Potty Training Girls
Potty Training Girls Make your tale fun and extraordinaryWhat Everybody Ought to Know About Potty Training Girls and Boys
Author: admin | Filed under: potty training baby, potty training boys, potty training girls Friday Aug 21,2009
Despite common perceptions, potty training girls and boys is actually very similar. It is simply not true that boys are more resistant to training and are unwilling to use a potty through lack of motivation. While it is true that on average boys may take slightly longer to potty train, the actually training itself is no more difficult than potty training for girls. Therefore, the same basic rules apply to potty training your baby. Below are some handy tips for potty training children of both sexes.
- Plan ahead. You will make the whole potty training process much easier for yourself and your child if you are organized and consistent. Typically, children are potty trained between the age of 12 months and 28 months, the average being 18 months. The simplest way to succeed in potty training is to stick with it. Training can take only a few days if you are consistent in your use of the potty training chair and do not go back to using diapers.
- Purchase any equipment that you need ahead of time. For example, a potty training chair and toilet seat reducer should be introduced to the child before potty training begins. This allows him, or her, to adjust to these new things and reduces any fear attached with potty training.
- It is important to recognize potty training as part of your child’s development and growth. Your child will probably be more enthusiastic about potty training if they see it is part of becoming a big boy or girl. It may be beneficial for you and your child to purchase some new underwear together. This will give your child a sense that he, or she, is leaving babyhood.
- Encouragement and praise are crucial to the success of potty training girls and boys. This can range from simple verbal praise to a reward system. However, you choose to encourage your child to use the potty, ensure that it is consistent.
- Try to emphasize the positive, but not dwell on the negative. Your child is bound to have accidents from time to time while potty training. It is best to deal with them as calmly and patiently as possible. Try to approach any little accidents as par for the course, and remember that raising your voice may set back the progress that has already been achieved.
- While potty training, ensure that your child is wearing loose fitting clothing, which is easily removed. There are likely to be times when your child needs to use the potty in a hurry and complicated fastenings will cause unnecessary inconvenience. At home, you may even wish to leave your child bare-bottomed for a time.
- Before commencing potty training, make a note of your child’s bowel movements. In other words, how many times a day he, or she, excretes. Sometimes, potty training can frighten a child and they will try to delay their bowel movements, which can result in constipation. Therefore, being aware of their regular habits will alert you to any issues while potty training.
Ways to Deal with Potty Training When out of the House
Author: admin | Filed under: potty training baby, potty training boys, potty training girls Monday Oct 19,2009At the risk of stating the obvious, it is much easier to cope with potty training while you are in the home. However, at some point, it is necessary to go out and test your child’s new found skill in the big wide world. Below are a few things to consider when heading out with a toddler in potty training.
Plan
With many things in life, they key to reducing your stress level when potty training is preparation. In other words, ensure that you have everything you will need in the event of an accident, clean underwear, clothes and wipes, etc. Check if there is a toilet near where you will be going. Don’t place your child back in diapers, as this can cause serious setbacks to your baby’s potty training.
Use the Bathroom Before You Leave
Ensure that the last thing you do before you head off is pay a visit to the bathroom. Not only will this decrease the chance of accidents, but also it will get your child in the habit of using the bathroom before leaving the house, which will ultimately reduce the need for bathroom breaks. If you are going to visit friends or relatives, make sure your child uses the bathroom there before you make the return journey. Similarly, if you are in a supermarket, or other place with a public restroom, be sure to pay a visit before you leave.
Know Your Child’s Schedule
Chances are, if you’ve been training for a while, that you have a feel for how regularly, and when, your toddler needs to use the potty. Bowel movements are generally easier to predict, and it is a good idea to avoid this time of day.
Remember to Ask
It is even more important to regularly (between 30 and 60 minutes) ask your child if he, or she, needs to use the bathroom. Your child will be especially likely to forget to use the bathroom if he, or she, is doing something interesting, or exciting. In fact, it may be advisable to take your child to a bathroom even if he, or she, claims not to need to go.
Soon or later, you will need to take your toddler’s potty training out of the house. Although, this requires a little more vigilance on your part, with some planning it can be a smooth transition for both you and your child.
What to do if Your Toddler is Regressing During Potty Training
Author: admin | Filed under: potty training boys, potty training girls Tuesday Sep 8,2009It is not uncommon for children to experience setbacks during potty training. Sometimes, potty training problems can arise suddenly and a child that was coping with training well can unexpectedly begin to have accidents.
Regression Caused by Stress
There could be many reasons for this regression, but the predominant causes are changes such as parents’ separation, a new baby in the house, or any other experience that has left your child disorientated and distressed.
It’s important in this situation not to become discouraged. Your child will notice your feelings, which could result in a viscous cycle of accidents. Try to remain calm and supportive. Remember, your child will manage to get back on track with your help.
Other Causes of Regression
It is thought that some potty training problems can be caused by the child’s natural progression. In other words, kids are always eager to move onto new skill, so, once your toddler believes that he, or she, has mastered potty training they become involved in other activities. Therefore, you may find that your child has accidents when he, or she, is busy learning something new. In these situations, children can either forget to use the potty, or are simply reluctant to leave their activity.
How to Deal With Regression
- When possible keep an eye on your child and at regularly intervals ask if he, or she, needs to use the potty.
- If you believe that your toddler is saying “No” because he, or she, does not want to leave an activity, you should try gentle persuasion.
- Remind your child of the importance of remembering to use the potty. It is likely that your toddler will be keen to avoid the unpleasant feeling of being wet. Therefore, a calm warning of the consequences of not going to the bathroom should help.
- Sometimes, children can be particularly reluctant to leave a game, or puzzle, if they believe that another child will ruin it or take it away. If this is an issue in your house, then assure your toddler that you will watch over the activity while they are gone. However, if you make this promise you must keep it, otherwise your child will be even more insistent about not leaving the activity next time.
Potty Training Girls an Boys Around the World – Japan
Author: admin | Filed under: potty training boys Wednesday Aug 26,2009 Ahh…the wonders of Japanese culture! Potty training video in Japan – very cute 
Peter Potty – Cool Potty Training Gadget for Your Boys
Author: admin | Filed under: Interesting potty training video, potty training boys, potty training tools review Monday Aug 24,2009Peter Potty – Cool Potty Training Gadget for Your Boys
Peter Potty is a great flushable Potty Trainer for boys. Most of the users said that their boys really like the ‘reward’ of being able to flush the potty. It is also easy to set up with adjustable height. Take a quick look at review from DadLab below
Check out the Peter Potty here, I think it is a cool kids gadget that can make (potty training) life easier for you and your toddler.
Elmo is Back! Elmo’s Potty Time
Author: admin | Filed under: Uncategorized Sunday Aug 23,2009Another great video
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Author: admin | Filed under: Interesting potty training video, potty training baby Friday Aug 21,2009I stumbled upon this potty training video when lurking in you tube
“At What Age Should I Start Potty Training My Girls and Boys?”
Author: admin | Filed under: potty training baby, potty training boys, potty training girls Friday Aug 21,2009
Opinions over the age at which children should be potty trained are divided and have changed dramatically over recent decades. Today, the average age of potty training boys and girls is 18 months. However, many parents put off potty training until the age of three, or sometimes even four. Currently, many childcare experts believe that it is your child’s personal development, rather than his, or her, age that should be the dominating factor in deciding when to potty train.
The important thing to remember when potty training girls and boys is consistency. It is possible to train your child fully in a matter of days, but it is essential that once you have begun the potty training process that you do not revert to diapers, because of accidents or inconvenience, as this can be very confusing for the child.
Most toddlers are ready to begin potty training between 12 months and 24 months old. For most children, the muscles that control bowel and bladder movements reach maturity at 18 months, which means that they are able to delay their bodily functions for short periods.
Although potty training your child may seem like a daunting prospect, it can be a relatively easy process if you time it correctly. Commencing potty training too early can lead to many more accidents and hard work. On the other hand, starting too late can result in a child that is very resistant to potty training. Therefore, it is fundamental to the success of training that you are aware of the speed of your child’s own development.
Planning when and how to begin potty training is key to avoiding any difficulties throughout the training. It is also crucial to look for signs that your child is ready to commence his, or her, potty training. For example, your child may begin to point or pull at their diaper after they have urinated. Other indicators include the ability to stay dry during a nap and remaining dry for two hours at a time during the day. In addition, your child may be keen to mimic you, or older brothers and sisters, and display an interest in the toilet.
The Three Things You Must Know when Potty Training Boys
Author: admin | Filed under: potty training boys Wednesday Aug 19,2009
If you are a new parent, or have your first son, then you may have heard that potty training boys is much more difficult than potty training girls. There is a belief that boys are less willing to be potty trained and less motivated, making potty training harder.
However, most childcare experts believe that there is very little difference between training boys and girls. Typically, boys are ready to be potty trained at the same age as girls (between 12 months and 27 months). In actual fact, often potty training boys does not require a different approach to the method used for girls, but, unsurprisingly, there are some slight variations. Below are a few tips specific for potty training boys.
1. Standing or Sitting?
There is, of course, one obvious difference in potty training boys. Parents will need to decide whether they want to teach their child to urinate standing up or sitting down. Most people, including The American Academy of Pediatrics, favor teaching boys to use the potty sitting down. There are many reasons for this, not least of which is that it is much less messy. Even with the very best intentions toddlers are poor aims and you will inevitably end up with damp floors.
2. Sitting Down? How About a Chair?
If you opt for the sitting option, you have the flexibility of only requiring a potty training chair, which is easily transportable and, subsequently, reduces the risk of accidents when out of the house. Generally speaking, it is also easy and more comfortable for your son to learn to use the potty sitting down. Once he has mastered the first phase of potty training, it will be very simple for him to learn to urinate standing up when he is ready to do so.
3. Standing up? Choose The Right Tools
If your son does decide that he wants to mimic dad, or older brothers, and urinate standing up then it is best to avoid a struggle over it. The fact that he is showing an interest in potty training should be viewed as a positive thing and, therefore, should not be discouraged. However, it will result in a need for extra equipment such as a stool and possibly a urinal. You may also wish to purchase a seat reducer for your toilet, as it is common for children to be fearful of the large hole in a regular toilet seat.
How to Overcome Potty Training Resistance
Author: admin | Filed under: potty training baby Monday Aug 17,2009
Typically, potty training girls and boys is a relatively simple process. However, some children become resistant to the idea of potty training and resolutely refuse to use the potty training chair, or toilet. If your child is finding potty training difficult then here are a few tips to ease the transition.
If your child is the oldest he, or she, may be acting up with potty training as a way to secure your attention. If you believe this may be the case then it might be beneficial to involve your older child in looking after their younger sibling where possible. The more responsibility the older child feels he, or she, has the more receptive they will be to the notion of growing-up (of which potty training is a big part).
On the other hand, if you are the parent to an only child and you cannot see a motive for their resistance it may be that he, or she, is a slow learner. Children master potty training at different speeds, so have confidence that they will get the hang of it eventually, even if it takes a little longer than expected.
Ensure that when your child does use the potty training chair, or toilet, that you offer lots of praise for it. You may wish to set up a reward system too, such as a sticker chart. However, this is not a necessity and verbal praise alone should be enough to encourage your child to persist with their training.
Accidents are bound to happen while potty training, try to treat them as calmly as possible. Negative responses may discourage any progress already made. If possible, it may be beneficial to leave your son, or daughter, wet for a short time. If a child associates the unpleasant feeling of being damp with not using the potty, they are far more likely to remember to use it in future. If you have a slighter older child (3 years old or more) you may find it useful to get them to help you clean up after accidents. This is not to be used as a punishment, but to help the child understand the consequences of not using the potty.
Try to be as consistent as possible. If you have decided to go without diapers then stick with that plan. Reverting to diapers will cause confusion and make the training process much more difficult in the long term. Therefore, if your child is being cared for by friends, relatives and/or childcare then all parties need to follow the same routine. Children respond well to constancy and potty training can be quick and simple if there is a plan in place.
There are many potty training tools available, such as dolls, books, musical potty training chairs etc. None of these things is essential to the potty training process. However, if you are finding it particularly difficult to train your child then some of these items may be beneficial.
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