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Potty Training Resources for Children
(Ages 18 Months – 4 Years)

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Potty training is a big milestone, and every child progresses at their own pace. This resource page offers practical tips, step-by-step guidance, and strategies for toddlers ages 18 months to 4 years.

 

Learn about:

  • Signs your toddler is ready

  • How to start potty training

  • Handling accidents calmly

  • Nighttime training tips

  • Creating consistent routines at home and daycare

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Find expert-backed advice, printable tools, and tips to make potty training smoother and stress-free. 

Books for Caregivers

  • Parents’ Book of Toilet Teaching, by Joanna Cole​

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  • Toilet Learning: The Picture Book Technique for Children and Parents, by Allison Mack​

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  • Toilet Training in Less Than a Day, by Nathan Azrin and Richard Foxx​

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  • Vicki Lansky’s Practical Parenting: Toilet Training, by Vicki Lansky​

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  • Toilet Training The Brazelton Way– By T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. and Joshua Sparrow ​

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  • The Potty Journey: Guide to Toilet Training Children with Special Needs, Including Autism and Related Disorders, by Judith Coucouvanis

Books for Kids

  • Going to the Potty, by Fred Rogers​

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  • I Want my Potty, by Tony Ross

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  • Koko Bears’ New Potty, by Vicki Lansky

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  • My Potty Chair, by Ruth Young

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  • Once Upon a Potty, by Alona Frankel

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  • Today I Took My Diapers Off, by Martha and Hap Palmer

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  • Everyone Poops, by Taro Gomi

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  • No More Diapers, by J.G. Brooks

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  • Your New Potty, by Joanna Cole

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  • All by Myself, by Anna Grossnickle Hines

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