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Potty training
Readiness signs, night dryness and regressions — why daytime and night-time are separate processes, and what to do when it goes backwards.
3 guides · general information, never a substitute for your paediatrician
Potty training readiness: the signs that actually matter
Readiness is three things together: staying dry for around two hours, being able to follow a simple two-step instruction, and showing interest or discomfort with a dirty nappy. Most children reach all three between 18 and 30 months, but age on its own predicts very little.
7 min readNight dryness and bedwetting: what actually works
Night dryness depends on bladder capacity and a hormone that reduces urine overnight — both of which mature on their own schedule. It cannot be trained. Most children are dry at night between three and five, and bedwetting up to five is common enough not to be treated as a problem.
7 min readPotty training regression: why it happens and what to do
A potty training regression is a return to accidents after several weeks of reliable dryness, and it is almost always triggered by something else — a new sibling, a house move, starting nursery, an illness, or constipation. Most resolve in two to four weeks if you go back to scheduled prompting, remove the pressure, and rule out constipation first.
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