Investigation of the Effect of Toilet Training Given to Children

Investigation of the Effect of Toilet Training Given to Children Who Have no Problems in Their Social-emotional Development on the Process of Acquiring Toilet Habits

In the study, it was aimed to examine the factors affecting the toilet training of children aged 18-36 months who have no problems in social-emotional development and the effect of professional support on the toilet training process.

Toilet training studies in Turkey and analyzes of bladder, bowel control and training completion times in these studies are limited. In this study, training processes were examined separately, and the factors that were not studied frequently until today were investigated. Also the effects of the professional support provided to children who did not have problems in social-emotional development on the process were examined.

Inclusion Criteria:

• not having received toilet training
• age of the child between 18-36 months
• normal social-emotional development
• no known chronic disease

Exclusion Criteria:

• having received toilet training
• the child's age is outside the range of 18-36 months
• abnormal social-emotional development
• presence of chronic disease