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Toilet training can be a challenging developmental stage, this video guide from ERIC will support you through the process of toilet training your child.
It is better for your child’s bladder and bowel health to stop using nappies between 18 and 30 months old (between 1 and a half to two and a half years).
Most children are ready to start learning some of the potty training skills from 18 months old. You do not need to wait for signs of readiness to start teaching your child potty training skills.
This video covers the three step approach to learning potty training skills. Starting with preparation to use the potty, then practicing these skills before eventually stopping the use of nappies as your child gains confidence.
Download our potty training reward chart
To help encourage and praise your child during the toilet training process, download and print off our potty training reward chart that they can fill in each time they sit on the potty, use the potty for a wee or a poo, pull up or down their own pants and wash their hands.
Useful links
- Health for Under 5s- It’s potty time
- Health for Under 5s- Top tips for potty training
- ERIC- Potty training
- ERIC- Potty training children with additional needs
- Autism Space- Toilet Training with An Autistic Child (LPT)
