Potty training is a responsible and laborious undertaking. It is very difficult to teach a baby to control his urges and communicate them to adults. Learning these important skills requires methodology and patience from parents. There are several tricks that can help you achieve good results.
Early planting
Recently, early potting has become popular. Already from 3-4 months, caring mothers teach the baby to go to the potty. In fact, the child is not imprisoned. At this age, he does not yet have the skill of sitting. Mom, holding the baby under her knees, sits it over the pot. To be successful, this manipulation should be carried out regularly. For example, every 1, 5-2 hours.
Before and after a walk, before going to bed and after waking up. Some children gradually understand the meaning of this procedure and prompt their mother to sit on the potty. The easiest way to notice is when the baby is about to poop. And children learn faster to ask to empty their intestines. This urge is more palpable. Therefore, by the age of 1, 5 years, most children already know how to walk in a large pot, but they only have to learn to write in it.
Despite the success of individual children, the effectiveness of early planting is not very high. This is due to psychophysiological characteristics. The ability to control urination appears in a child after 1, 5 years. It is at this time that neural connections are formed in the brain that are responsible for this function. And until this age, children will continue to write in their pants, regardless of the efforts of their mother.
Planting at an early age has one major advantage - children are potty trained. From the first months of life, they know about its existence and purpose. They understand how to sit down and are not intimidated. Mothers who begin to teach at a later age often face child fear. Children categorically refuse to sit on the potty. And parents have to show considerable invention in order to persuade the baby to sit on it. The second advantage of this method is that the child's pants are often dry. And this greatly facilitates mom's daily worries.
Encouragement is the foundation of learning
The method of potty training for older children is the same as for early planting. Methodically, after certain periods of time, the baby is invited to go to the toilet. When the child drinks a lot, the intervals between sitting down are reduced. Be sure to offer the pot before and after your walk, and before bed and in the morning.
The encouragement of the parents is very important for the child. He is constantly in the process of learning, and the joy of a new achievement doubles when his parents share it. Therefore, parents should celebrate every time the baby has managed to use the pot. These can be words of encouragement, as well as more material symbols. For example, you can use colored stickers. Every time the baby goes to the potty, mom invites him to stick a beautiful sticker. You can glue it next to the pot or directly on top of it. This should be a kind of ritual. Kids are happy to respond to this game. And the successes are becoming more noticeable.
Chamber pot
The hardest part is potty training while you sleep. The most popular method is to plant at night every 2-3 hours. If a child asks for a drink at night, then sit down immediately after drinking. Gradually, the baby begins to realize his urges and asks to pee himself. To achieve greater success, you can take the child to the bathtub and turn on the tap on the potty. The murmur of water will provoke urination.
Be sure to offer your baby to empty his tummy before bed and immediately after waking up. After 2 weeks of such procedures, you will notice that the child begins to wake up dry more often.
Please note that children up to the age of 7 may occasionally wet their pants. For example, during an interesting game. Nocturnal enuresis is also acceptable. Therefore, do not scold your baby for wet pants. He is still learning and can sometimes make mistakes.
