Regarding Toilet Training, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 522

Multiple Choice

Regarding toilet training, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Parents may control when toilet training starts, but maturation tends to dictate when it will be completed.
• B) Current guidelines suggest that toilet training goes most smoothly when begun between 10 and 16 months of age.
• C) Parents are asking for failure when they try to force a child to learn skills too early or too late.
• D) If toilet training begins much later than the recommended guidelines, a child will be more likely to fail to develop full bladder control and become a daytime "wetter."

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