The role of professional support in toilet training

Abstract

Objective: Toilet training is an important step in the development of children. It was aimed to examine the factors affecting the toilet training of children aged 18-36 months and the effect of professional support on training process. Material and Methods: In the study, data was collected through a questionnaire. Quantitative method was used as the research method in the questionnaire. 214 children were divided into 2 groups (study group: 90, control group: 124) and included in the study. Toilet training in the study group was provided with professional support. In the control group, training was given by the families. Results: The age of training onset was 25.60 months in the study group and 24.19 months in the control group. The duration of bladder, bowel control and toilet training completion in the study group was spread over time, and it was frequently between 1-30 days in the control group (p=0.001). Conclusion: Our study showed that it would be appropriate to start training around 24 months and the process would be completed within 2 months. Especially in families that received professional support, the training processes of children were more positive.