MAIN TITLE Baby and Child
Article Title Potty training
Most parents look forward to their child becoming potty trained - not least because it is an end to nappy changing, but not all mums and dads are ready for the time and effort required to train their child to go to the bathroom. Some kids can grasp the idea of going to the toilet in a matter of days but others can take several months, and a lot of parents become worried when their friends or families kids pick potty training up relatively quickly whilst their kid seems to be taking ages. As with all things in life people develop at different rates and the time taken for potty training is not relative to the intelligence of the child. There are ways you can speed up the process if you know the basics and you can get your child to understand.
Most people begin training when there child is about two years old but some children may not be ready until they are three or even four. The important thing is that you should not pressurise your child look out for the signs that he / she is ready such as imitating other peoples bathroom habits.
Buy a potty or a special seat which will attach to your toilet. Whichever you use make sure that the childs feet can reach something which will allow them to push during a bowel movement. Before you try to get the infant to use the potty properly, get the child to sit on the potty fully clothed at times a bowel movement would normally occur, this will ensure the child is used to the process of sitting on the potty. Never try to force the child to sit on the potty or restrain the child. If the child becomes stressed, put the potty away for a few weeks and then try again.
Once the child is used to sitting on the potty allow the child to sit on the potty without a nappy. Explain that this is what mummy and daddy do every day and how grown up the child is becoming.
If your child produces then fine, take the child to the toilet and show the child where the movement goes - even let the child flush if they want to, eventually the child will show an interest in using the toilet on their own.
Make sure the potty is always available and invest in some training pants which will allow you to sit the child on the potty pretty quickly once they have told you they need to go. During the potty training children will have accidents, do not punish the child simply clean up the mess and suggest that maybe the child could use the potty next time. You can help the night time wetting by not letting the child drink too much before bedtime and by letting the child know that if they call in the night you will be able to get the potty to them, you could even try leaving the potty in the bedroom.
Eventually the child will develop a routine and before you know it the child will be going to the toilet by themselves and the days of dirty nappies will be long forgotten
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