child still doesn’t fit most of the readiness criteria on the list, you might want to wait a little longer.

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