“How and when to teach a child to a potty? Why do some parents teach a child to potty easily and quickly, but someone doesn’t? ” All moms and dads ask such questions. Having read the literature, parents know approximately when the kids begin to sit, crawl, get up, talk, but the dates when it is better to accustom the child to the potty are very blurry. Some parents try to teach their child to go to the potty at an early age in order to avoid the hassle of washing, reduce the cost of purchasing diapers, and some let it go by itself so that their child will independently show interest in the potty.
When to teach a child a potty
There are different opinions about when to accustom a child to the potty: some believe that as soon as the child has learned to sit, you immediately need to put him on the potty, and someone believes that in two years it will be easier to negotiate with the child and "make friends" with a pot. Those who begin to accustom a child from an early age experience more trouble with the baby, because a six-month-old child still cannot control the process of urination.
If you decide for yourself that you will accustom your child to the pot from six months, then you need from the first days of life, when the baby begins to write or poop, sentence "pis-pis-pis" or "aaaa". Thus, the child will learn to tell you about his needs. The baby will learn to control his urination only by the year, so when accustoming the baby to the potty, be prepared that sometimes “accidents” will occur in him.
Most often, children under one year old, striving for independence, rebel against coercion and prohibitions. A pot is no exception. Child psychologists say that a child consciously sits on a pot at the age of one and a half years. Therefore, you can introduce the baby to the pot in a year, and begin to accustom the child to the pot closer to one and a half years.
If all attempts before the child’s two-year-old age were in vain, try again, but change the tactics of training. For example, since the baby already perfectly understands speech, try to negotiate with him. Of course, all figures are approximate, since all children are individual and develop in different ways. To understand when to teach a child to potty, be guided by his behavior, and you yourself will see the very moment when you need to act.
How to teach a child a potty
So, having figured out when to accustom the child to the potty, and waiting for this moment, it is necessary to act immediately. If the baby is not accustomed to diapers, then the learning process will be much easier than for children accustomed to them. How to teach a child to potty:
- Do not wear baby diapers during the day. If you teach a child in the warm season, then let the baby run naked around the apartment. Give him time to study and examine his body, to see the process of bowel movement and urination.
- If there are older children who already use the pot for the full purpose, then ask them to demonstrate by personal example what it should be used for.
- Keep the pot on the floor within the reach of the child so that the baby can sit on it at any time if necessary. If the child is naked, then there will be no need to remove clothes.
- Having planted the baby on the potty, distract him with toys and books, and at that time you sentence: “letter-letter-letter” or “aaaa”. If the child does not want to sit, do not force it. Conversely, do not allow the child to play with the pot, otherwise he will not soon learn how to use it for its intended purpose.
- Accustoming the child to the potty, pronounce all your actions in hearing: “take the potty”, “open it”, “sit down on the potty”, “write”, “put on pants”, “take out the potty”, “wash the potty”, “cover with a lid him, "" put in place. " And then the child will perceive the trip to the potty as a kind of game that he must correctly perform.
- At the age of one year, children go to the toilet “a little” on average every 15-20 minutes. Therefore, invite the child to sit on the pot, saying: “Baby, let's pee (poke) in the pot. We need a pot so that you write in it and poop. Where do you pee and poke? That's right, in a pot! ”
- If the child still "prudil" on the floor, then do not scold him. Just express your disappointment. The kid will understand that he upset you, and will try next time to relieve his need for a pot. If on the contrary scold the baby, then the pot will cause him a feeling of disgust, which will significantly increase the process of learning.
- After the child has used the pot for its intended purpose, smile at it, praise and stroke the head. And then he will remember the pleasant emotions of using the pot.
- A pot should be offered before every dream, as well as after sleep, after eating, before walking and after a walk.
- There are situations when the baby plays too much and could not control the process of urination. Do not scold him, calmly wipe the puddle, showing him your chagrin from the current situation. And also a “malfunction” with the pot may occur during the illness of the child and when the teeth are cut.
- Teaching a child to sleep without a diaper, it is worth raising the baby about 2-3 times a night so that he pees on the potty. You will understand the frequency of time yourself. This is necessary for a short time, then the baby will learn to endure all night, provided that he pee before bedtime. In order not to completely overnight bed, you can cover the bed with disposable absorbent diapers and then you can quickly remove the consequences of the “accident” without causing the child discomfort.
- Accustom to walk without a diaper is better in the warm season. If the child is peeing, do not scold him, because he already experiences unpleasant sensations from wet pants. Calmly dress him up and offer him the next time he wants some kind of game in the toilet: water the grass or tree. And also on the street, regularly ask the child about whether the baby wants to pee.
Be tolerant and you will succeed!