Name: Ritu

Use the checklist below to keep track of your toddler's progress toward readiness. You don't have to wait until you've checked off every item to start training. Just look for a general trend toward independence and an understanding of what it means to go to the bathroom like a grown-up.

Your child may be ready to start toilet training if he:
• Has regular, soft, formed bowel movements, at predictable times

• Can pull his pants up and down

• Imitates 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 (\";Go get the toy,\"; etc.)

• Understands the physical signals that mean he has to go and can tell you before it happens

• Dislikes the feeling of being in a dirty diaper

• Has \";dry\"; periods of at least three or four hours (which shows that his bladder muscles are developed enough to hold his urine in and store it)

• Isn't negative about learning to use the toilet

• Understands the value of putting things where they belong

• Demonstrates a desire for independence

• Can walk and sit down


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