(This can help with not making the the potty feel a punishment or chore, as he doesn't need to stop playing or leave the room to use it.) Stay home and go about your day. Monitor your child for ...

I realized my son wasn't physically or cognitively prepared to start potty training. This was a hard pill to swallow, given ...

"Don’t ask your child, 'do you want to go potty?'. Instead, learn their natural rhythms and use this to state what needs to happen at the right time. "Using short verbal commands and positive ...

Others may be worried that they may go down the loo themselves ... round of applause or a “high five” when they use the potty. Toddlers don’t need presents or huge fanfares, just recognition ...

And we had a big toilet here at the children's museum, big enough for big kids to crawl ... And put the potty out in the yard with them or in the play room and let them go themselves.

Nurse Rebecca Mottram said we need to move away from the idea that children need to be "developmentally ready" to potty train.