IJSAR, 3(8), 2016; 50-55 50 International Journal of Sciences & Applied Research www.ijsar.in Effectiveness of Puppet show on toilet training in terms of expressed practices of mothers in selected area of Ambala, Haryana Minakshi Choudhary*, Jyoti Sarin, Kuldeep Kaur Child Health Nursing Department, M.M. College of Nursing, Mullana, Haryana, India. Correspondence Address: *Minakshi Choudhary, Child Health Nursing Department, M.M. College of Nursing, Mullana, Haryana, India. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Toilet training is a progressive process that consists of several stages for which the child must acquire both physical and cognitive self-control. The present study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of puppet show in term of expressed practices of mothers regarding toilet training before & after implementation of puppet show. Pre-test & post-test design was used and 40 mothers were selected using purposive sampling technique. Expressed practice checklist was used for data collection. The findings of the study were the mean of the posttest expressed practices score of mother (12.17) and mean of the pretest expressed practices score was (10.67) with the mean difference at 1.64 .The computed t value (5.75) was found to be statistically significant at 0.05 level of significance. Thus it can be inferred that puppet show was effective to enhancing the expressed practice skills of mother regarding toilet training. Keywords: Puppet show, toilet training, Ambala Introduction Children are blooming buds. They are the important asset of nation. As children grow, they must learn not only to care with current demands but also to prepare themselves for the many unexpected events, they may face in near future due to changes brought by new techniques and technologies. Children are expected to grow and learn to the fullest potential. Parents serve as advocates for children in order to meet their needs of education and health care. 1 Toilet training can be considered as a progressive process that consists of several stages for which the child must acquire both physical and cognitive self-control. It includes undressing, going, wiping, dressing, flushing and hand washing. It is an individualized task for each child. It should begin and be completed according to the child’s ability to accomplish it, not according to a set schedule. Enuresis, more commonly called bed-wetting, is a disorder of elimination that involves the voluntary or involuntary release of urine into bedding, clothing, or other inappropriate places. In adults, loss of bladder control is often referred to as urinary incontinence rather than enuresis; it is frequently found in patients with late-stage Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.