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Get ready for potty training with this start-up check list. Gather these potty training essentials early, so you're ready when your child gives you the signal.

Training Pants Say "You’re Potty Training" Training pants can be a great way to signal the beginning of potty training.

TIP:Is your child ready? Look for the signs of readiness.

TIP:Once you make the big switch out of diapers, stick with it. An important study showed that when kids are ready to toilet train, switching them from diapers into training pants sends a strong signal that encourages potty training progress. Switching back to diapers can confuse your child and slow training progress.

Find the tools to make potty training easy for your child with Pull-Ups.com What’s Your Child’s Learning Style? Find the tools that make potty training easiest for your child. PULL-UPS® Brand gives you two new choices:

See the difference! Use PULL-UPS® Training Pants with Learning Designs® to help your child potty train by showing the difference between wet or dry.

Feel the difference! Use PULL-UPS® Training Pants with Wetness Liner to help your child potty train by feeling the difference between wet or dry.

Not sure? Tune into your child's style or try out ideas from the Wet or Dry Learning Activities and discover what works best for your child.

Potty Chair or Potty Seat TIP: Make the trip to get the chair or seat a big event. Present it as a Big Kid® gift.

Training Guide Make sure you’re ready, too, with PULL-UPS® Way to Go™, the potty training approach you customize to your child.

Learning Materials Like potty training books, songs, or a personalized storybook.

Easy Clothing Some of the cutest outfits create obstacle course difficulties when there’s no time to spare. Elastic-waist pants (no buttons, belts, snaps, or bib overalls) will help support more on-time victories.

Kid-Sized Flushable Moist Wipes Potty training is a perfect time for building independence–not to mention good bathroom habits that’ll last a lifetime. Helps little hands learn how to finish up by themselves.

Kitchen Timer or the timer on your range. Set for about 20 minutes following that big glass of water, it will remind you to tell your Big Kid® it’s time to go.

Rewards that are simple, easy and immediate.
TIP: Check out PULL-UPS® cool Big Kid® Activities.