Done With Diapers?

Sean January 5, 2010 - 1 Comment
Potty Training

Done with diapers?

Are you feeling sick and tired of spending so much money on disposable diapers, like you’re tossing your dollars with nothing to show?

Has it been over a year now that you have been working on sitting on the potty, talking about going in the potty, and yet your toddler is still in diapers?

Make it a New Year’s Resolution to ditch those diapers for good!

Forget the Pull-Ups. The absorbant wannabe underwear are a waste of money and your child still doesn’t know if he is wet or dry. Here is a good piece of advice. Babies who use cloth diapers tend to be potty trained more quickly because obviously they do not like to be wet.

Bite the bullet and go shopping with your toddler and shop for the cloth underwear like the big boys wear.

It will seem daunting at first.

The mounds of laundry, messes on the floor, and accidents after they sat on the potty for what seemed like an eternity will all feel frustrating. Yet with a bit of preparation and simple planning, it will all be worth it.

Underwear is the true testament of the potty training process because, let’s face it, Pampers, Pull-ups and most other diapers are so good at doing their job to absorb wetness why would your child want to switch over?

Here is a quick check list to make sure you are ready to begin the process:

1) Cloth training pants or underwear

2) Rubber Pants to put on top to help with accidents

3) Trails of towels on carpet and furniture

4) Basket of clean clothes in the bathroom

5) Build awareness by reading books about going to the potty

6) Encourage your child to dress independently

7) Make sure clothes are easy to pull up and down

8) Provide incentives like a sticker chart

9) Provide a special potty chair that is low to the ground or place a smaller seat on top of the adult one

Maintaining patience is not easy, and it is sometimes difficult to remember that potty training is a process not an event. In the beginning, accidents will happen with frequency.

If you get stressed out your child will pick up on this and internalize the stress as well. Keep a cheerful demeanor even if it is only your best poker face.

Your child wants your approval and part of learning is making mistakes with the safety net that mom and dad are there to encourage and nurture the process along.

You’ll be done with the diapers in no time.