Potty Training Planner · free · no signup · printable
You've decided to potty train. Here's the actual plan.
Most potty training sites stop at "are they ready?" and hand you a quiz. Tell us your child's age, the method you're running, your start date, and your daycare situation, and we build a real, dated plan: a prep-week checklist, an hour-by-hour campaign, weeks of consolidation, and what to do if it regresses. Free, runs in your browser, prints for the fridge.
Independent, not affiliated with any potty-training book, course, or brand. Readiness and nighttime facts are sourced from HealthyChildren.org, the American Academy of Pediatrics' parent resource. Nothing here is medical advice.
Week one, at a glance
A campaign planner, not a readiness quiz
Plenty of sites will tell you whether your child is ready. Almost none of them tell you what to actually do on day 1 at 7am, what to say to daycare, or what happens if training stalls in week 2. That's the gap this site fills: a real, dated operational plan, not another checklist of signs to watch for.
Three methods, compared plainly
pick the one that fits your weekHigh: clears the calendar
3-day intensive
3 days core campaign
Underwear from hour one, no pull-ups during the campaign, frequent prompted trips to the potty, heavy praise and fluids, and a full reset (mop, change, try again) after every accident with no punishment.
Families who can dedicate 3 consecutive days at home and want a fast, structured push rather than a slow taper.
Medium: fits around a normal week
Scheduled sits
10-14 days core campaign
A timer or routine cue (after meals, before the car, before nap) prompts a short, low-pressure potty sit whether or not the child asks. Underwear during the day once sits are catching most attempts.
Families who cannot clear 3 full days, or a daycare-first household where the routine needs to travel between home and a caregiver.
Low: paced by the child
Gradual child-led
30-90 days core campaign
The potty is introduced early and often without pressure: books, a potty chair in the bathroom, optional sits, following the child's own interest and physical readiness signs rather than a countdown.
Families who want the least conflict-prone path and are not on a deadline (no daycare cutoff, no upcoming sibling, no travel).
See the full, computed comparison on the statistics page, or read each method in depth starting with the 3-day intensive guide.
How the planner works
4 inputs, 1 real planAnswer 4 questions
Your child's age, the method you're running, your start date, and your daycare situation. No account, nothing saved to a server.
Get a dated, day-by-day plan
Every date is computed from your own start date: prep week, campaign days, and three weeks of consolidation, laid out hour by hour where it matters.
Print it and adjust as you go
A print-friendly view for the fridge, plus a regression section you can open if things stall, a sibling arrives, or daycare changes mid-campaign.
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