Start potty training at the right age. If you think your child has reached the right potty training age, then read on to learn what to do.
Potty training usually begins when a child is around 18 months of age. This is because by this time the child has acquired a level of bowel and bladder control that allows it to remain dry for extended periods. Also, it is able to understand verbal and non-verbal communication and make itself understood. If the child is passing more urine at a time, prefers dry diapers, shows discomfort when wet or soiled, and can wake up in the morning without bedwetting then consider these as signals that the time to begin potty training is nigh.
Of course, your child could start showing these signs of readiness before eighteen months of age or maybe later. Both are perfectly normal and common occurrences. No need to worry. It has been noticed that girls invariably show signs of readiness earlier than boys. So if you have a little daughter, you're probably lucky because you'll spend less time potty training her. You will have to be there to help and encourage your child. This means motivating it through words and gestures and very importantly developing an instinct to understand what it is trying to tell you.
A toddler's motor skills are not developed enough to enable him to get out of the pajamas independently or use the potty on his own. So help him. Children learn through imitation so you may want to go through the motions so that the child may observe and pick up the process.
Just as there is no fixed right potty training age, similarly there is no fixed duration for the training process. Be mentally prepared for a six-month routine. If you start late, as it can sometimes happen, then it is possible that the child is mature enough to pick up the procedure faster.
It is a good idea to try and inculcate toilet hygiene in the child through verbal reinforcement of the relationship between potty and bowel cleaning routine. You can begin this from an early age. It will help the child when the time for actual potty training arrives. The objective of potty training is to enable the child to use the potty with almost complete independence and gain freedom from the use of diapers. This is why it is important to begin the process at the right age so that when it's time for the child to step out of the house for pre-schooling, he or she can do with confidence.
Having Trouble Potty Training Your Child?
Difficulties in potty training a child can be managed with information and patience. Discover how to successfully tackle troubles when potty training your kid. One of the reasons why parents shy away from taking the potty training challenge head-on is because they imagine more troubles in the process than they will ever face. I mean, this is something unavoidable and has to be done so why not do it in an informed and cheerful way. And this bears repetition so I'll say it again; toilet training is not meant to be an avoidable chore even when a child is faced with problems.
How to Deal with Late Potty Training
Your child may be a little late in picking up the basics of potty training. This can happen for more than one reason. Neither you nor your child is to be blamed and there is certainly no cause for worry if the child is a little "behind schedule". However; sometimes this delay can be due to avoidable reasons.Read on to find out why delay can occur and what to do in such cases.
How to Potty Train a Child in One Day
If your child is around three years of age and showing an inclination to get rid of diapers then you should give the potty training in one day program a try. This concept is a good alternative for working parents who cannot afford extended potty training programs that can last for up to six months or more.
