Potty Training Tips Tricks and Advice

October 29th, 2009 Filed Under Baby Potty Training

1.) Start the potty training process during a warmer part of the year when your child is wearing the least amount of layered clothing. It will be more comfortable for the child, and he or she will be more alert to the feeling of being wet.

2.) Start the process when you (the parent) have the most amount of free time available. If you’re an accountant then you’ll probably want to wait until after tax season etc… I would dedicate at least a week if not two.

3.) Don’t start too early. Do not give the child a task her she can not perform on his or her own. This will only give them a sense of failure, and will regress your potty training efforts. On the other hand you don’t want to wait to long either. If their peers are all potty trained and he or she isn’t they may feel social anxiety.

4.) The parent will feel anger, and disappointed at signs of regression. Avoid showing these emotions to your child at all cost. Hide your emotional responses to mishaps as best you can. Mishaps should be approached with a calm and encouraging approach.

5.) Start your child with a potty seat instead of a potty bin. It’s cleaner and it’s more toilet like. Using a potty bin might slow regression to the toilet, and it’s like retraining all over again.

6.) Sometimes potty training can be a difficult and frustrating task for the child. You should make it fun for them with rewards, and emotional support. One of the best ways you can encourage them is by purchasing a potty training DVD. The one linked above is a musical, and every child I’ve come across has loved it.