Potty training doesn’t have to be daunting.

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The benefits of peer pressure during toilet training.

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How to Tell When Your Child is Ready.

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Psychological readiness and motor skills needed for toilet training.

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American Academy of Pediatrics.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/toilet-training/Pages/Psychological-Readiness-and-Motor-Skills-Needed-for-Toilet-Training.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed April 2023]

American Family Physician.

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Pediatrician and founder ofPrimrose Newborn Care and Medical Director at Aeroflow BreastpumpsOpens a new window, and IBCLC.

[Interviewed May 2023].

A toddler boy sitting on a potty training toilet, next to a stuffed bear on a mini toilet

Toilet Training.https://www.kidshealth.org/en/parents/toilet-teaching.html#cat167Opens a new window[Accessed May 2023]

A toddler boy sitting on the toilet, potty training.

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