May 07 2008
Learn What Potty Training is and How to Get the Best Results
The process of teaching very young children how to go to the bathroom and relieve them there without needing any outside help is often called potty training or toilet training as well as toilet teaching and even toilet learning. The end result of this exercise in potty training should be that you can begin to notice that your young one is able to independently walk to the toilet and take off his clothes, and also maintain the cleanliness of his or her clothes and underwear both during the daytime and the nighttime as well.
Different Learning Curves
Good potty training should result in the child becoming used to making use of the toilet or potty chair on their own. However, children have different learning curves and so the manner in which they adapt them to the potty training lessons will differ from case to case and various routes as well as stages will need to be traversed before the child is completely toilet trained.
Sometimes, the course of potty training can result in detours being taken by the child and this may in part be due to different territories and if such does happen, then there is really no need to be concerned because it is not in any way a sign that you have failed in your duties. In fact, the child’s mental as well as physical development will also play an important role in how successful the process of potty training turns out, though you can nevertheless reinforce the training by making your toddler wear training pants and do away with making them wear diapers.
Other aspects related to potty training include the fact that generally girls are quicker learners than boys and they will complete their training sooner as well though the amount of time that you will end up spending in teaching your child to properly use the toilet will be the same for both sexes. What’s more, it is possible to effectively complete the child’s potty training in about eight months (on average) though the actual time could vary with some children completing their training in just a month while others might not learn till a year has passed, or even more.
It is also a good idea to make use of potty chairs as well as potty seats, though keep in mind that before initiating the process of potty training, you must have worked out a system of rewarding your child that will help in reinforcing their good behavior. The best way to achieve success is to keep things easy and simple and you could also even use potty training charts to get better results.
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