You may feel panicky and ready to grab any help with potty training you can get. But when you remember that almost every human being in society has survived their own potty training and helped their child get through it too, maybe you can relax. In this information age, there will never be a lack of experienced counsel and information when you need it. But remember first of all that the person who can guide you best is the child himself. When he's able to verbalize that he needs to go, that's the first sign he may be ready to toilet train.
Once your toddler can notify you that he needs to go potty, or in some cases that he's already done so, that's a good sign of potty training readiness, because it means he's grasping the concept itself. Take some time to talk about the process with him, to get him more and more used to the idea. If you have bought books to read to him on the subject, then they will also help with his potty training as he sees pictures that allow him to make the connection between the bathroom process and himself.
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