If y
ou
nee
d h
elp
to
u
nd
erst
and
th
is
leafl
et
or
wo
uld
like
it
in a
dif
fere
nt
lan
gu
age
or
form
at s
uch
as
larg
e p
rin
t, B
raill
e o
r au
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leas
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mem
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ur c
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havi
our,
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dev
elop
men
t, em
otio
nal
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th a
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you
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How
will
I kn
ow w
hen
my
child
is r
ead
y?R
emem
ber
all
child
ren
are
dif
fere
nt
- ju
st li
ke le
arn
ing
to
wal
k o
r ta
lk, a
ll ch
ildre
n t
oile
t tr
ain
at
dif
fere
nt
ages
. Th
ere
is n
o
rig
ht
age,
just
a r
igh
t ti
me.
Ho
wev
er w
e d
o k
no
w t
hat
ph
ysic
ally
ch
ildre
n a
re r
ead
y fr
om
th
e ag
e o
f 2
year
s. T
his
may
be
dif
fere
nt
for
child
ren
wit
h a
dd
itio
nal
n
eed
s b
ut
if t
hey
are
ab
le t
o s
it w
ith
su
pp
ort
an
d r
eco
gn
ise
the
feel
ing
of
bei
ng
wet
or
dir
ty t
hen
th
ey a
re r
ead
y to
try
.
Pick
a t
ime
to s
tart
wh
ich
su
its
you
. On
ce y
ou
hav
e b
ou
gh
t al
l yo
u n
eed
an
d h
ave
spo
ken
to
yo
ur
child
ab
ou
t w
hat
is g
oin
g t
o h
app
en, d
ecid
e w
hic
h d
ay y
ou
will
beg
in.
Star
t in
th
e m
orn
ing
aft
er y
ou
hav
e ta
ken
off
th
e n
igh
t n
app
y.
Bef
ore
yo
u s
tart
:U
sin
g a
po
tty
or
toile
t w
ill b
e n
ew t
o y
ou
r ch
ild s
o g
et t
hem
use
d t
o t
he
idea
!
• St
art
to c
han
ge
you
r ch
ild’s
nap
py
in t
he
bat
hro
om
/to
ilet
area
wh
en y
ou
are
at
ho
me.
Tal
k to
yo
ur
child
ab
ou
t it
as
you
ch
ang
e th
em s
o t
hey
sta
rt t
o u
nd
erst
and
w
hat
po
o a
nd
wee
mea
ns
and
th
e d
iffe
ren
ce b
etw
een
a w
et n
app
y o
r d
irty
n
app
y an
d a
cle
an n
app
y.
• G
et t
hem
to
wat
ch y
ou
tip
th
e p
oo
in t
he
toile
t an
d a
llow
th
em t
o fl
ush
, mak
ing
su
re t
hey
was
h t
hei
r h
and
s af
terw
ard
s.
• A
llow
th
e ch
ild t
o w
atch
oth
ers
usi
ng
th
e to
ilet
so t
hey
lear
n t
his
is w
her
e p
eop
le
go
an
d w
hat
th
e to
ilet
is t
her
e fo
r.
27
Ch
ildre
n w
ith
ad
dit
ion
al n
eed
sTh
e p
rin
cip
les
of
po
tty
trai
nin
g a
re t
he
sam
e -
it m
igh
t b
e th
e ti
min
g is
a li
ttle
dif
fere
nt.
So
me
child
ren
bec
om
e cl
ean
an
d d
ry
by
bei
ng
to
ilet
tim
ed. T
his
mea
ns
the
child
is t
aken
to
th
e to
ilet
rath
er t
han
ask
ing
to
go
or
taki
ng
th
emse
lves
. If
you
wo
uld
like
ad
vice
ple
ase
con
tact
yo
ur
Pub
lic H
ealt
h N
urs
e (H
ealt
h V
isit
or)
.
Poss
ible
ste
ps
All
child
ren
go
th
rou
gh
a r
ang
e o
f st
eps
wh
en t
oile
t tr
ain
ing
-
you
r ch
ild m
ay s
tart
at
any
of
thes
e st
eps
bu
t ca
n a
lso
go
bac
k a
step
. Rem
emb
er th
at a
ll st
eps a
re p
osi
tive
an
d sh
ou
ld b
e p
rais
ed!
You
r ch
ild m
igh
t:•
sit
on
th
e p
ott
y/to
ilet
wit
h t
hei
r n
app
y o
n•
act
ou
t to
ilet
trai
nin
g w
ith
th
eir
toys
• si
t o
n t
he
po
tty/
toile
t w
ith
ou
t a
nap
py
• w
et/s
oil
thei
r p
ants
at
fi rs
t -
this
is n
orm
al•
use
th
e p
ott
y/to
ilet
wit
h h
elp
• as
k fo
r th
e p
ott
y/to
ilet
afte
r th
e ev
ent
• as
k fo
r th
e p
ott
y/to
ilet
just
bef
ore
th
ey n
eed
it•
use
th
e p
ott
y/to
ilet
on
th
eir
ow
n.
Putt
ing
yo
ur
child
in p
ull-
up
s w
ill s
low
do
wn
su
cces
s. C
hild
ren
wo
n’t
fee
l wet
or
dir
ty a
nd
n
ot
lear
n w
hat
hap
pen
s w
hen
th
ey d
o n
ot
get
to
th
e p
ott
y/to
ilet
on
tim
e.
Acc
iden
ts w
ill h
app
en a
nd
th
ese
are
par
t o
f th
e le
arn
ing
pro
cess
. Th
ey a
re a
s im
po
rtan
t as
th
e su
cces
ses.
Ch
ildre
n w
ill o
ften
sit
on
th
e p
ott
y w
ith
ou
t d
oin
g a
wee
an
d t
hen
fi
ve m
inu
tes
late
r ar
e w
et. T
his
is q
uit
e n
orm
al a
nd
imp
rove
s in
tim
e. D
eal w
ith
ac
cid
ents
wit
ho
ut
com
men
tin
g. L
ots
of
pan
ts m
ay b
e n
eed
ed.
Ple
ase
do
no
t h
esi
tate
to
co
nta
ct y
ou
r Pu
bli
c H
ealt
h N
urs
e(H
ealt
h V
isit
or)
if
yo
u n
eed
fu
rth
er
ad
vic
e o
r su
pp
ort
.
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6The
fi rs
t d
ay•
Wh
en y
ou
r ch
ild w
akes
in t
he
mo
rnin
g t
ake
thei
r n
app
y o
ff -
sit
them
on
th
e to
ilet
or
po
tty
for
1-5
min
ute
s an
d s
it w
ith
th
em.
• R
ead
a b
oo
k, s
ing
a s
on
g a
nd
mak
e it
fu
n!
• En
cou
rag
e th
em b
y te
llin
g t
hem
ho
w w
ell t
hey
are
do
ing
si
ttin
g o
n t
he
po
tty
- g
et s
iblin
gs
to p
rais
e th
em a
s w
ell.
• Pu
t o
n t
hei
r p
ants
.•
Was
h h
and
s af
terw
ard
s.
NEV
ER
fo
rce y
ou
r ch
ild
to
sit
on
th
e p
ott
y b
eca
use
on
e
bad
exp
eri
en
ce c
an
un
do
all
th
ey h
ave l
earn
t!
Try
agai
n a
bo
ut
20 m
inu
tes
afte
r m
ain
mea
ls a
s th
is is
th
e m
ost
lik
ely
tim
e fo
r yo
ur
child
to
hav
e a
succ
ess.
Rem
emb
er y
ou
r ch
ild w
ill n
eed
ple
nty
of
clea
r d
rin
ks s
o t
hei
r b
lad
der
lear
ns
to w
ork
pro
per
ly. A
im f
or
7-8
cup
s o
f 15
0mls
(5fl
oz)
eac
h.
Enco
ura
ge
you
r ch
ild t
o t
ry e
very
2-3
ho
urs
du
rin
g t
he
day
or
if y
ou
th
ink
you
r ch
ild m
ay n
eed
to
go
. Wh
en t
akin
g t
hem
use
la
ng
uag
e lik
e ‘It
’s t
ime
to g
o’ r
ath
er t
han
ask
ing
th
em ‘D
o y
ou
w
ant
to g
o’.
Kee
p g
oin
g!
Do
n’t
be
dis
app
oin
ted
or
sho
w y
ou
r ch
ild y
ou
are
get
tin
g
fru
stra
ted
if n
oth
ing
hap
pen
s st
raig
hta
way
.
Lear
nin
g t
o s
it o
n t
he
po
tty/
toile
t is
th
e fi
rst
step
of
lear
nin
g -
p
rais
e th
em f
or
it. P
ract
ise
mak
es p
erfe
ct!
Be
awar
e yo
ur
child
mig
ht
be
fear
ful o
f th
ing
s su
ch a
s fa
llin
g
do
wn
th
e to
ilet
or
the
sou
nd
of
it fl
ush
ing
.
The
fi rs
t ti
me
you
r ch
ild s
ucc
essf
ully
use
s th
e p
ott
y, p
rais
e,
pra
ise,
pra
ise!
Giv
e th
em a
hu
g a
nd
a s
tick
er t
o s
ho
w t
hem
ho
w p
rou
d y
ou
are
an
d t
ell e
very
on
e th
at w
ants
to
hea
r!
• Ta
lk t
o y
ou
r ch
ild a
bo
ut
toile
t tr
ain
ing
an
d s
har
e a
bo
ok-
so
me
exam
ple
s ar
e:• “O
n Y
ou
r Po
tty”
by
Vir
gin
ia M
iller
• “P
ott
y Ti
me”
by
Fio
na
Wat
t• “I
Wan
t M
y Po
tty”
by
Ton
y R
oss
• Le
t yo
ur
frie
nd
s an
d f
amily
kn
ow
yo
u w
ill b
e to
ilet
trai
nin
g s
o t
hey
can
hel
p-
it w
ill b
e ea
sier
fo
r yo
ur
child
to
un
der
stan
d if
eve
ryb
od
y u
ses
the
sam
e w
ord
s an
d/o
r si
gn
s.
How
do
I kn
ow m
y ch
ild is
rea
dy?
• Yo
ur
child
mig
ht
wak
e w
ith
a d
ry/a
lmo
st d
ry n
app
y af
ter
a n
ap.
• Yo
ur
child
mig
ht
try
to le
t yo
u k
no
w w
hen
th
eir
nap
py
nee
ds
chan
gin
g. T
hey
may
tu
g a
t th
eir
nap
py,
ch
ang
e th
eir
faci
al e
xpre
ssio
n o
r fi
dg
et a
nd
jig
gle
.
• Yo
ur
child
mig
ht
kno
w w
hen
th
ey n
eed
to
fi l
l th
eir
nap
py
and
go
so
mew
her
e q
uie
t to
do
so
.
• Yo
ur
child
mig
ht
actu
ally
tel
l yo
u t
hey
h
ave
had
a p
oo
or
wee
.
• If
yo
ur
child
po
os
at r
ou
gh
ly t
he
sam
e ti
me
ever
y d
ay, y
ou
can
ch
art
wh
en t
his
is a
nd
tr
y to
ileti
ng
aro
un
d t
hes
e ti
mes
.
• So
me
child
ren
may
exp
erie
nce
co
nst
ipat
ion
–
dif
fi cu
lty
in d
oin
g a
po
o. T
he
po
o is
usu
ally
h
ard
an
d lo
oks
like
peb
ble
s o
r ca
n b
e ve
ry
run
ny
and
loo
ks li
ke d
iarr
ho
ea. C
on
stip
atio
n
can
aff
ect
toile
t tr
ain
ing
– p
leas
e co
nta
ct y
ou
r Pu
blic
Hea
lth
Nu
rse
for
advi
ce.
Do
n’t
feel
pre
ssu
rise
d i
nto
sta
rtin
g
if y
ou
do
n’t
th
ink y
ou
r ch
ild
is
read
y.
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444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444Wh
at w
ill I
nee
d?
To g
et s
tart
ed, y
ou
will
nee
d:
• lo
ose
clo
thin
g
• p
ants
(at
leas
t ei
gh
t p
airs
)
• to
ilet
seat
or
po
tty
• d
isin
fect
ant
• to
ilet
roll
or
wip
es
• a
sto
ol o
r st
ep s
o y
ou
r ch
ild s
its
on
th
e to
ilet
wit
h f
eet
fl at
. Th
is w
ill h
elp
yo
ur
child
fee
l saf
e an
d r
elax
ed s
o it
is e
asie
r to
d
o a
wee
an
d p
oo
. Th
e st
oo
l als
o c
om
es in
use
ful f
or
was
hin
g
han
ds
afte
r!It
ems
of
clo
thin
g t
o a
void
:
• ve
sts
wit
h p
op
per
s
• d
un
gar
ees
• tr
ou
sers
wit
h b
utt
on
s/b
race
s o
r a
bel
t
Mak
e it
fu
n!
Wh
en y
ou
go
sh
op
pin
g a
llow
yo
ur
child
to
ch
oo
se:
• th
e p
ott
y o
r to
ilet
seat
• p
ants
- t
hei
r fa
vou
rite
co
lou
r o
r ch
arac
ter
• a
bo
ok
or
toy
to s
it w
ith
on
th
e p
ott
y/
toile
t -m
ake
sure
it c
an b
e cl
ean
ed.
Use
rew
ard
sSt
ar c
har
ts w
ork
wel
l - o
ne
for
each
att
emp
t!
You
may
like
to
use
th
e o
ne
op
po
site
.
45
Potty training chart
Sat on potty
Wee’d in potty
Poo’d in potty
Pulled pants up and/or down
Flushed toilet
Washed hands 5
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