Potty Training Problems
Potty Training Problems
When you stop to think about it, many of the potty training problems children experience are also emotions and expressions that we, as adults, exhibit while trying to potty train our children. Many parents go through anger, frustration and even revert to putting their child back in diapers because the difficulties of potty training become too much to handle.
Anger and Potty Training
When things don’t go our way, we tend to get angry and upset. Sometimes we even have an mini-tantrum ourselves. While it may or may not be an all out torrent of kicking and screaming, children don’t always know how to effectively communicate their anger. It is new. They feel bad. Something inside just won’t come out in words. Discomfort turns to anger, and anger leads to directly to potty training difficulty.
As a child becomes angry, they may go potty. In their pants.
The trick? Stay calm and show your child how to effectively express their emotions – and their bodily functions.
Frustration and Potty Training
When you can’t get something right, how do you feel? Children are usually just as frustrated with potty training problems as you are; if not more. Imagine trying to get to the bathroom, get undressed and not making it. Over and over again. Sounds a bit frustrating, right?
You better believe it. When your child becomes frustrated with potty training, it is time to take a step back, remain calm and try to identify the trouble points. Once identified, you can work on them together and get passed the point of frustration.
Regression is another problem that can stem from anger, frustration, or a lack of care. I already talked about the first two, so let’s focus on the lack of care. When a child doesn’t care about being wet, potty training suffers. As soon as the rewards and praises stop, potty training regression is usually right behind.
It is important to stay on track and don’t surrender by putting your child back in diapers. Keep up with the praises and eventually, the process will become second nature, even without the rewards.
Plan for problems and you won’t be disappointed. The trick is to understand where your child is coming from and try to adapt to fit their needs. Stick with it and you’ll be done in no time.
You can do it, we know you can!
Potty Training Power…AWAY!!!
