Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Start Potty Training!

The important thing to remember, as with many milestones for our children, is that toddlers are ready to be potty trained at different times. Please don’t try and do it because a friend is doing it with their child,or you feel pressure to. Potty training should be done only when your child is ready otherwise it will only make both of you miserable and go through unnecessary hurdles. Here are some tips I have put together that will hopefully take the mystery out of Potty training but remember as with all of these things, it’s a process, face it with smiles and enthusiasm, not stress and pressure…who likes to go to the potty after all in a stressful situation!

Potty training often happens sometime before a child’s third birthday although some do wait a little later than this. In my own personal experience we potty trained my eldest son literally days before his third birthday. He was ready, it wasn’t stressful and I am so glad I didn’t try and push him to do it earlier.

1. If you think your toddler is getting ready to be potty trained this Book is the only tool you really need to teach and learn about the easiest way to potty train.This book Start Potty Training is how i got all my knowledge about potty training and it has everything u need to know. plus excellent fun ways for your kids to learn with you. The more u know the better cause it might take more then one way to train your kid and this book has the ways. This book is more then enough knowledge to train your kid and it has worked for everyone that has used it. Before u even try these other steps I would try the book to save money and time. Start Potty Training It won't let u down.

2. Buy a toddler toilet seat to attach to your toilet seat or purchase a free standing potty. You’ll have to work with you toddler to see what they prefer. Let you toddler be involved if you can in picking out the new seat or potty so they are excited about it. I got all I needed for potty training here.
Potty training concepts for all your potty training needs!

3. Also, if you can shop for some fun “big girl”or “big boy”underwear. My son loved the ones with the days of the week on them but others love their favorite action hero or color.

4. Figure out a reward system, be it praise or a sticker chart. All kids are different so do what works best for your child and your parenting style. Remember though,never scold them if they have an accident and don’t get to the potty on time. Just tell them accidents happen and not to worry and next time we’ll try and get to the potty. Making a big deal about this will only increase their anxiety and delay the process.

5. Find a time when you can commit to really focusing on it for at least 2 full days. Put your wee one in underwear and at-shirt. Go to the potty every 30 minutes or every hour and make sure to ask them between these times if they need to use the potty. This is great to do on a weekend, just plan on being home, as outings can make this hard to accomplish

6. Sometimes children are not completely sure where to stand. We put a box in front of the toilet to help them to climb up and drew around my eldest son’s feet so he could see where to place them. This seemed to take the anxiety out of the preparation for him.

7. If you have a boy and he is having trouble aiming,you can throw a few cheerios into the toilet bowl and tell him to aim for them.

8. It is important to remember that toddler’s learn by watching. If you have boy consider letting Daddy show him how he uses the toilet and vice-verse if you have a girl. Don’t be embarrassed, we all use the potty and it is important for them to see how it is done.

9. Never go back. Once you start down the potty training road, don’t go back to diapers. Keep your toddler in underpants and be prepared with back-up clothes in case of a few accidents. The perseverance will pay off.

10. Lots of parents (including myself) still use pull-ups for night time and while traveling for many toddlers as night time training can take longer and traveling can be tricky, especially if you are stuck in a car between rest stops.

Most importantly,stay positive and proud,this is a huge milestone for your wee one and you should be there every step of the way to help them make this transition. Good luck!
Links:
1: Start Potty Training
2: Potty training concepts for all your potty training needs!

3 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for this advice, I got the book start potty training and it worked just like it said it would. I wish i knew of this befote the 4 other books i got. They costed me money i could of saved by just getting this one. Thank you aging.

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  2. Wow great book and excellent advice. Took me just 3 daus like the book said to potty train my daughter. The book made it to easy to train. Thank you

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  3. My daughter is 3, almost 4, and is resistant to having bowel movements on the toilet. She will urinate in the toilet, however. She prefers to wear a training diaper and poop standing up. We are trying to get her into the bathroom and sitting down but like I said she is resistant. Anyone else having this problem?

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