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Potty Training: Is your Child Ready?


How do you know when your child is ready to ditch the nappies and head for the potty or toilet? There are some signs to watch out for, so take this quiz and find out whether your little darling is ready for 'big boy (or girl) pants'!
 
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1. How old is your toddler?
  Between 18 months and 2½ years old
  Older than 2½
  Less than 18 months old
 
2. When your toddler needs to urinate or have a bowel movement, does she recognise or indicate the need to go?
  I usually don't know that she has gone until I check for it or see a telltale facial expression.
  She usually lets me know that she has gone after the fact.
  She always lets me know when she has to go 'number one' or 'number two' and then does so in her nappy.
 
3. Your child has been sitting around in a wet or dirty nappy. What's his mood like?
  He emphatically does not like being in a dirty nappy and is not happy until he is changed again.
  He couldn't care less about his nappy as long as he's getting attention or playing with his favourite toy.
  He demonstrates some irritation with the dirty nappy but doesn't appear to be overwhelmingly concerned.
 
4. How would you describe your child's personality?
  She's pleasant, happy, a little flighty still, but it's just her age.
  She's very eager to please and will usually do whatever Mummy and Daddy ask of her.
  'No' is pretty much the only word in her vocabulary right now. We're in the midst of the terrible twos.
 
5. Does your child show any interest in the toilet?
  None whatsoever. He will not sit on the toilet or potty, not even with his clothes on, and he particularly hates flushing.
  He is interested in the potty. Occasionally he'll sit on it, but he refuses to actually use it.
  He has picked out his own potty and loves to sit on it. He seems eager to learn how to go to the toilet like the big kids do.
 
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