Free Toilet Training Guide
August 22, 2008
This free toilet training guide is full of tips on how to get started and how to successfully potty train your child. Read through this toilet training guide to come up with a “game-plan” for you and your toddler. Before you know it he or she will be potty trained.
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Potty Training Tips
Potty training. Most parents don’t look forward to this part of child rearing. Even though it certainly isn’t fun, it doesn’t have to be a nightmare.
Potty training usually starts around ages 2 or 3. Generally speaking, though each child is different, girls usually start sooner, and boys usually start later. Some signals that your child is ready to start potty training includes the following:
* Pulling on their clothes
* Signaling that their diaper is dirty
* Crossing legs or holding their crotch area
One potty training tip that can be of immense help is one that most parents don’t even think about. Try letting your child accompany you in the bathroom and watch you use the toilet. This way, the child will see that “even mommy does it”. This will go a long way towards alleviating their anxiety or fears. Below are a few more potty training tips that you can use when the time has come:
* Potty training tip #1 – Let the child help pick out their pull-ups, if you plan to use them
* Potty training tip #2- Use a potty training book for interactive learning
* Potty training tip #3 – Get your child a small potty especially for them to use in the bathroom; this makes potty training less intimidating
* Potty training tip #4 – Give your child proper instructions on using their special potty
* Potty training tip #5 – Use visual aids for motivation, like a potty training chart
Potty training charts are also of immense help. A potty training chart is a chart of progress for a child, and works as a type of reward system (positive reinforcement). Potty training charts are used by daycare providers and child psychologists. You can put your child’s name on the potty training chart, and use a smiley face sticker for each time that your child is successful in going to the potty. Potty training charts come in different sizes, with lots of colors and different characters. Using a potty training chart helps you involve your child in their potty training in a way that is fun for them.
Another potty training tip that parents sometimes fail to use is getting the child familiar with the potty, even if that means sitting on it and doing nothing. Just being familiar with the act of sitting on the potty will help stop the battles that can sometimes occur during potty training.
Here is the ultimate potty training tip: Don’t yell or punish your child if they have an accident. This will only lead to regression with whatever progress you’ve made up until that point. If the child feels pressure, it will be harder for them to use the potty when they are supposed to. Conversely, if you get overly excited when they do go, they may also regress, feeling pressure to please mom or dad.
Unfortunately, you will probably be potty training your child when they are in the “terrible twos”, that is, when they are most inclined to challenge your authority as a parent. It is very important not to give in to this kind of behavior and let it escalate into a battle. If this happens, the process of potty training will be very slow. So keep your cool work with your child and make sure that your child is familiar with the potty before you begin.
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Free Potty Training Advice
August 22, 2008
Here are is some of the best free potty training advice. If there is one article about potty training I would like you to read it is this one.
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Most children are ready to begin potty training when they are between the ages of 18 and 24 months. You will know when they are ready because the signs will be there. These are the signs that you need to look for when you are potty training your child:
* Expresses an interest in using the toilet
* Tries to imitate other family members using the potty
* Is able to tell you that they need to go potty or telling you they went already
* Is able to pull their pants up and down by himself
* Expresses irritation when diapers are wet and stays dry for about two hours at a time
* Expresses an interest in big kid underwear
When I first tried to teach my daughter to potty train, I put her in “panties” and thought she would know what to do. Of course, I knew very little about the subject than I eventually learned some time to learn how to teach her to go potty. Then we would start over. It is important that no matter what, you keep potty training, and like anything else, keep things in perspective. You may make some or many errors but it will eventually work itself out.
As a parent it is very important that you try to keep your sense of humor when potty training your child. It is also very helpful that mom, dad and any siblings are in on the process of training. You can keep things upbeat by thinking no more diapers, no more diapers and try to stick to that except at night when it is not an option. By relaxing a bit, you can make potty training a fun time.
You will also have to start to develop your plan for the training process. There are several different opinions of how to potty train. However, it is important that you choose your method to make sure that it is the method that is most effective for you, your child and your family. There is the Potty train in less than a day method that Dr. Phil offers. This can work well but it is very intense and can be overwhelming for parents who are young or for those who do not have the right patience. You have to think of your personality as well as your child’s, and then choose your method.
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The Potty Trainer
I can highly recommend the Potty Trainer Ebook. Johanne Cesar has done such a great job in putting a tremendous amount of hands on potty training information and advice in this ebook. You will get a step by step guide to potty training your child.
Dr. Phil Potty Training
August 22, 2008
Learn more about Dr. Phil potty training and how you can implement his strategies to potty train your child.
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Dr. Phil’s Guide to Potty Training
It’s no wonder why today’s parents are confused when it comes to potty training their children. If you simply take one trip down the baby aisle of your local store you will see potty chairs in every variety imaginable and at every price as well! There are miniature toilets that sit on the floor, padded potty chairs, potty seats that actually play music, and even potty chairs that attach to the toilet. Here is a step by step guide to Dr. Phil’s method.
Consider Before You Begin
Step 1: Teach a doll that wets
Your child will find it easier to learn to potty on his own if you start by teaching the doll how to go potty while the child watches. Have your child name the doll and give it something to drink as a way to get started. Then walk the doll to the potty chair with your child. Pull the doll’s big kid underwear down and watch the doll go potty. This will be a nice way to provoke the effort by your child.
Step 2: Throw a party for the doll
When the doll successfully goes to the bathroom, you and your child can throw a potty party! Turn it into a big blowout with party hats, cake etc and really try to celebrate. Give lots of attention to the doll so that your child understands that going potty is a good thing and gets excited about doing it. Now you will want to let your child know that when he goes potty, he will have a potty party too. It will help you if you try to learn who your child’s favorite hero is and let your child call his favorite superhero to report the good news when he or she does it.
Step 3: Throw out all diapers
At the beginning of the potty training process you should be able to remember placing underwear on your child’s doll. Now it’s time to take away the diapers and put underwear on your child too. You do not want to have them around because it will get you to use them whenever you are frustrated by your child’s progress.
Step 4: Drink lots of fluids
Give your child plenty of fluids to drink which will naturally bring about the need for your child to have to go. The sooner he has to go potty, the sooner you can begin potty training. Keep doing this in spaces so that you can get your child to work on holding it in.
Step 5: Take trips to the potty when the child has an accident
Ask your child if he needs to go potty. Your child might tell you that he doesn’t and that’s OK. Because you’ve given your child plenty of fluids, you know that he will soon need to go so just wait it out. If your child has an accident in his underpants, it is not the time to snap or yell at him. You want this to be a positive experience for your child so instead, take your child to the potty, pull his underwear down for him, and have your child sit down on the potty. Do this 10 times in a row. This builds muscle memory and your child will eventually go on his own.
Step 6: Don’t forget to celebrate!
When your child successfully goes potty without your help, don’t forget to throw him a potty party. The best part about this is that your child can now call his favorite superhero and tell the hero about what he just did! Get one of your friends to play the hero and take the phone call on your behalf. When your child has an accident, all you have to do is simply take him/her to the bathroom ten times in a row like you did before. This will help to continue to build muscle memory. Remember to keep up the positive reinforcement.
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Additional Resources:
The Potty Trainer
I can highly recommend the Potty Trainer Ebook. Johanne Cesar has done such a great job in putting a tremendous amount of hands on potty training information and advice in this ebook. You will get a step by step guide to potty training your child.
