Toilet Training Guide
Potty training is both a frustrating and rewarding feat if successful. It is also a great milestone in the development of your child.
Children are usually ready to be potty trained when they reach the age of 2. However, some are not because every child is different. If you attempt to potty train a child when he's not ready, you are setting yourself up for failure. They won't be trained unless they are ready and willing.
How to tell if your child is ready?
The child should be able to walk, play and they need to have their physical skills developed to a certain extent. If their physical coordination is still lacking, toilet training would be an almost impossible task for them to accomplish. You need to wait it out.
When your child is able to control their urge to pee or move bowel, they are ready. To be able to tell if they can control it, you must observe your child and if he can stay dry for at least 2 straight hours, that's an indication.
If your child shows even the slightest interest in what's going on in the bathroom, you can use that and pique her interest even more. You can try explaining what grownups do in the bathroom. Emphasize the "grownup" bit of the explanation. Kids like to impress their parents and acting like a grownup is one of many ways that children thinks will impress them.
When a child shows discomfort when their diaper is wet or dirty, it is a good sign that he is ready. If they tell you that they want new diapers because the one they're wearing is dirty, you can then tell them about the potty.
If your child can play or concentrate on things for at least 5 minutes without being distracted, it means that her intellectual capability is being developed. It's a good sign that potty training will be successful.
If you see the signs above, your child is most likely ready to be potty trained. But, even though the kid shows signs but is unwilling, the training will be in vain. Just dismiss the idea of toilet training for the time being and resume at a later date, when your kid is more willing.
Later on, when you think that your child is ready again, you can continue with the toilet training. Just observe your child and look for signs.
Children are usually ready to be potty trained when they reach the age of 2. However, some are not because every child is different. If you attempt to potty train a child when he's not ready, you are setting yourself up for failure. They won't be trained unless they are ready and willing.
How to tell if your child is ready?
The child should be able to walk, play and they need to have their physical skills developed to a certain extent. If their physical coordination is still lacking, toilet training would be an almost impossible task for them to accomplish. You need to wait it out.
When your child is able to control their urge to pee or move bowel, they are ready. To be able to tell if they can control it, you must observe your child and if he can stay dry for at least 2 straight hours, that's an indication.
If your child shows even the slightest interest in what's going on in the bathroom, you can use that and pique her interest even more. You can try explaining what grownups do in the bathroom. Emphasize the "grownup" bit of the explanation. Kids like to impress their parents and acting like a grownup is one of many ways that children thinks will impress them.
When a child shows discomfort when their diaper is wet or dirty, it is a good sign that he is ready. If they tell you that they want new diapers because the one they're wearing is dirty, you can then tell them about the potty.
If your child can play or concentrate on things for at least 5 minutes without being distracted, it means that her intellectual capability is being developed. It's a good sign that potty training will be successful.
If you see the signs above, your child is most likely ready to be potty trained. But, even though the kid shows signs but is unwilling, the training will be in vain. Just dismiss the idea of toilet training for the time being and resume at a later date, when your kid is more willing.
Later on, when you think that your child is ready again, you can continue with the toilet training. Just observe your child and look for signs.