How to Use potty training in a Sentence

potty training

noun
  • Here are some potty training tips to help guide you through the process.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 23 June 2023
  • How could two full years of potty training with no end in sight be a gift?
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2012
  • Young girls should be taught to wipe front to back during potty training.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Why does everybody make a big deal out of this potty training?
    — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 6 July 2020
  • Nanna has since learned new tricks and is starting potty training.
    — Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Turns out, kids aren’t the only ones who needed potty training!
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Hence, starting potty training from birth aims to help a mother get her farmwork done.
    — Alma Gottlieb, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Don’t be discouraged Keep in mind that potty training is a months-long process.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Smarty Pants was designed to help with potty training.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • But one aspect of puppy training that's messier than the rest is always potty training.
    — Lily Gray, PEOPLE.com, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Don’t sweat it if your child has mastered some aspects of potty training but is struggling with others.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Many pet owners start out potty training their dogs using puppy training pads.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2020
  • Keep in mind, though, that potty training doesn’t have a specific end date—and all kids are different.
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Kimmel even managed to find the humor in potty training Jane.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • In Turkey, the potty training age of a child may be tied to how much money a family has.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 31 Oct. 2017
  • This can help keep them on track with all other aspects of their lives, including potty training and napping.
    — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Ashley Graham will tell you about potty training her children.
    — Lane Florsheim, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
  • This is actually one of the tougher roadblocks that little kids face while potty training.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Part of the puppy owning process (or sometimes having an older dog) is potty training them.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2021
  • In the course of her work, Capellan helps families with potty training and temper tantrums.
    — Lauren Hilgers, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
  • During puppy training day school, dogs learn good manners, crate training, potty training and more.
    — Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
  • In the clip, Jason shared the couple's potty training methods, which were based on watching for signs and cues.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Tips about baby sitters and potty training have taken a back seat on parenting websites.
    — Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The Pittsburgh native began dancing at just 2 years old, and even fast tracked her potty training to do so.
    — Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Parents of toddlers know potty training can be a long and messy process, and night training is usually the last step in the journey.
    — Jessica Hullinger, The Week, 6 July 2021
  • Others forgot their potty training, regressed to food hoarding, or stopped eating.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • No, potty-training watches don’t work for all children—neither does any potty training method for that matter.
    — Casey Clark, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024
  • One of her youngest children, a 4-year-old, has regressed in potty training and has started going to the bathroom in their pants.
    — Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Years of diaper changes and then potty training turned me from a poo-analysis novice to a wizened connoisseur.
    — David Hu and Patricia Yang, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Pooping in his bed will only worsen the constipation, pain and worry, as well as the potty training.
    — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021

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