Potty Training
Learning Where to Go: the Potty
Where All the Toddlers Go
A potty is a small pot that is used by a small child or by a toddler when
he or she goes to the toilet to ease him or herself and is a training toilet
for small children. There is a potty chair and the potty seat, both of which
are widely used for toddlers, learning to go to the toilet instead of messing
themselves. Teaching the child to use the potty does not necessarily have to
be hard work. If you choose the right time to help the child go to the potty
half the battle will be won at the outset. It may mean that the child needs
to go to the toilet a number of times every day but once the child learns when
and where to go; it will be well worth the initial effort.
A good age to introduce the child to the potty is around 15 to 18 months and
by leaving it in the toilet; the child may get used to the idea and have some
fun, especially at bathing time. Another important aspect to the business of
teaching the child to use the potty is to let the child see elders use the
toilet or better still, to see other children use the potty.
There is also a need to explain to the child that the things that he eats
and drinks will mostly come out and that it is then time to go and sit on the
potty. Doubtless, nobody wants to stay in diapers all their lives and they
certainly want to get over the initial learning period and become self confident
and be toilet trained as early as possible. The child wants to become independent
and getting over the initial habit of untimely urinating and defecating, which
is a part of every child’s growing up experience, the need to learn how to
go and sit on the potty for these functions should be taught to the child at
an appropriate age.
Controlling the bowel usually occurs before controlling the bladder so the
child often wets his bed at night and therefore, the child should be coaxed
gently and sympathetically, so that teaching the child to go and sit on the
potty does not degenerate into a battle of wills. In addition, a lot of people
are just not quite relaxed enough about their own body functions and so it
is also necessary that they do not pass on their own phobias to the child.
One nice thing about a potty is that, compared to the big toilet seat, it
does not intimidate the child and eases their fear of falling into the toilet.
There is no point in rushing the child to learn to sit on the potty and a gentle
introduction, where the child can familiarize himself and enjoy the experience
is highly recommended. Encourage the child to go on his own to the potty as
it will also encourage independence in the child which is a very desirable
quality. Even making the untutored child sit on the potty and eat at the same
time is wise because the child usually defecates after a meal and this will
teach him where and how to ease himself correctly.
Looking for more information on potty training, then please feel free
to visit our other pages Difficulties in Baby Potty Training, Buying the Best Child Potty Chair, Guide to Dog Potty Training, The Correct Method of Dog Potty Training, The Sweet Sound of Success: Using a Dog Potty Training Bell, Folding Potty Seat: Your Child’s Very Own Toilet, Free Potty Training Tips: Everywhere You Look, Free Potty Training Tip: Go Easy On Your Child, Free Puppy Potty Training by Professional Trainers, Help the Child Learn with the Aid of a Kids Potty Chair
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