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Potty-train a toddler

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to potty-train a toddler: 7 steps, about 3.2 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to potty-train a toddler but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Pick a start weekend with nothing else on15 min
2. 2Buy the potty, pants and a floor cover30 min
3. 3Agree the approach with everyone who helps20 min
4. 4Day one: home, no pressure, lots of praisetime block · 60 min
5. 5Track what is working for a week15 min
6. 6Tell nursery or school what you are doing20 min
7. 7Handle nights once days are steady30 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.