If you have two, three and four-year-olds in your early childhood environment like I do, you are probably dealing with different levels of potty training. I thought I would put together a few tips to maximize effective toileting and potty training.

1. Put a potty training plan into place.
If you do not have one already, put a plan together on how to deal with potty training in your classroom environment.

• When will you start potty training children in your program?
  
• How involved will the parents be in the program?
  
• Will there be accident rules (like putting a child who has wet or soiled their underwear three times back into diapers)?
• Make sure all teachers and staff are on board with this plan and maybe have a written copy for parents to read and agree to as well.

• Physical readiness- when they are staying dry in their diapers for two or more hours in the day. The child should also be able to physically pull their own pants up and down.
• Mental readiness- a child is curious about the potty and/or their bodily functions. They understand and can often express certain words like “wet” ,“dry”, “potty” etc.
• Emotional readiness- A child will want to try sitting on the potty on their own.
• Social Readiness- A child wants more autonomy and will act embarrassed when they have an accident or feel proud when they use the potty.

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