My 3 year old is still not toilet trained. She knows when she wants to pee or poop and if I remove her diaper and put her on the toilet seat, she will just not do it. But after a while either I make her put on the diaper or she forces me to put it on for her and then she'll relieve herself. There have been number of incidents accidents when I have left her off diapers and she's done it on the floor. Then she will come and tell me that she's done it. I see lot of Indian kids around being trained at a young age whereas when I read up on Babycentre about Europe and US, it's considered normal if the child is not trained till they are about 5. My issue is she'd be starting Nursery next year and the schools here require her to be fully toilet trained. Any tips will be very much appreciated.

Shibha

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Like what the rest having mentioned, being patient is key. If your child is resistant, try taking a break from the training and resuming after a couple of weeks. I think if the reason that you are worried is because of her starting nursery, you can relax a little. Going to nursery may actually help as she will get to see her peers going to the toilet on their own. She may learn from them and would want to do so herself too. Just for your reference, here is an article on when to start potty training: http://sg.theasianparent.com/when-should-i-begin-potty-training-my-toddler/ And here's one with some useful tips on how to go about doing it: http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/potty-training/tips/potty-training-tips/#page=1

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Home Toddler my 3 year old still not toilet trained she knows when wants pee poop if i remove diaper put toilet seat not but after while either i make put diaper forces put then ll relieve herself there have been number incidents accidents when i have left off diapers done floor then come tell that done i see lot indian kids around being trained young age whereas when i read babycentre about europe us considered normal if child not trained till a