May 01 2008
Child Potty Training Should Never Be Begun Before The Child Is Ready
For a first time parent, child potty training can often prove to be quite a daunting and challenging task that will have them feeling very apprehensive and nervous because they won’t be sure about how to ensure that everything goes smoothly. However, they should take heart from the fact that child potty training is a natural process that is part of every little one’s development and, provided parents understand how to get it right, they should not face many problems in this regard.
No Specific Age
The first factor worth becoming acquainted about is that there is no specific age at which to begin child potty training because children have different capabilities that they develop at various ages and the needs of each child too are unique. Thus, not all children will be able to understand what proper potty training involves at the same age and in fact you would be far better off if you approached the whole thing with as much understanding and patience as is humanly possible.
However, at the same time you must also be careful that you don’t start child potty training before your child is ready for it because that would be counterproductive. In fact, a child that is of an age when they cannot understand what is happening to them, it is not the right time to begin child potty training since it could cause them to become discouraged and confused and that in turn could result in potty training resistance, which is not a desirable thing at all.
Thus, child potty training must only be begun after the child has attained an age at which he can understand the reasons behind using the potty. A sure sign that the time is right to begin child potty training is when the child shows signs of being able to hold his bladder and tries to stay dry as well. Also, when the child shows his distaste for being clothed in wet pants or pants that have become soiled you can be sure that the time to begin child potty training has arrived.
The bottom line is that you must try and capitalize on children’s innate curiosity and their desire to watch and observe others do things in the bathroom and by allowing them to observe what you do in the bathroom you can help them learn from what they have seen and observed. To buttress your child potty training endeavors you may even make it a point to have a potty chair ready for them and also explain to them how as well as why these are used. Finally, yelling at your child when he makes a mess is a definite no-no as far as child potty training goes.
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