Is my child ready for potty training?
A simple guide to help you recognise the signs that your little one may be ready for potty training.
Have you found yourself watching your toddler like a kind of potty detective?
Every parent of a toddler gets to this stage and starts to wonder if they’re too early, too late or missing something obvious.
Just like with their other developmental milestones like walking and talking, there’s no perfect age or an exact moment when every child is ready.
So what do you do? Instead of watching your calendar, you watch your child.
Potty training readiness isn’t normally one big moment. It’s the small things you notice every day.
This guide shows you what those things are, what to look for, and how to start.
What the guide covers:
Physical signs - what their body is telling you
Awareness - how aware they are of what their body is doing
Communication - What they can understand and tell you
Independence - how much they’re already trying to do themselves.
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