Your child may be ready to start toilet training if he:

• Can walk and sit down

• Has regular bowel movements at relatively predictable times

• Can pull his pants up and down

• Shows interest in others' bathroom habits (likes to watch you go to the bathroom, wants to wear underwear, etc.)

• Makes a physical demonstration when he's having a bowel movement (grunting, squatting, telling you, etc.)

• Has words for stool and urine

• Can follow simple instructions, such as \";Go get the toy\";

• Understands the physical signals that mean he has to go and can tell you before it happens or hold it until he has time to get to the potty

• Dislikes the feeling of being in a dirty diaper

• Has \";dry\"; periods of at least three or four hours

• Isn't negative about — or resistant to — learning to use the toilet

• Understands the value of putting things where they belong

• Demonstrates a desire for independence

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Hope this helps, Luv to all busy cuties,
CK shell replied. thanks ck great checklist.
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