10 Great Tips for Potty Training!

Sean March 16, 2009 - 0 Comments
Potty Training

What parent couldn’t use a bit of sound potty training advice?

Potty training toddlers is hard, no doubt, and how we take our child from plain old toilet training to toilet training triumph is our responsibility.

Yet teaching our child to use the toilet is also a privilege. The potty training process is an excellent opportunity to teach your child a skill they will carry for the rest of their lives. As long as you pay attention, you might just learn something as well.

Follow the following 10 tips for potty training to get started right.

Tip #1
Whether you’re potty training boys or girls, put your child in potty training pants. The disposable diapers of today, barely allow your child to know when they are wet. Your child must feel the discomfort of being dirty if they are to gain interest in getting past day one of toilet training.

Tip #2
Allow your child to roam through the rooms of the house naked. Dealing with random elimination is a more manageable task when your child has only two choices: the floor or the toilet.

Tip #3
Keep your eyes peeled for signs of potty training readiness. These may include: informing you when they are peeing or pooping in their diaper, asking you to change a dirty diaper, staying dry for hours at a time, or showing enthusiasm for using the potty.

Tip #4
When should you start potty training? At an appropriate age, of course. Potty training becomes less difficult the older your child gets, but wait to long and you can pass the optimum window. Only you know what is best for your family.

Tip #5
Potty training is fun with the right rewards. Stickers, books, or a favorite movie. Just be careful not to overindulge.

Tip #6
Model the desired behavior. Research consistently reveals that the best way to teach a behavior is to have role models modeling.

Tip #7
Allow your little boy to take aim at Cheerios or something similar in the toilet. This is a near surefire way to get them excited.

Tip #8
Read books showing children being potty trained by their parents. Potty training toddlers are less resistant to ideas introduced during story time.

Tip #9
Consider using outside influence. Sometimes, children respond more rapidly to help from outside family or trusted friends. This isn’t a reflection on mom or dad. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.

Tip #10
Be calm, clear and consistent. Potty training success will find you.

Tips for potty training are a dime a dozen. Take the best suggestions, mix them with what you feel is best for your family, and BAM! you have the perfect recipe for success!