Potty Training One Step at a Time

The potty training process is fraught with emotion; highs lows and all sorts of sideways. Parents at this time can vacillate between happy and sad, angry and hopeful.

Don’t worry. It’s all part of the process. Understanding this can clip miles from the otherwise endless feeling potty training road. In other words, it can help you teach your child to use the potty fast!

Consider things from your child’s perspective – you just asked them to walk right into a learning nightmare. Unless of course you have properly prepared them ahead of time.

Your child might be thinking that life isn’t fair or that you have changed the rules of the game on them. They may act out because they have no other way to express their feelings. Don’t get frustrated, as that can (and often will) only serve to elongate the  toilet training process.

Patience at this stage is paramount.

Instead of getting upset, try to answer your toddler’s questions.

Explain where their waste goes, the purpose of going potty, why the potty makes noises, etc.

Sing songs, encourage them, and play games.

Make potty training fun and you will eliminate much of the difficulty.

There is no specified age for to start toilet teaching. However, any time after two years of age, your child should have the confidence, muscle control and comprehension skills to initiate the process. At that point, the hard part falls to you. You as the parent must navigate the process, making it fun for your child and easy for them to accept.

Just remember to take the potty training one step at a time and accept that it is a process rather than an event.

Potty training isn’t something you can escape. You and your child will have to face it regardless of when you decide to begin.

You can do it. We know you can.

Potty Training Power…AWAY!!!

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