Spring is springing, so it’s a great time to think about potty training strategies and to plan ahead! Especially for those children who may be enrolling in preschool next fall, and especially if the preschool “requires” the child to be potty trained, it’s a good time to start strategizing about potty training so that you are not left scrambling trying to train your child under a tight deadline.
Just like it was never a good idea to cram for a test in high school or college (you could get a good grade but the info didn’t stick 
, don’t wait to initiate potty training strategies until the last minute. If you have that much time, now is a great time to start planting seeds of interest – let your child walk in on your pottying (and especially for boys make sure Dad is getting into the act!), walking through the underpants aisle and making sure your child sees her favorite character, and as it gets warmer letting your child roam naked for a time. The idea is to stimulate interest in pottying and to make sure your child knows what it’s all about. No need to fuss or demand anything – start by working on interest. A motivated child will do what she’s capable of doing.
Tags: babies, children, parenting, potty, Potty Training, toddlers, toilet, toilet training
April 11, 2009 at 9:47 pm |
You are so right about this. I had a problem were my child could not move on to the next grade because he wasn’t potty trained yet. I wrote a book about potty training boys, because i wanted others to avoid my misery!
Thanks for you post…Jess