Toilet training in first children.

Parents of 266 children were queried about the process they used to toilet train their first child. Results showed that they learned the training process most frequently from intuition, from their parents, and from friends with small children. Most children were put on the potty chair and were praised when successful. About three fourths of the parents responded that readiness of the child prompted initiation of toilet training. The largest number of children (42.6%) were 24 to 29 months old when training began and 30.5% were 18 to 23 months old. The mean ages for completion of training were between 24 and 27 months.