In my years in
childcare I have found that parents tend to toilet train their children later
and would be on average after three years old.
Each to their own I however think between two and three is better. I understand this is a still a huge period in
time but every child is different and may not be ready till later.
My niece is 26
months old now and her parents will shortly be starting the process. She has the potty's and step to the sink
which she has proudly showed me twice now on facetime so that's a positive
start!! My niece has been knowledging for a while that she's done a pooh or a wee in her nappy so she's at
the perfect time to start.
Preparation before starting
- Buy a potty/buy a step
- Show the Child the potty and tell them what its for
- Place around your home so the child gets used to it and can discover it
- Buy loads of cheap knickers/pants- Involve your child with choosing the pants/knickers so they will feel excited!
- Clear your schedule. You really want to dedicate at least a week to not really doing much and just staying at home.
Starting
There are a few ways
you could start the process. If you do
not have the luxury of time you can just introduce sitting on the potty at
nappy change times so they start to associate this with that.
My preferred way is
as follows.
- Put them in pants/underwear. No nappy underneath!!
- Limit them to fewer clothes so easy to pull up/down
- Make them sit on the potty every half an hour to start with. They are going to probably going to have a few accidents to start with and this may sound horrible but they will associate the wet/dirty feeling with needing to go to the toilet!
- Encourage them to drink lots of water as this will make them need the toilet/potty.
- Do still put a nappy/pull-ups on them for bedtimes this will come do not except them to get this straight away.
Importance of
hygiene!!
Its never to early
to teach this and demonstrate by also washing your hands and drying them as
well as your child. Good Role Modelling
is the key!
Reward Charts
A really good tool
is to use a reward/sticker chart. Look online for printable templates or better still create your own.
Good luck!!!
contact me @nannybicester on twitter or check out my toilet training pin board on pinterest @nbicester
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