We have been dealing with a parent in nursery this week who is adamant that their child is ready to start toilet training. This child is just two years old and in our opinion is nowhere near ready to start their toilet training.
The parent has a friend whose child is the same age and was dry exceptionally early, which set our warning bells ringing - competitive parent syndrome strikes again!
For early years practitioners, it is a very hard situation to handle. Of course we want to work in partnership with the parents and fulfil their wishes, but in practice this is really difficult because the child is not developmentally ready to undertake potty training.
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