Being pregnant and almost due, I found that I was in a rush to
begin potty training my daughter! She’ll be the big 2 in September and while I had
planned to get an early start before, of course things did not go that way!
I’d bought her potty training books; an Elmo one that’s
really good and helpful because it not only shows Elmo going to the potty, but
has sounds as well. (Here’s what the below)
She had her potty, which was a Summer Infant Step-By-Step
Potty and a very good price! It was really cute that the potty resembled an
actual toilet, yes including its own flushable wipes and toilet paper holder.
(see picture and link below)
Side note: I would definitely recommend purchasing this one
as it was very easy to use because it came assembled. All you had to do was
clean it and it was ready for use!
So….when I took out her potty to initiate the “meeting”, she
was actually interested! I’d placed her directly on our ‘big people’ toilet before,
with help of course, but within a couple of days – ( 3 to 4 to be exact), she
started using the potty!!! Day by day, I’ve begun to use various “potty”
terminology so that she’s able to associate certain words with the potty.
One piece of advice that I can give you would be to take
your child in the bathroom with you. Yes, I know they like to touch and mess
with everything, but trust me, I did this and believe that this is one of the
main reasons why my daughter was so interested in “peeing in the potty”. But
show and explain to your child what you do, step by step and how to properly
wipe themselves, flush the toilet, etc. Help ‘going potty’ be a known and not
foreign subject to your child.
Another helpful technique that my mother taught me was to
sit her on the potty near the television and/or her toys so that she can be
engaged in fun while trying to succeed at a major task – going potty. She also
stays occupied and you’ll find that you won’t have to say “_____, sit back down
on your potty”.
Now I know that I must be blessed with this process being so
easy, but for those of you who are struggling with helping your toddler to
potty train, don’t worry!!! ….there is light at the end of the dark tunnel,
really!! Hopefully my story will help you in one way or another J
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