What is considered late for potty training?

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asked Nov 28, 2021 in Toddler/Preschooler by Medlock12334 (8,940 points)
What is considered late for potty training?

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answered Nov 29, 2021 by Gracy (125,580 points)
When a child is over the age of 3 years old and is not potty trained then it's considered late for potty training.

However I personally wouldn't consider it late for potty training until the child is 4 years old or older.

Some kids take longer to potty train than others and although some kids can potty train as early as 18 months to 2 years old and even 3 years old it does not mean that every child is ready for using the toilet.

Also a child really has not much control of their bladder until they are at least 4 years old.

So while a child may be able to physically use the toilet by age 3 years old the child's bladder cannot really hold it long enough for the child to make it to the toilet before they wet their pants.

This is one reason why kids below 4 years of age have pee accidents in their pants when potty training as they cannot hold the pee too long.

So it's best to wait until after 3 years old to potty train a child unless they are ready.

I've known kids who didn't potty train until age 5 years old even though they had no health issues.

They just were not ready and it's not worth the frustration to put up with to get a kid toilet trained and out of diapers.

A child will potty train when they are ready and I would rather change a diaper instead of dealing with the frustration of potty training a child who refuses and is clearly not ready.

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