Before children are ready to be toilet trained they need to be able to…
Understand the warning signs in their bodies which tell them that a wee or poo are coming.
Clearly tell an adult that they need to go to the toilet.
Wait, sometimes up to a few minutes, if the toilet or potty is not immediately accessible or the adult is busy with another child.
Be able to push down and pull up their own pants and trousers.
By watching and listening to the child, adults will be able to spot whether the times between the child filling his nappy are lengthening – this is one sign of being ready for toilet training. The child should then be encouraged to tell the adult that they need a nappy change. This will help the child to be ready to communicate that he needs the toilet.
If a child goes into hiding during or after filling his nappy, refuses or is unable to acknowledge that he has done a wee or poo, fights the nappy changing process or is unable to verbally indicate that he needs the toilet then he may need a little longer before he is ready to be trained.
A child is not toilet trained if he/she is taken to the toilet regularly through the day by adults rather than informing adults he needs the toilet; if he/she refuses to do a poo in the toilet; if he waits all day to use the toilet at home rather than using the toilet in the provision or if he/she wets or soils himself constantly through the day.
Childminder’s houses can be very distracting for children who are toilet training because routines are different from home, so it is important that the toilet training process begins at home and that the child is mostly clean and dry through the day for at least a week before he/SHE arrives at the provision wearing pants.
I am happy to support the parents of children who have started the toilet training process at home. I have potties and a step for the toilet as some children prefer to miss out the potty stage completely. I also have access variety of resources to use with the child so that he/she learns about potties and toilets and is comfortable with the process.
In the initial stages of training, parents will need to supply plenty of changes of clothes including socks and pull ups for outings.
Understand the warning signs in their bodies which tell them that a wee or poo are coming.
Clearly tell an adult that they need to go to the toilet.
Wait, sometimes up to a few minutes, if the toilet or potty is not immediately accessible or the adult is busy with another child.
Be able to push down and pull up their own pants and trousers.
By watching and listening to the child, adults will be able to spot whether the times between the child filling his nappy are lengthening – this is one sign of being ready for toilet training. The child should then be encouraged to tell the adult that they need a nappy change. This will help the child to be ready to communicate that he needs the toilet.
If a child goes into hiding during or after filling his nappy, refuses or is unable to acknowledge that he has done a wee or poo, fights the nappy changing process or is unable to verbally indicate that he needs the toilet then he may need a little longer before he is ready to be trained.
A child is not toilet trained if he/she is taken to the toilet regularly through the day by adults rather than informing adults he needs the toilet; if he/she refuses to do a poo in the toilet; if he waits all day to use the toilet at home rather than using the toilet in the provision or if he/she wets or soils himself constantly through the day.
Childminder’s houses can be very distracting for children who are toilet training because routines are different from home, so it is important that the toilet training process begins at home and that the child is mostly clean and dry through the day for at least a week before he/SHE arrives at the provision wearing pants.
I am happy to support the parents of children who have started the toilet training process at home. I have potties and a step for the toilet as some children prefer to miss out the potty stage completely. I also have access variety of resources to use with the child so that he/she learns about potties and toilets and is comfortable with the process.
In the initial stages of training, parents will need to supply plenty of changes of clothes including socks and pull ups for outings.