The Problem With Child Led Potty Training The recent trend of state laws and school district policies mandating toilet training before enrollment has highlighted a peculiar phenomenon: parents' increasing reluctance to take charge of their children's potty training.
This is not simply a matter of delayed development, but rather a symptom of a broader shift in parenting philosophy that prioritizes child led decision making over parental authority.
Utah's 2022 law and Kansas's proposed bill are responses to the growing number of unprepared kindergartners arriving at school. But what drives this trend?