AbstractThe process of toilet training has received surprisingly little attention in the medical and nursing literature studies. The investigator’s aim was to improve the knowledge and practices of mothers so that successful mastery of the child over toilet training can be ensured. The research method adopted for the present study was pre experimental approach. The present study is based on the sample of 60 mothers of toddler (20-35 yrs age) residing in urban areas was selected through simple random sampling technique. With help of structured and pre-tested questionnaire, the data was collected through personal interview method and statistically analyzed in terms of frequency, percentage, paired‘t’ test and Chi Square. The study revealed that the mean knowledge score of respondents significantly improved to 39 percent in post-test over 26.76 percent only in pre-test indicating positive effect of planned teaching on mother of toddlers.
Keywords: Planned teaching; Knowledge; Toilet training; Mother of toddler.