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How To Select Toilet Training Methods For Your Child

 

By Muna wa Wanjiru 

 

Toilet training your child is very important and it can be done easily and effectively if you do it at the right time and using the right methods. Care has to be taken to ensure your child feels toilet training as a natural part of growing up rather than something being forced upon him or her.


Toilet training methods to train your child are many. Choosing the right time is the first important step. If you start training your child too soon, it may create an aversion in him. If also have to make sure there is no kind of family stress involved at the time you are starting toilet training your child. For example, it is not a good idea to start toilet training while you are moving from one house to another, while you are on a holiday or busy with weddings and family functions.



While selecting toilet training methods for your child you must keep in mind your child's personality. One method is to allow freedom for your child to train on his or her own. Gently encouraging them all the way, you can effectively train your child within three years.



Another method is to get involved in toilet training your child at the age of two or when you think he or she is ready. You will have to spend a lot of time close to your child for at least some time. This involves giving them plenty of fluid and keeping a watch for any signs of impending need to urinate. When you recognize these signs, gently encourage them by verbally talking, holding their hands and leading them to the toilet. Make sure you point out the signs the child has to recognize in order to go to the toilet to urinate.



One very important thing to remember is that every effort however small made by the child toward toilet training has to be praised and no accidents should be punished or reprimanded. Doing this ensures the child never gives up his or her efforts until he is fully trained.



One more thing you have to remember is not to train yourself to make your child sit on the potty every fifteen or twenty minutes whether he wants to or not. You have to train the child to recognize symptoms on his own even though this may take a little time and effort. This helps effectively in the long run. At the age between 18 and 24 months when every child is ready to be toilet trained, they are at a stage where they want to do everything independently, especially if there is an elder brother or sister around.



This is therefore an ideal time to make that extra effort and allow them to toilet train themselves. This is one of the best toilet training methods. There are many paediatric clinics which offer parents coaching in toilet training methods which is child oriented. This involves preparing parents on how to proactively train your child without compromising on his dignity and independence. They also provide counselling and guidance for parents who are stressed out during the toilet training months of their children.

 

 

About the author:
Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Toilet Training for Years. For More Information on toilet training methods, Visit His Site at
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Potty Training-A Simple 4 Step Formula for Initiating Toilet Training
 

By elena neitlich 

 

Potty Training-A Simple 4 Step Formula for Initiating Toilet Training.



"I'm so done with diapers!" groans a mother as she looks at the high price tag on the jumbo pack of diapers. "Is it time for my child to start potty training?"



Potty training is a big milestone for children. But how do parents know when to start? Intuition, expectations, common sense and observation play key roles in initiating potty training.



Step #1-Create a Parent/Child Team
Potty training is a combined effort between parent and child. Some parents may assume that they are in charge, while other parents place the child at the helm. In actuality, potty training is a partnership. Parents provide support, potty training tools, books, and dry clothing; children do the "going."



Grasping the concept that potty training is a team effort between parent and child, and not a command and control situation, is critical to success. Strict, impatient pursuit of the goal puts undo pressure on the child, resulting in stress, anxiety and in some cases delayed potty training.
 


Step#2-Starting early doesn't ensure quick results
In depth research on intensive potty training has proven that initiating the process early is in fact correlated to extended duration of potty training. Those parents who start training prematurely find that the potty training process lasts longer.



Children must develop bladder and muscle control before they are able to control toileting. Parents may adhere to this rough timeline of readiness: 15-18 months the child senses that his or her clothes are wet; 18 months the child may urinate on the potty if placed on it; 2- 2 1/2 years the child might alert the parent that he has to go; and 3-4 years the child may have the ability to "hold it" and visit the bathroom alone.



Step#3-Determine readiness by child's development
When deciding to begin the potty training process, chronological age may not be the correct indicator for readiness. The parent should look for signs that the child is developmentally ready. This is especially true for babies who were born prematurely and children who are developmentally delayed.



Some good signs of readiness are: child can sit and walk well, child can stay dry for 2 hours or more, child is interested in doing what big kids or grownups do, child is able to follow and execute simple instructions, and child seems to understand what the potty is for and uses words relating to using the toilet.
 


Parents should assess the temperament of the child. Important questions to ask are: is the child able to focus, what is her attention span, does the child frustrate easily, is the child easily angered or discouraged.



For most children potty training occurs between 2 and 3 years, with the majority of children potty trained by 4.
 


Step#4-Go on now, go!
Today is the day! Parents should make sure that the child is in good health, and that the household is calm with no impending turmoil such as a move coming up, a new baby being brought home, or a parent going away on a trip.



Dress the child in easy to remove clothing like sweat pants with an elastic waist. Snaps, buttons and zippers are difficult for little hands and time consuming to manipulate when the urge arises. To reduce the pressure on the child, allow him to stay in diapers during the early days of potty training. Gradually transition him into underwear for short amounts of time as his dry times become more and more extended.



After a meal, nap, or when coming in from outdoors are good times to encourage the child to hop on the potty. Parents should be on the look out for indicators of when the child may have the urge to go.
 


Accompany the child to the potty and stay with him. The visit to the bathroom should be short and sweet; five minutes is plenty of time. Offer reading material, or use a fun potty training tool or toy to make the five minutes engaging. Important: if the child wants to get off of the potty before five minutes, don't force him to stay.



Praise, praise, praise! Little milestones deserve lots of hugs and kisses. It is really something for a little tyke to hop on the potty by herself, pull up her own pants, or make it into the bathroom (even if only to be a little late.) Be kind, patient, sensitive and proud. Don't scold the child for having accidents, ever.

 

 

About the author:

Elena Neitlich is owner of Moms On Edge at http://www.momsonedge.com. If you are ready to initiate potty training and need a motivational parenting tool to guide your child, try her ingenious Potty Training Targets. When you're tired of battling with time outs, tricky bedtimes, sharing, and other behavioral issues, find clever parenting tools and products proven to quickly help solve the most common parenting challenges in creative, fun ways.
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