ABSTRACT
There is a strong maturational component in the learning of these skills as well as cultural and societal differences in expectations.
Potty training
There has been a trend over recent years for professionals to advise mothers not to toilet train their children early. Many mothers do not even try to toilet train their children until the age of 2 years or later while others deliberately train their child during the first year of life (Douglas and Richman 1984).
