The nurse teaches the parent of a toilet-trained child with constipation. Which statement by the parent shows understanding of bowel habit training?

1. 1"I will have my child sit on the toilet for an hour after every meal."
2. 2"I will have my child sit on the toilet for 5 to 10 minutes at the same time each day."
3. 3"I will take my child to the toilet only when they ask to go."
4. 4"I will push my child to strain until a stool passes."

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Other Childhood Disorders: Implementation (Take Action). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.