Title: When Your Toddler Resists Potty Training: Why It Happens and Tips on How to Handle It
Headings: When Your Toddler Resists Potty Training
When Your Toddler Resists Potty Training
When your child refuses to use the potty — should you or shouldn't you push?
Why do toddlers resist potty training?
What can you do if your toddler is refusing to potty train?
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Content: When Your Toddler Resists Potty Training: Why It Happens and Tips on How to Handle It
When Your Toddler Resists Potty Training
Reviewed on January 9, 2019
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When your child refuses to use the potty — should you or shouldn't you push? All signs show that your toddler is ready to be potty trained: He's at the right age, and many of his peers are making the move beyond diapers. But for some reason, your child isn't having any of it. What gives? Here are a few reasons your tot may hesitate to be potty training — and what can you do about it. Why do toddlers resist potty training? For a toddler, control is often the ultimate goal. The more you insist he try the potty, the more he may resist.