If you want to potty train now, and feel you’re ready to fully commit to potty train your child, the best strategy is to do some preliminary reading and then clear your schedule and plan to spend an entire long weekend with all three days focused on potty training.
Deciding to potty train your child is only the first step. You have to remember…
Potty training can be demanding.
It would be wise to cancel regular weekend activities, and make sure your potty training partner can be around all the time for at least the first two days to help out.
10 Ways to Plot Potty Training on the Calendar
1. Two to five weeks before your the weekend when you will start to potty train your child, start educating your toddler about using the potty by reading books, watching potty dvds and modeling your most desired behavior.
When you or an appropriate family member needs to use the bathroom, take your child along so she can observe how you pull down your pants and underwear, sit on the potty, pee or poop into it, wipe yourself, pull up your pants and underwear, flush the toilet, and wash your hands.
It is reccomended that the same sex parent initiate the modeling, but this may not always be possible. However, do not traumatize your child either. Be judicious.
2. Show your child a stack of diapers and explain that starting Thursday (or whenever you schedule your three days to begin), there will be no more need for diapers and that the toddler can wear underwear or be naked, but the bottom line is he will be diaper-free.
This goes over well when parents present this as a fun and exciting event.
On day one get up with your child as soon as he wakes up. Then for the rest of the day, have him wear underwear.
You and your potty training partner will spend the day taking turns watching your child for signs that he needs to pee or poop. When he starts to go, immediately get him to the nearest potty.
4. Any time you or your partner needs to use the bathroom, take your child in with you.
Demonstrate how you pull down your pants and underwear, sit on the potty, pee or poop into it, wipe yourself, pull up your pants and underwear, flush the toilet, and wash your hands.
5. Celebrate your child’s success any time he tries to get it in the potty even if it is a tiny drop.
You can also give praise, high-fives, do a potty dance and so on. After ten to 12 times of successful elimination you can expect your child to start making a move to the bathroom with more independence.
If your child has an accident say “It’s okay.”
Keep the contact clinical and ask the child to clean up and reassure him that accidents do happen. We just try harder next time.
Before nap and bedtimes, tell your child it’s time to go potty (never ask your child, because he will usually say no). It is okay to put a diaper on your child before he goes to sleep, unless you feel confident that he’ll remain dry.
When you talk about it as to not confuse your child tell him that the diaper is “Just in case.”
Putting the underwear on over the diaper celebrates the underwear and the diaper will feel less confusing in the potty training process.
8. On day two follow the same routine for day one. The only difference is that on day two you may want to venture out together for one hour or so in the morning or afternoon.
Make sure you have monitored the fluid intake and then wait until your child pees in the potty before going on an adventure.
The adventure can also be the carrot on the stick to eliminate quickly. Then make sure you depart immediately.
9. When you leave the house, have your child wear loose pants and be prepared for an accident with extra change of clothes and underwear (don’t forget socks).
10. On day three, follow the same potty training routine as you did for days 1 and two, except now try to go on two outings with your family.
An hour in the morning like a walk and another hour in the afternoon. Make sure you have your child eliminate in the potty just prior to leaving the house.
By the end of the weekend your child will have a sense of a routine set, but caregivers and anyone involved with your child after the long weekend will need to stick to the routine with consistency for continued progress and success.
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Read children’s story books about potty training to your child. There are lots of books available for you get online on potty training. Reading and imagination helps the child to relate to the interesting characters and behaviors within the story and helps them follow accordingly. Offer lots of praise when your child does make some progress. It is not an easy practice but this will help you see results amazingly when you really put in the effort to make your child proud of their achievement. Avoid physical punishment for not using the potty. Stop all reminders about using the toilet. Replace the reminders with the potty training stories you’ve read to your child. This helps as their mind recalls the story and how will keep it in mind when its time.
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