Namely, parents will say the child has learned how to pee on the potty, and has no wet accidents. "He will hold his poop until we put a diaper on him, then he goes," I'm often told. First things ...

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I hear frequently from parents who are trying to toilet train that the child is having some success. Namely, parents will say the child has learned how to pee on the potty, and has no wet accidents.