Step One In Baby Potty Training Guide
The frist step in baby potty training is to talk to your child about it. Talk to your child when you change their diaper, “your diaper is wet and now I am putting on a dry diaper” or “your diaper is poopy, now I am putting on a clean diaper.”
Always try your very best to keep your child in a dry and clean diaper. Change them every time they soil their diaper, even if it is only a little bit. It is crucial during the potty training stages, because you want your child to enjoy being clean and dry. The more they enjoy being clean and dry the easier it will be. If you are not a big fan of changing them more often, just keep telling yourself, this is one less diaper you will change later when your child is out of diapers.
Talking to your child about potty training needs to be positive and happy. Never say negative things about going potty in there diaper or when you’re changing your childs diaper. Never laugh, make fun or make jokes about going poop or pee, especially associated to their diaper. They may look at that as a form of attention. They may start to soil their diaper to get that attention. They need to feel good about potty training talk.
When you see that your child is having a bowl movement, ask them gently, WITH OUT embarrassing them, “are you going poop?” Then leave them be. If they usually go to another room and you know they are having a bowel movement, then leave them be. When they are done, you can then ask them if they just pooped? If they don’t have much to say about it, check their diaper, then explain to them what they did “you pooped in your diaper” or “you peed in your diaper.” This will give them an exact name and example of WHAT they are doing.
Be sure to always ask in a nice happy tone, you never want them to have any negative feelings associated with pooping or peeing.
Talk about the family pet, “Spot goes potty outside, and then we put that potty in the garbage” or “the kitty goes potty in the litter box and when I clean it out I put it in the garbage, just like we do with your wet or poopy diapers.” Talk to your child about the fact that everyone goes pee pee, and poop. Give them examples like “when I have drank a lot of water, I need to pee on the potty.”
Talking about everything will give your child a clear picture of the whole process of potty training. This will create a good understanding they can do. Understanding creates confidence. With confidence comes success!
Easy to learn baby potty training guide
