During the periods of potty training your child, you may lose track to where you left off and to what you have accomplished that day. It is best that you keep a chart of all your activities to be able to check the flow of your training.

One important thing to make during the process is the potty training reward chart. Make one that shows a list of progress of your child and with it should follow the list of reward you have given to him. If you have this chart, you will surely be on the right track and most likely you will be able to finish the training as soon as possible.

So how are you going to make a reward chart?

First you should have any large or regular paper or notebook to serve as your journal once you start the process. Get a pen and start writing the date, time, activity, reward and the struggle you have went through and the solution for it. Make it as if it is a diary but in a column or row style. Keep it as a record. Always write on it every after the training.

The reason for putting the date is to make sure that you have done something for that day and no other days were left blank. This shows your consistency and drive in training your child.

The purpose of the time is to determine the exact period when he is going to urinate and poop. Although it is very unpredictable at least you will have an idea of the instances when he feels like going to the potty. You will also know what mood he has for that specific time.

The activity part is very important. Write there what you did and how you did it so that you will know what to do next. This will guide you on what to do next.

The struggle you encountered with your child should also be written down so that you will have an idea what to do next to prevent it. One perfect example of a struggle is resistance. The solution for this is to minimize physical contact to avoid hurting each other. Those kinds of things will help both of you. Although it is important to hold your child, let him go is he does not want to be held.

Finally, write down the reward you have given to your child and its effects. Rewards do not necessarily follow that it is in a form of material things. Rewards can be in a form of compliments, sweets and his favorites. If this gives him a motivation then good but if he did not cooperate, this means that you have to change you means of reward.

See how the chart will help you during the potty training? If you will make one surely you will be able to avoid prolonged difficulties. So make one now and see the difference.

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Potty is generally for urinating and for bowel movement. There is no other way to use the potty except for these reasons alone. If you are training your child make sure that he knows how to expel wastes from his body. It is also important in potty training that your child knows how to do this because if he does not then you have to consult a doctor before proceeding with the training.

Potty training helps your child’s bowel movement and will make him healthy. The reason for this is because the wastes are out and this will avoid clogging his intestine and causing constipation. There are ways on handling potty training bowel movement and one of which is companionship.

Accompanying your child will assure the both of you that he is safe. A parent’s touch is always comforting to the child’s feeling. This will relax him. He will not feel the shyness and pressure because you are there supporting him.

While accompanying your child make sure that he is really pushing out the waste. If he does not then perhaps there is something wrong. He might have felt shy and too pressured by you. Do not force him or cause anything that will make him act that way. Just hold his hand or watch over him with a smile.

When after using the potty, he tries to eat his poop without you noticing, pull out all those dirt and make him rinse his mouth with water without adding dangerous chemicals except baby toothpaste. Accompany him in the process of rinsing and make sure that nothing is left from his mouth. If in case something goes wrong, again consult a doctor.

It is very important for your child to cleanse his body through regular bowel movement. Always encourage him to do it so that he will be healthy and clean inside. You do not want any bacteria sticking into your child’s intestine.

If after accompanying your child and making sure he has regular bowel movement, he suddenly stops and physically he is changing, check for any signs of constipation or other bowel movement problems such as:

Ø Blood in his underwear is showing.

Ø Poop stuck or difficulty in expelling it out. If this happens, make him drink lots of water and less solid food and teach him to push or exert pressure to remove the waste from his body.

Ø Shyness and awkwardness. Do not make your child feel that you are a threat or a stranger. Be a parent and encourage a lot more.

Ø Fear. Your potty might not look as clean as it used to that is why your child is getting scared to sit on it. Make sure that the potty is clean and that your child is comfortable sitting on it.

In sum, just make sure your child is safely having his regular bowel movement. There is nothing more relieving than seeing your child healthy and carefree from potty problems.

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There are ways to teach your child about things that he needs to know. Of course you want your child to learn how to talk, walk, speak and use the potty. Eventually, these things cannot be taught all at once. You have to teach him slowly one by one to make sure that he will understand very well and be able to learn fast. Even applying things in a slow pace will make him grasp it.

Let us talk about the using of potty. You might presume that since it involves a whole lot of props and consequences, it will not be easy to make him learn that fast. This is contrary to what we will be telling you about. It takes no more than one week to complete the potty training. Here are some tips that you ought to know to be able to train your child for only three days:

>Be equipped. It is essential that both you and your child are physically and mentally prepared before the start of the training. Anticipate resistance during the process. Do not be ready as if you are about to force him. Just be equipped on the first day.

>Familiarization. On the second day you can start the familiarity stage. You can do this by showing your child the potty and introduce it to him that whenever he needs to go, he can use the potty for urinating and bowel movement. Make sure that you cheerfully do this and not desperately. Meaning, show some enthusiasm in showing it to him. Do this every minute or so until he will get familiar with it and will appear to be harmless.

>Diaper-free. Make sure that by the day before the training you have already made him wear underwear and not diaper. This will make him use the potty every now and then.

>Encouragement. Never stop encouraging your child before or during potty training. This will give him a boost of security and comfort that he is doing the right thing and should continue doing it. It is not necessary that you give him too much reward or praises. It is enough that you pat his back and give him a smile. You can say, “Very good” as well. He will remember this the whole time and will even use the potty again and again if needed.

Once you have done all these there is no doubt that by the end of the third day your child will learn how to potty. You need not worry a thing for as long as you have done well.

Potty training can be effortless if you follow these tips. Always be advanced and organized when it comes to teaching your child the things that he should know. Do not step into the battlefield without a plan. You will never know what will happen but you can anticipate it through observation and study with your child’s actions and attitude.

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The very common question that you hear about potty training is, “when is the right time to potty train?” or “what age should the child be to start the potty training?” We believe that you also have questions like this. We are here to attend to your needs and answer your questions.

Well, potty training does not require a particular age to start with. It is basically up to the parents to decide when to potty train their child. This is normal especially when you have seen the “signs” through your child. However, today we will focus on babies below 2 years of age. They can be potty trained, too.

Potty training a child is just as tricky as training a baby below 2 years of age. You should be equipped and ready for this to happen. Consider this question, “What are the successful ways on potty training babies?” Read this article »

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Children age three are generally those who are all over the place. They want to be free and happy. They do not want to be told and most especially they do not want to be stopped from what they are doing. They are usually in the “stubborn” stage and are not yet aware that their actions constitute such.

In the potty training area, you should start training your child before three years of age so that he will learn fast and you will not encounter difficulty in training and the longevity it will take to train him. However, for those who have just started training their child at three, read the following:

Ø Firstly, discipline your child lightly. Do not tolerate him doing things that he desire to do because he might think that it is all right to do this even if it is not. Start training him to do well and be good. Read this article »

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