Potty training depends in large part on when your little one is prepared to learn.
Children accept this at different ages, so don't feel pressured to push your child into it just because the neighbor's child is toileting.
Many children show some signs of readiness to begin toileting when they are toddlers, usually somewhere between eighteen months and three years of age.
Some of these signs are staying dry for a couple hours at a time, asking to wear regular underwear, asking to use the potty chair, being uncomfortable with dirty diapers, being able to follow simple instructions, and having regular bowel movements.
You may be able to tell when your child is about to need the toilet by watching his posture, his facial expressions, or by the words he uses.
If your little one tells you when he is dirty, praise him and ask that he tell you before he goes next time.
Once your child is ready to begin potty training, you can choose a potty chair.
Take him along with you to pick it out, if you think he would be more likely to use it that way.
He can decorate it with stickers and the like, and you can let him sit in it to watch TV, to get him more used to it.
Whenever he shows signs of impending urination or bowel movement, take him to the potty seat and explain what you need him to do.
Only leave him on the potty seat for a few minutes if he doesn't go - don't insist on leaving him there.
Until he uses the potty chair, you can empty his dirty diapers into the chair bucket, to show him what you want him to do.
Don't begin potty training when your child or your family is in a stressful time or a time of change for the family.
Don't push your child too hard, and don't punish mistakes (treat them lightly).
Go at the pace your child sets and praise him when he uses the potty seat right.
When is the "right" age to potty train? Pediatricians hear that question a lot.
The "right" age can actually vary from as young as six months of age to as old as three years.
Before you can train your child, he must have what's called "bladder readiness" - he has to be able to hold some urine in the bladder to be able to tell you he needs to go and then to get to the potty seat.
Another sign of readiness is your child's ability to recognize when he is voiding.
They must have this realization before potty training can have any success.
Children accept this at different ages, so don't feel pressured to push your child into it just because the neighbor's child is toileting.
Many children show some signs of readiness to begin toileting when they are toddlers, usually somewhere between eighteen months and three years of age.
Some of these signs are staying dry for a couple hours at a time, asking to wear regular underwear, asking to use the potty chair, being uncomfortable with dirty diapers, being able to follow simple instructions, and having regular bowel movements.
You may be able to tell when your child is about to need the toilet by watching his posture, his facial expressions, or by the words he uses.
If your little one tells you when he is dirty, praise him and ask that he tell you before he goes next time.
Once your child is ready to begin potty training, you can choose a potty chair.
Take him along with you to pick it out, if you think he would be more likely to use it that way.
He can decorate it with stickers and the like, and you can let him sit in it to watch TV, to get him more used to it.
Whenever he shows signs of impending urination or bowel movement, take him to the potty seat and explain what you need him to do.
Only leave him on the potty seat for a few minutes if he doesn't go - don't insist on leaving him there.
Until he uses the potty chair, you can empty his dirty diapers into the chair bucket, to show him what you want him to do.
Don't begin potty training when your child or your family is in a stressful time or a time of change for the family.
Don't push your child too hard, and don't punish mistakes (treat them lightly).
Go at the pace your child sets and praise him when he uses the potty seat right.
When is the "right" age to potty train? Pediatricians hear that question a lot.
The "right" age can actually vary from as young as six months of age to as old as three years.
Before you can train your child, he must have what's called "bladder readiness" - he has to be able to hold some urine in the bladder to be able to tell you he needs to go and then to get to the potty seat.
Another sign of readiness is your child's ability to recognize when he is voiding.
They must have this realization before potty training can have any success.