Here are some basic guidelines for getting started: ◾Have your child join you in the bathroom. ◾Let her see what’s in the toilet and flush the toilet for you. ◾Place a potty chair in plain sight in your home. ◾Having it in the child’s play space enables her to become familiar with it. ◾Encourage her to use it as a chair. ◾Once familiar with the chair, have the child become familiar with sitting on it while not wearing pants. ◾Show your child how the chair is used: empty a dirty nappy into the potty, and then empty the potty into a toilet. Have your child flush the toilet. ◾Place your child on the potty whenever she expresses the need to “go”. ◾Praise your child for successes, but don’t express disappointment when it “doesn’t happen.” Patience is key in successful potty training. ◾Once your child is using the potty chair successfully, she can “graduate” to an over-the-toilet seat. ◾Help your child to use the toilet or potty properly, teach them which parts of the toilet or potty they should and shouldn’t touch and to wash their hands every time they have used the loo or potty. Kaz
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 05:00:10 +0000
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