How to know when to start potty training a girl

00:09Most children will show signs that they are  ready for potty training between the ages of  

00:1318 months and three years. Every child is  different with when they start to control  

00:19their bladder so don't pressurise them into  becoming dry, they will show you the signs.  

00:24Take their lead and take time. Some of the signs  that children may give you that they're ready  

00:32for potty training are that they tell you that  they need to go or they may have told you that  

00:38they've actually just had a wee in their nappy.  Another sign is that often they will have a longer  

00:43gap between having nappy changes. If you feel  your child is ready but not showing the signs,  

00:48you could try to start a bit of potty training  but if they're not ready, they don't have a  

00:53good understanding of what they're meant  to do. So they can get quite stressed and  

00:58quite upset about doing something that they don't  understand. When potty training and becoming dry,  

01:05all children will have accidents. It's normal,  try to ignore it. Just clear up the accident and  

01:11start again. Most children are able to be  dry throughout the day between about 3 and  

01:185 years. Generally about 9 out of 10 children  are dry by the age of 3. It's normal that your  

01:24children may be potty trained during the day but  will still wet at night. This again is another  

01:29developmental stage but again, most children  are dry during the night by about the age of  

01:35five or six. Most children between three and  five will still have the occasional accident,  

01:42it's normal. Potty training can be a stressful  time but if you try and wait until your child is  

01:48ready, and make it fun, and make it relaxed,  you should get there within no time at all.