Easy Potty Training
Concepts
Potty training concepts are ways to ease into the process
of potty training. Potty training concepts should be taken as a
guide and adapted to each family and child. The first concept
is, wait for when it feels right. Many parenting books will
recommend that you start potty training around two and a half
years of age or earlier.
This is an average age and for some children this
might be too early. If you feel your child is too young or not
ready then don’t push it. Don’t feel pressured because your
children’s friends are potty trained already. Let your child
find his or her own pace, rushing into potty training can be
traumatic for your child and frustrating for you.
Talking About Potty
Training
One of the most important potty training concepts that is
often neglected or short lived. Talking to your child about
potty training is one of the most important parts and will help
to prepare your child for the whole process. Your toddler is
naturally curious and explaining everyday things to your child
will be just as fascinating as learning a new game.
When changing your child’s diaper explain the process. You
are taking off the wet diaper because he or she peed or pooped
in it. Now you are putting on a new one. Ask your toddler if it
feels nice to have a new diaper.
When you need to go to the bathroom explain what you are
about to do. That mommy and daddy both need to use the toilet
and one day your little one will too. Keep bringing up the
topic of potty training at moments like this to prepare your
child for the idea that using the toilet is normal and
natural.
The Potty
Another one of the important potty training concepts is to
let your child feel that the potty is special and belongs to
him or her. To mark the occasion you could wrap the potty and
tell your child it is a special present. Let your child get
used to the potty and explain clearly what it is for.
One of the potty training concepts that you should
keep in mind is that small steps are best rather than giant
leaps. Let your child play with the potty and then introduce
the idea of using it as a toilet slowly. Explain that this is a
how big girl and boy go to the toilet and then you can slowly
move your child to using a regular toilet with a seat
adaptor.
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