A Revival Of Early Baby Potty Training
January 1st, 2009 Filed Under Baby Potty Training
What is the "right" age to potty train your little one? That is a question brought forth to many experts who have varying answers. Naturally, each child is different, and usually boys are different than girls in this regard. Most of the time parents do not start training until their child is a toddler. The toddler age is a stubborn, busy age for a child. That is common knowledge, yet we still insist upon potty training them during that stage. Sometimes we fail to realize just how receptive infants are to potty training as well as any other learning. We do read to our babies while still in the mother’s womb, as it has been proven that they will learn faster. Infants have brains that are open to almost anything and we shouldn’t deny them early baby potty training methods just because we think they are too young to learn.
Many cultures begin the potty training much earlier, like before the child is even 6 months old. It has long been known in the Eastern world that early baby potty training is easier for both parent and infant. The basic idea is to allow the infant to learn what the elimination process is all about before they are too much older. Once you learn the cues for potty time for your infant, you will know when to start the training. Usually, within a few minutes after feeding, an infant from birth to 6 months will urinate or have a bowel movement or both. It is just a matter of paying attention to your baby’s routine.
There is nothing wrong with teaching your infant how to determine when they need to use the potty. The actual term for it is Infant potty training or IPT. You may be surprised to find that they learn quickly and decide they would rather be dry than wet or messy. Some methods used for early baby potty training are placing/holding the infant (birth to 6 months) on a potty chair or the toilet within 10 minutes after they have been fed. You can use the regular toilet, but a potty chair is easier as it is portable. The use of verbal cues or words is recommended when it is potty time. Sounds like "sssssss" or "psssss", or words like "pee-pee", or "wee-wee". Sounds are better as the baby can make them and give you a better potty cue. Once your infant learns what the urge feels like, it will be a piece of cake.
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