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toddler: 1-3 yrs.

In order for a toddler to be successfully potty trained, she needs to be able to sense the urge to go, be able to understand what the feeling means, and then be able to verbalize that she needs your help to make it to the toilet and actually go. Waiting until your child is truly ready will make the experience much faster and more pleasant for everyone involved.

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Increasing Confidence and Self-Esteem During Toilet Training

Efforts to support your child will increase his confidence in bathroom use, but it will do much more than that. By allowing him to develop at his own rate, withholding criticism or judgment when he fails, and offering praise when he succeeds, you have shown him that he can set a goal for himself and achieve it.