Tips On How To Start Potty Training

If you ask ten different moms how to start potty training, you're likely to get ten different answers. It seems that everyone has her own beliefs about what to do and when to do it. The fact is that there is no one correct way to success. Different training approaches work for different children, and at different times. When your child is ready, you'll probably need to experiment with several approaches until you find the one that best suits his personality.

Here are a few of the more common methods that you can try.

• Lose the diaper and put on underwear. The idea behind this is that your child will immediately feel an uncomfortable and undesirable sensation when he has an accident. The experience will then be fresh in his mind the next he has to go and will choose the potty, instead. Of course, it could take several accidents before your child gives in.


• Going naked is a fairly popular method that may or may not work for your child. Many parents and doctors believe that training diapers and pants only slow down the whole process. They give your child a sense of security that can replace the need to even use the potty at all. Going naked is like a "cold turkey" approach to potty training, because your child goes from wearing a diaper one day to full-blown potty training the next. One day your child is wearing diapers, the next day he isn't. And there's nothing to fall back on, so going naked is also like "working without a net." When your child has an accident, it's immediately evident to everyone. Unfortunately, there WILL be messes to clean up.


• Another technique that has been used for decades is to bring the potty into the main area of the house. By doing that, your child won't feel separated from the family when he has to go, which may make him more likely to cooperate. You can even place your child on the potty during his favorite television program. Sooner or later something is bound to happen.

These are just a few of the methods that have been used for many years to potty train children. Remember, every child is different so the success rate will vary. Whether or not any of these methods will work for your child remains to be seen. You may have to experiment a bit until you find the one that works best.

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