Tiny Talk and the Adventures of Plastic Mommy

It can truly be exciting to watch your child transition from one stage of toddlerhood to another, yet the challenge of getting your little one to actually learn to go on the potty can be exhausting. Here are some tips we feel are essential to properly training your child to the potty.

Assess whether your child is ready-Every child is different, some children are ready at 20 months and others not until closer to three. Signs that your child is ready could be: Staying dry for at least 2 hours at a time consistently, they ask you to change their diaper, they attempt to imitate you going to the bathroom.





Use vocabulary consistent with going to the potty and make sure your toddler understands what they mean. Use words such as pee pee, bowel movement, poop, potty. Learning these words will make potty training easier for you and your toddler.



Be consistent- children learn by routine. It is essential that once you start training you make it repetitive



Reward- Make a big deal when your little one pees or makes poops in the potty. They’ll be excited to do it again! Try reward systems such as using stickers on a chart. Each time your child tells you they have to go to the potty add another sticker to the chart and reward him/her when they reach a certain number or you can reward them weekly. You make the rules, the point is to encourage your child's progression.

Accidents- Be sure to show your little one where he should go and encourage him to tell you
he/she has to go potty. *Note you should also comfort them and let them know mistakes do happen.



Be observant- Be aware of your child squatting to make a bowel movement, or suddenly getting still. Until they get used to what they should do being observant will alleviate some of the accidents.

Make the potty area a fun place. Get a fun potty chair. Make a up a potty song. Have a potty party as often as possible. Remember, to a toddler training to go potty is forcing his independence. You have been caring for him/her unconditionally for as long as he has been alive and now they must begin to do this on their own. The possibility of disappointing you may be scary for some toddlers. It is also an intrusion of their busy schedules! They have so much to do and now they must find the time to go potty smack dab in the middle of their agendas!. The nerve of us!





Be patient, it may seem as though you toddler is not picking up sometimes but usually when you least expect it ,the light turns on , and your little one is on his way to the next challenge.

This too shall pass.....

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Categories: potty training, Toddlers. Author: Tiny Talk