[blparent] Potty training child questions!

[Judy Jones]

I had similar questions, and was told by more experienced mothers that 
you'll know if you are atuned to your child's behavior as most parents are.

One of the learning grounds is if your child happens to come into the 
bathroom when you are on the potty and you can talk about the potty. 
Children are curious.  I asked my daughter if she wanted to try it.  She sat 
on the potty with my help for a few seconds, hopped off, but knowledge about 
the potty was growing, and a seed had been planted in her mind.

Also remember that potty readiness has nothing to do with the chronological 
age, but when the child's body is mature enough, and they start showing an 
interest.

One of the first words our older daughter said was "potty," and when they 
are taking an interest is when you start the informal training.

You can ask at regular intervals if a child has to go potty.  At first they 
may say no, then wet the diaper.  But when you ask them again they may say 
yes, sit on the toilet and do nothing.  But this is a learning and growing 
process, and the idea is to present the potty regularly.

Keep the whole experience very relaxed but consistent.  Some kids take 
longer than others to really have the potty idea down.  Some master in a few 
months, where others may take much longer.

A sign a child may have to go is if they get fidgety or start pulling at 
their pants or clothes with their hands.  They also may start some fussiness 
too.

If you are not sure if they urinated or deficated, wiping both areas in 
clean-up will give you your answer.

My kids are grown, but once we actually drifted into the potty training 
phase, I don't remember the actual potty training being that big a deal. 
Especially with the second, because we were used to the growing routine and 
phase.

Hope this helps.

Judy

------Original Message----- 
From: Tara Wiseman via BlParent
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2016 2:59 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Cc: Tara Wiseman
Subject: [blparent] Potty training child questions!

Hi all! Can anyone give me some advice about how to go about potty training 
my child? How do you know that there's stuff in the body that needs to be 
emptied out? Do they have singing potties that saying when the child goes P 
or poop? Anyway, advice or stories about what has worked for you would be 
helpful!
Thanks
Tara

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