How to Potty Train Your Toddler in 3 Days
Potty training is one of the most important milestones your child will reach. Kids Health reports that your child may start showing signs that she is ready to use the toilet between the ages of 18 and 24 months. The toilet-teaching process often takes many weeks to perfect, but with the right amount of dedication and persistence your child can learn to use the potty in just three days.
Step 1
Discuss the potty process with your child, identifying specific words you would like to use. Your child will be more successful if he can connect a specific word to the action of using the toilet, reports Healthy Children.
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Step 2
Take your child to choose her own potty chair. This motivates her to give potty training a try, says Healthy Children. Choose a potty chair that will give your child the most chance for success. Some are free-standing and sit on the floor while others set on top of your toilet, providing a small seat for your child to sit on while practicing.
Step 3
Start potty training when you do not have important appointments or meetings for the next few days because you will need to stick close to the house and the bathroom, say Sara Ellington and Stephanie Triplett, authors of "The Must-Have Mom Manual: Two Mothers, Two Perspectives, One Book That Tells You Everything You Need To Know." Approach your chosen day with excitement so your child begins looking forward to using the toilet.
Step 4
Take your child's diaper and pants off on the day of potty training and allow your child to go about his normal activities, say Ellington and Triplett. When your child does not have clothes on, he is more aware of the feeling of having to use the bathroom. After a few accidents, your child will begin asking to use his potty chair. When accidents happen, help your child clean up using diaper wipes and then encourage him to continue playing.
Step 5
Award your child with stickers when she makes it successfully to the toilet before going potty. Stickers are a motivator for young children because they are a tangible reward for completing a desired task. Kids Health recommends placing the stickers on a progress chart and allowing your child to pick out her very own big girl underwear after getting a predetermined number of stickers over the next three days
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