Title: Toilet training: when and how to do it | Raising Children Network
Headings: Toilet training: a practical guide
Suitable for 1-4 years
Toilet training: a practical guide
Key points
Toilet training: signs that children are ready
Equipment for toilet training
Preparing your child for toilet training
Getting started with toilet training
When to take your child to the toilet
How to encourage your child
How to dress your child
How to keep your child clean and hygienic
Out and about while toilet training
Setbacks and accidents while toilet training
Staying dry overnight
Video: Toilet training: tips and ideas
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Content: When to take your child to the toilet
Try to make toileting part of your child’s regular daily routine. For example, encourage your child to use the potty or toilet in the morning, and before or after snacks and meals. Encourage your child to go to the toilet when they show signs like wriggling around, passing wind, going quiet or moving away from you. But don’t force your child to go. Ask your child about going to the toilet when they change activities. For example, you could remind your child to go to the toilet before they sit down for lunch. If your child doesn’t do a wee or poo after 3-5 minutes of sitting on the potty or toilet, let your child get off the toilet. It’s best not to sit your child on the toilet for too long, because this will feel like punishment. How to encourage your child
Praise your child for trying. You could say, ‘Well done for sitting on the potty’.