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Approaches to toilet training have changed over time. at one point, it was suggested to parents to postpone toilet training until the child was at least a year old to avoid serious personality problems later on. this view is consistent with

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This view is consistent with the psychoanalytic theory.
Created by Sigmund Freud in the 19th century, psychoanalytic theory researches the development of a person's personality through the interactions of three structures of the mind: id, ego, and superego. According to this theory, even toilet training can lead to personality problems in the future if taught wrongly.
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