Toilet Training Checklist
Is your child ready to be Potty Trained? Check those that apply to your child.
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Follows simple directions.
Remains dry for at least 2 hours at a time during the day.
Dry after nap time.
Regular and predictable bowel movements. (Some may have bowel movements every day and some may have them less frequently)
Walks to and from the bathroom, pulls down own pants and pulls them up again
Seems uncomfortable with soiled or wet diapers
Seems interested in the toilet.
Has asked to wear grown-up underwear.
If the child has 5 or more of the skills marked, you can assume the child is ready to start Potty training. If the child does not have most of the skills marked then wait a few weeks or months and refer to the checklist again. Potty training may best be accomplished by starting at home first and then at child care. Toilet training is much easier if the child is truly ready to master this skill; To try to be consistent in the Potty training process, please share with me some information about your child’s and family’s preferences in this process: What words or gestures does your family use for:
Body parts?
Urine?
Bowel movements?
What strategies have been tried at home? (Example: reading books, aiming at Cheerios, trying on big kid underwear, sitting on potty,)
Does your child have a special need or circumstance that needs to be taken into consideration?
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