Question

Kindra has been trying to toilet train her one-year-old daughter but is not having any luck. What is MOST likely the reason that Kindra’s daughter is struggling to master toilet training?

(1 point)

She is too young and Kindra should wait until she is five or older.


She is too young and should be between two and three.


She is too young and should be between three and four.


She is too old and Kindra should have tried at six-months-old.

Answer 1

She’s too young — toilet training is typically begun between about 2 and 3 years of age. At 1 year most children lack the physical and cognitive readiness (sphincter control, awareness, language) for successful training.