© 2006 – 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_e01c845517840df4c644739937efe930 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } In Western countries today, many pediatricians recommend a child-oriented approach to toilet training. Children set the pace. Parents delay training until children demonstrate certain skills, abilities and interests. The goal of...
© 2008 – 2022 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved #author-byline-block_b513b1d27a1e04b575920c23f6775217 .author-byline-text{ font-size: 16px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); } Doing research on potty training techniques? This article describes the major methods and (where such information is available) reviews the scientific evidence in favor of each one. As you’ll see below,...
© 2021 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved When children show signs of toilet training readiness, they may learn toileting skills more easily or quickly. But not all signs are equally important — or even relevant — to your family’s needs. What is “toilet training readiness”? The concept was pioneered...
© 2010 – 2021 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved Myths about bedwetting? There are several, and they aren’t helpful. Ever heard the claim that kids wet the bed out of laziness? Or that kids require counseling — talking therapy — in order to break the “habit?” Or how about...
© 2021 Gwen Dewar, all rights reserved In Western countries like the United States, many children begin toilet training sometime between 24 and 36 months. But from an historical and cross-cultural standpoint, this timing is very late, and it comes with a downside. So what’s the right potty training age?...
