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Unless you and your child are ready, potty training should be postponed until both parent and child are ready to start start.
A false start can be worse than no start at all. You must make sure you choose a time where you’re really ready to start and able to make potty training your priority.
You should start the potty training process only when you can follow the same patterns with consistency, and only when you have the physical and emotional energy to see it through.
Even if your toddler shows signs of potty training readiness, you may not be ready for potty training as a parent.
Clear your schedule before you start. Select a time when the family routine is least likely to be disturbed with house guests, vacations away from home, a move, or any other similar disruption. Make sure you are not pre-occupied with other major commitments such as work, or a heavy school schedule from an older sibling.
Long holiday weekends are an ideal starting point.
Choose your words with care. Determine ahead of time what words you are planning to use to describe the various body parts, urine, and bowel movements. Avoid using words like “dirty,” “naughty,” or “stinky” to describe your child’s waste. Such negative terms can make your child feel ashamed and/or self-conscious.
Treat urination and bowel movements in a simple, matter-of-fact manner.
At the start, explain to your toddler that it’s time to place their #1 or #2 in the potty. Remind them that whenever they feel the need to go they should hold it in just long enough to walk to the potty, sit down, and release.
Discuss the numerous benefits of successful potty training: no more diaper rash, interruptions from their play to change a diaper, and the perpetual joy of always being clean and dry.
Explain to your child that potty training is an important stage of growing up.
Use dolls or action figures. Sit your child’s favorite doll or action figure on a pretend toilet, while explaining that “the baby is going pee-pee in the potty.” Put diapers on his favorite teddy bear and then graduate the stuffed animal to underwear.
Introduce a book or video so your child can see other children learning to use the potty. There are plenty of materials available online, at the local library, or in your favorite bookstore. And just as some adults enjoy reading materials while sitting on the toilet, a toddler’s favorite books can help their minutes fall from the clock a lot quicker.
Pick a potty day and plot your start.
Once you think your child is ready for potty training, get a calendar and ask your child when they would like to start learning to use the potty. Let them circle the date in a brightly colored marker or crayon and then continue to remind them that their special potty training starting day is almost here.
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