Potty Training is a Process
Many children are in daycare these days, it has been reported that children between the ages of birth and 6 years are in daycare this is about 61% of the population, so it is important when potty training that parent work closely with their children. When your child is ready for potty training you will need to get the right potty supplies, reading books and getting the correct supplies will help in the process. Many people say the sign of readiness is when your child learns how to peddle; once they know how to peddle they are ready for potty training. This of course means that you will have to start using public restrooms. Both parents need to help with the training; it can not be only one parent handling the burden of potty training. Some family situations are unique, for example many parents share custody, and this sometimes creates a problem when trying to potty train. Once you start potty training you cannot go back, if you try you are sending mixed messages to your child. You will need to be patient with your child, this is completely new to them and there will be accidents during the process. If you start to yell or get angry towards your child your child will again have mixed messages.
Your toddler is now in control and accepting that will eliminate the battle. Let your toddler observe how to go to the bathroom, the best method of learning is through viewing others. Some parents like to o bribe their toddler with a small container of candies in the bathroom. Many parents carry a portable potty around with them, so no matter where you are you can have your child go to the potty. Another helpful tip is to put a plastic liner on their beds so the urine does not flow to the mattress.
There are many simple techniques you can use when trying to potty train, follow them and it will lay the groundwork and make it much easier. Some parents may find obstacles in the process of potty training their children.
Before you start make sure your child is showing signs that they are ready, does not like the feel of going in their pants, want big kid pants, these are the signs to look for. First, you must make sure your child is even ready for this step. When potty training parents try all different types of techniques, some good some bad, but when they don’t work parents get frustrated, and with the cost of diapers or pull-ups so high you see why they are so desperate to get their child potty trained. Many parents have successfully potty trained their children using a potty training doll.
Children begin the process by showing they are ready to go the potty and after a period of time they are trained and it seems like the training period never happened. Potty training fears, often called toilet terrors, are common among toddlers and small children. Using the toilet for bowel movements can be difficult for a toddler to understand, as well as scary and undesirable.
For you child to become dry and trained they need to come to the realization to recognize the he/she needs to go potty without making in their pants. Over time your child’s accidents will become fewer and before you know it your childe will be completely potty trained.
David Marc Fishman
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My son is 16 months old and I was wondering how I should start the potty training process?
I would like to start training him, but I am not sure if he is too little. Although he can speak very well for his age, he hasn't really been vocal about when he has soiled his diaper. I would like to know at what age you potty trained your children, particularly boys… and how you did so. Thanks… Any tips would be great.
I wouldn't even try until he is at least 2 years old and starts to show signs of being ready- like taking off his diaper, or going to a corner to use the bathroom, etc. My son was 2 1/2 when he became potty trained and he did it in one day! I can't take credit though, he looked up to another boy at school who was potty trained and just wanted to be like him. It worked though!
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Oh, and don't bother trying to teach him to aim. My husband is 32 years old and still can't.
tip: Place a reward that he really, really wants and likes in a high place in front of him as he sits.
He can look at it, thinking that is the reward I will get.
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Ask him to start telling you when he has to go. Put the potty in a normal spot where you want to keep it and encourage him to sit on it…fully clothed. Let him get used to seeing it and sitting on it first. Eventually when he wakes from a nap, put him on the potty, sans diaper and see if he goes. Its a trial and error process. Good luck.
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Honestly, don't rush him. I tried to teach my son, and he was not interested. When he is ready, he'll let you know.
You can try, but don't be upset if progress seems "slow" All kids are different and take longer than others.
Try having him "sink the Cheerios's" I think you can figure out how this game is played
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You have to be very consistant. Start taking him every 30 minutes, and if he goes, take him every hour. To get him to pee you can blow on him or run water. And every time you sit him on the toilet say the word that you want him to learn to let you know that he has to potty. Like potty, pee pee, etc.
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all mine were pretty easy. course this was 20+ years ago. i am think the boys were easier. you can start introducing him we are having a problem with our 2 year old grand-daughter somedays she does great others. forget it
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That seems very young to me….I waited till my daughter told me that she needed to go….she started twelling me before she actually did it…so I could pop her on the potty. She was 2 and a half which isfine best not to rush these things as they can get stressed over it.
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if u think hes ready, get pull ups. most babies are excited for them. but he may be a bit young for the potty right now. maybe 2?
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I would start by having the potty in plain sight. Let him get used to seeing it, sitting on it and talking about it. When he seems interested, set a routine where every time you change his diaper, he sits on the potty. He probably won't use it, but will get used to sitting on it. When he does finally use it. give him LOTS of praise. If you make a huge deal the first time, he's more likely to use it again! Good Luck…it can be frustrating, and there will be accidents, but in the long run, it will all work out!
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You should wait until your child shows signs of being ready. It's been proven that if you force them to early they will have bedwetting issues and many accidents because they weren't ready. They should be at least 2 years old before starting. My 2 daughters haven't had much problem at all. They got to a point where they just wanted out of the diaper, so we made the switch clean and easy. My son was a little harder, he had no problem just sitting in his diaper. He was three before he even started to show signs. Don't believe that BS about the later they start the less intelligent they are. That's BS. My son is the smartest of all my kids and is on the level of a child prodigy. My son was just being lazy, which is natural for boys and men even as toddlers. Petience. He will let you know when he is ready. When he is ready, take a cheerio, throw it in the toilet and tell him to hit it, if you know what I mean.
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I can not remember how old to start.
But you should to have a habit let your son sit on the potty, even he has made it or not.
When he made it,you praise him.
But not too long to sit.
Otherwise he gets bord.
good luck
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First does he sleep all night without wetting? If you go in to get him and he is still dry you know he is controlling his bladder.
If this is the case buy training panties.
NOT PULL UPS..panties allow the child to feel when they are wet or dirty. Then don't switch back and forth between diapers once you decide to start be consistent you will be surprised at how easy it is. Also start a chart out of poster board each time he remembers to go or even if you remind hem and you will need to about every 20min or so to start give him a star or smilie face or whatever.
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When my daughter was about 12 months, I just placed her on the potty at every bath time, not trying to potty train her but just to introduce it to her, and she would actually go in the potty. She was still in diapers. After a while when she would get wet she would start taking her diaper off & crawl to the potty. Now, at 19 months old, in pull ups she tells me when she has to potty & starts going that direction & starts to remove her pull up. She doesn't do every single time but she does it often. By the time she turns 2 I believe she'll be completely potty trained. I say it's a good time to start getting him introduced to the potty. I've always heard it's harder to potty train boys than it is girls. (not sure if it's true). But the earlier you start, the sooner they'll get it.
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You can actually train a child from birth to potty train. It's called Elimination Communication and is used all over the world. It takes patience and time (and wasn't for me), but I know a lot of mom's who have successfully done it. Read, "To Train Up a Child" by Michael and Debi Pearl. Google Elimination Communication and see what you get.
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