Title: When to Start Potty Training Your Toddler | Parents
Headings: When to Start Potty Training Your Toddler
When to Start Potty Training Your Toddler
What’s the Best Potty Training Age?
How to Start Potty Training
Gradually introduce the toilet.
Follow a schedule for potty training.
Offer Praise and Rewards
Teach Proper Hygeine
Understand that potty training takes time and effort.

Content: RELATED: Tips to Make Nighttime Potty Training Easier
Offer Praise and Rewards
When you're potty training, accidents are part of the process; some kids still have accidents through age 5 or 6, and many don't stay dry at night until that age (or even later). Never punish your child for wetting or soiling their pants; they’re just learning and can't help it. Instead, when your child uses the potty successfully, offer gentle praise and a small reward. You might want to use a sticker chart —your child receives a sticker every time they go potty; after they’ve earned, say, three stickers, they get a small prize. " However, don't go nuts!" says Scott J. Goldstein, M.D. a clinical instructor of pediatrics at Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern. "