When teaching or learning anything the first and most important part is understanding. So when teaching potty training you need to talk to your child so they can understand what potty training is all about. Talk to them when you are changing their diaper, "you have a poopy diaper and now I am putting on a clean diaper" or "your diaper is wet and now I am putting on a dry diaper."
Always try your very best to keep your child in a dry and clean diaper. Change them every time they soil their diaper, even if it is only a little bit. It is crucial during the potty training stages, because you want your child to enjoy being clean and dry. The more they enjoy being clean and dry the easier it will be. If you are not a big fan of changing them more often, just keep telling yourself, this is one less diaper you will change later when your child is out of diapers.
Everything you talk about and express needs to be positive and happy. Never make negative comments when changing your childs diaper. Never make fun, laugh or make jokes about poop or pee, especially associated to their diaper. They may see that as form of attention. They may start to soil their diaper to get that attention. They need to feel good about potty training talk.
When you see that your child is having a bowl movement, ask them gently, WITH OUT embarrassing them, "are you going poop?" Then leave them be. If they usually go to another room and you know they are having a bowel movement, then leave them be. When they are done, you can then ask them if they just pooped? If they don't have much to say about it, check their diaper, then explain to them what they did "you pooped in your diaper" or "you peed in your diaper." This will give them an exact name and example of WHAT they are doing.
Again always keep your questions and responses to a happy tone, you don't want your child to ever feel bad about pooping or peeing.
Talk about your family dog or cat, "Kitty goes in the litter box and when I clean it out I put it in the garbage" or "Fido goes poop outside, and then I put the poop in the garbage, just like we do with your wet or poopy diapers." Talk to your child about the fact that everyone goes pee pee, and poop. Give them examples like "when I drink a lot of water, I need to go pee on the potty."
Talking to your child about the potty training process gives your child the tools for understanding the whole process. If they understand everything, they will learn what they can do. Which in turn will create confidence and success! - 32531
Always try your very best to keep your child in a dry and clean diaper. Change them every time they soil their diaper, even if it is only a little bit. It is crucial during the potty training stages, because you want your child to enjoy being clean and dry. The more they enjoy being clean and dry the easier it will be. If you are not a big fan of changing them more often, just keep telling yourself, this is one less diaper you will change later when your child is out of diapers.
Everything you talk about and express needs to be positive and happy. Never make negative comments when changing your childs diaper. Never make fun, laugh or make jokes about poop or pee, especially associated to their diaper. They may see that as form of attention. They may start to soil their diaper to get that attention. They need to feel good about potty training talk.
When you see that your child is having a bowl movement, ask them gently, WITH OUT embarrassing them, "are you going poop?" Then leave them be. If they usually go to another room and you know they are having a bowel movement, then leave them be. When they are done, you can then ask them if they just pooped? If they don't have much to say about it, check their diaper, then explain to them what they did "you pooped in your diaper" or "you peed in your diaper." This will give them an exact name and example of WHAT they are doing.
Again always keep your questions and responses to a happy tone, you don't want your child to ever feel bad about pooping or peeing.
Talk about your family dog or cat, "Kitty goes in the litter box and when I clean it out I put it in the garbage" or "Fido goes poop outside, and then I put the poop in the garbage, just like we do with your wet or poopy diapers." Talk to your child about the fact that everyone goes pee pee, and poop. Give them examples like "when I drink a lot of water, I need to go pee on the potty."
Talking to your child about the potty training process gives your child the tools for understanding the whole process. If they understand everything, they will learn what they can do. Which in turn will create confidence and success! - 32531
