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: You might prefer to get potty training over with as soon as possible—maybe you're curious about the 3-day potty training trend. That's fine, experts say, but not if it becomes too frustrating. " I often see parents who boast that they trained their 2-year-old in a weekend, and then say that the child has accidents four times a day," Dr. Goldstein says. " This is not the same as being potty trained. When kids are truly ready, they often will just start going on the potty on their own." RELATED: How to Deal With Potty Training Regression
Also, it’s not uncommon for a child who has been successfully using the potty for a few days to say they want to go back to diapers. To avoid a power struggle or a situation where your child actually starts a pattern of withholding bowel movements, which can lead to constipation, you might agree to a brief break. But try to build in a plan to resume by asking your child, "Would you like to wear underwear right when you get up or wait until after lunch?" By Dina Roth Port