A mother asks when toilet training is most appropriately initiated. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "When your child is 12 to 18 months of age."
b. "When your child exhibits signs of physical and psychological readiness."
c. "When your child has been walking for 9 months."
d. "When your child is able to sit on the ‘potty' for 10 to 15 minutes."
B
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A Toilet training is not arbitrarily started at 12 to 18 months of age. The child
needs to demonstrate signs of bowel or bladder control before attempting toilet
training. The average toddler is not ready until 18 to 24 months of age. Waiting
until 24 to 30 months of age makes the task easier; toddlers are less negative,
more willing to control their sphincters, and want to please their parents.
B Neurologic development is completed at approximately 18 months of age.
Parents need to know that both physical and psychological readiness are
necessary for toilet training to be successful.
C One of the physical signs of readiness for toilet training is that the child has been
walking for 1 year.
D The ability to sit on the "potty" for 10 to 15 minutes may demonstrate parental
control rather than being a sign of developmental readiness for toilet training.
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