13. Tips For Successful Potty Training

8/28/2020

Are you wondering how to start potty training with your child? Does your child have a bowel movement right after being taken off the toilet? Does your child say “no” on the potty using? Today I am going to share with you three tips for successful potty training progress.

First, model the potty training with a doll. Fill a sippy cup with some drink and get your child offer it to the doll. Wait for a few minutes, ask your child, “ Is your doll dry?” If your child says that the doll is dry, join your child to praise the doll for staying dry and give the doll a small treat that your child shares. A few minutes later, encourage your child to bring the doll to the potty. Prepare some water into the bowl beforehand, then place the doll on the potty with your child, and make a sound like urine releasing like “sssss”. Ask your child immediately to check the bowl to see if the doll went potty. Praise and reward the doll together with your child when your child discovers the doll stays dry after using the potty. Have your child help clean the doll, pull up the doll’s pants, empty the potty, flush the toilet, and wash hands.

Second, reward your children for staying dry and clean. Once your children see how the dolls go potty, direct your children to check their pants, ask them “are you dry and clean?” Offer them the first treat when they said yes. Estimate the time your children normally get wet or have bowel movement. Ask your children to set on the toilet for 5-10 mins. You may read with your children to keep them there as long as possible. If your children are very active, and even run away, try again in 15-20 mins. The bathroom needs to be a fun place for them to visit. When you children go to the toilet, offer them rewards and plenty of praises.

Third, train your children with baby sign language. It will help you communicate with your children when practicing the potty training. The start of potty training is exactly the stage when children build and form a framework for language and expression skills. Direct language communication with your children can better resolve the disadvantages caused by inconvenient communication. I encourage parents to use basic signs to bridge the language gap with your children. It helps your little ones be able to let you know when they need to go potty. This is the sign for potty, pee, poop, dirty, and clean.