The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Toilet Training

TheToilet-TrainingBookYourDoctorRecommendsHowwillIknowwhenmychildisready?WhatdoIdoifmychildresists?HowcanIhandlebedwettingandotheraccidents?What’sthebestwaytomakethisapositiveexperienceforbothofus?Helpingyourchildthroughthetoilet-trainingprocessmaybeoneofyourgreatestchallengesasanewparent.Andwhenitcomestothisimportantdevelopmentalstage,everychildisunique.Someare“ready”earlierthanothers,andnotallchildrenrespondtothesameapproach.Ifyou’vebeenconfusedbyconflictingadvicefromfriends,relatives--evenotherbooks--hereisexpertadvicefromtheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics,theorganizationrepresentingthenation’sfinestpediatricians.Thisinvaluableresourcecoverseverythingyouneedtoknowaboutthetoilet-trainingprocesstomakethisimportanttransitionaseasyandaspositiveaspossibleforbothyouandyourchild.Thiscomprehensiveguideanswersparents’mostfrequentlyaskedquestionsandconcerns,including:•Whentotoilettrain:findingtheagethat’srightforyourchild•Howtochooseandinstallapotty•Positivewaystohandletheinevitable“accidents”•Whattodowhenyourchildresists•Practicaladviceforcommonproblemssuchasconstipation•Toilettrainingchildrenwithspecialneeds•Specialtipsforboys,girls,eventwins•Copingwithbedwettingandsoiling•AndmuchmoreTheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsGuidetoToiletTrainingisamust-haveresourceforparentswhowantthebestadviceforthemselvesandthebestexperiencefortheirchildren.