The Best Time To Start Toilet Training
When is the best time start toilet training ? Some people say, as young as six or eight months old, others say 2 to 3 years old. In fact, age is only one of many indicators of what kind of behavior parents can expect their children develop. We all know that every child’s growing rate is so different from others at the same age. Don’t be tempted to compare with other parents’ children.
Take these considerations (via post-gazette.com) before starting toilet training:
1. Is the child able to communicate her need to use the bathroom? During training, frustrated parents sometimes say, “Why didn’t you tell me?” Often it’s because the child either didn’t understand or couldn’t express the correlation between needing to go and using the potty.
2. Have you developed a schedule that limits your child’s liquid intake to regular intervals during the day? If a child is still carrying around a bottle or a sippy cup and drinking fluids throughout the day, it’s not time to train.
3. Is the child at the developmental stage to achieve the skill? Does she understand cause and effect? Wet and dry? Can she follow multi-step directions? If not, it may be wise to postpone training.
If yes to most of the questions, it could be the best time to start.
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