Training the child: These takeaways can help a young one to master the potty

Parents can help grow interest in potty training concepts early on through play, books and songs. — Photos: 123rf

POTTY training isn’t easy and it can vary a lot from child to child. The Los Angeles Times spoke with experts about how parents can best navigate this chapter, how they can prepare their child for a new level of independence and how they can tell that it’s actually time to start.

Here are five takeaways from a discussion among Jenny Gold, LA Times early childhood reporter; Heather Anderson, administrator of the Mamahood Facebook group; Whitney Casares, Modern Mommy Doc founder and paediatrician; and Quiara Smith, CEO of Aloha Integrative Therapy and occupational therapist. They spoke to the Mamahood Facebook group.