It's never too early to start potty training babies. Should your child have a predictable schedule, there's no need to use diapers when placing the tot on a potty is an option. Encouraging a young child to try using the toilet is easy if you start by observation. Children will frequently have a facial expression or habit which tips their parents off to an upcoming dirty diaper. By learning your child's cues and reacting by taking them to the bathroom, even small babies can learn to use the potty.

Potty training babies helps them grow into a healthy and active toddler. By learning to associate the feelings of their body's functions with the act of using the toilet, toilet training is a relatively simple learning process. By encouraging the child with praise and the reward of big-kid style underwear, the process is made into a special time to build a lasting and loving bond with your child. Supporting their early tries at potty training celebrating successful bowel movements with cheers can feel silly, but it means the world to your child.

The praise you lavish upon them for using the toilet is vital to the success of potty training babies. In psychology, this is called positive reinforcement and is one of the most effective means of learning tasks. The experience of recognizing the feeling that they need to use the potty, and then successfully doing so will be more easily remember next time that sensation strikes if it includes some form of reward. Kind words of encouragement, stickers added to a chart or other small gestures of your appreciation of their efforts will help in potty training babies more than anything else.