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I will never forget when my daughter took her diaper off and told me, “No!”
The magical one syllable word so simple, meaningful, and often used by toddlers. As a teacher, I have been trained to observe children carefully and this opportunity was not going to slip away. At 18 months my daughter was done with diapers and ready to make her first purchase of big girl pants. I was ready too and did not skip a beat in capitalizing on this moment. Hand in hand we went to Target and bought 5 packages of princess underwear. My butterfly was evolving and I was ready to get rid of the diapers.
Three Tips For Training Your Child supported where we were in the process and we took one giant step forward and did not look back.
Once your child has shown signs of interest, start talking with her about it. Tell her that tomorrow, she will get to wear big girl pants and use the potty. Talk about it often so she knows what to expect. If at all possible, take the day off from work so you have a full day to work with your child. Try to eliminate distractions such as guests in your home or the TV. If the child is watching her favorite cartoon, she is less likely to want to get up and use the potty before it is over and this could cause her to have an accident. The more successes she has the better!
Give her plenty of liquids. The more she has to go, the better. This will give her plenty of practice in a single day. Also, if you give her salty foods, she will be thirstier. I am not saying to feed her a bunch of junk foods all day long, but if she doesn’t want anything else to drink, this could be a way to get her to drink more.
Our family was ready to embrace this new milestone, however convincing her school that she was ready was a whole different battle. She had a 3 accidents the first couple of days of school, but by the end of the week she was dry as a desert. I am grateful my daughter is articulate and more grateful her school took a chance and supported our family. Everyone in the village had an opportunity to be a part of the success.
