There are instances where a child has no problem urinating in the potty but when he starts to feel like pooping, he refuses to use the potty. Your child may be afraid to go to the potty and will ask for pull-ups on a daily basis before he poops. This is not the ideal training however you can turn it into one so that even while wearing pull-ups, he is learning the process of using the potty.

Here are some problems you might encounter and followed with it are solutions:

* Your child poops everywhere but when he urinates, he does it in the potty. He is resistant in going to the potty. He makes a shy face. You see the fear in his eyes whether you ask him to go to the potty or not. What should you do then?

Well, the best thing to do about the pull-ups request is to allow him wearing one. When he already poops, remove the pull-ups and place the poop inside the potty. Show him what you are doing so that he will have an idea what is the purpose of the potty. Explain why you are doing this and tell him that it will be better if he is the one who sits on it.

Most parents think that extreme punishment and discipline will make their children use the potty. Well, it will not. With regard to fear and shyness, may be it is caused by the tone of your voice o

r the look in your face. Show him some enthusiastic look like a smile and make your tone soft. This will encourage him. If you continue to portray an approachable personality, he will not hesitate to ask you to guide him to the potty.

* Your child holds his poop with his hands and throws it anywhere he likes.

You can deal with this by leading him to the bathroom every time he poops. It is not necessary that he sits on the toilet seat. Pooping at the corner of the bathroom is a fresh start. Allow him to do this so that at least he knows that when he is about to poop, he has to go to the bathroom and not somewhere else.

While in the bathroom, tell him not to hold and throw his poop because it is dirty and that the bathroom will take care of it all. You can read him stories or make funny faces to enlighten his mood.

* You observed that your child is holding his bowel movement and waits until it will accidentally fall off from his underwear.

This can cause constipation, which you should avoid. You may make him wear pull-ups but put a hole on it then make him sit on the toilet seat while holding him. A simple sit on the seat without pooping will also train him to use the potty. Encourage him all the time. There is nothing more effective in potty training than a smile and encouragement from you mom and dad.

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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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Have you ever wondered when to start potty training your child? You might think that at three years old, he is very ready to potty but then, it is the other way around. You might also think that through forcing or punishing him, he will immediately obey you. This is not ideal for any child of any age. Try reading through our article and get some proper and practical ways to determine when to start potty training.

First of all, put in mind that your child’s physique is fragile and his mind is still playful. All a child does is play, eat and sleep. He is not aware of his responsibility to go to the potty. You are the one who should be teaching him this gradually. However, how are you going to determine when to start potty training?

Well, you should not base it on his age. Age is not the factor in determining whether you can start the training or not. Others are fast learners even below ages two and three. So as much as possible, start it as soon as you see that your child is able to understand what is a potty. When the child shows that he is interested in using the potty that is the time you will start. Do not start too early and do not start too late. When you start too early he might hesitate and panic and if you start too late he might resist it and you will start all over again too late than planned.

You can also start when you see that he shows that he is comfortable having the potty around. If he starts observing the potty and even sits on it without crying then you just hit your jackpot. This goes to show that he is ready. You may then get started.

If you are dedicated to teach your child to use the potty, you will go through everything and find every means and ways to accomplish it. You should always think and consider the interest of your child when teaching him this sort of things. Things we are referring to are those that will teach him to grow. Do things that will surely enhance his well-being. He will never be complete if he goes out to the world not ready and equipped by your teachings.

Once your child is equipped and well-taught, he will be able to independently do things and will even willingly perform his little responsibility of going to the potty. Just have a good time in doing this and always be reminded that in potty training your child, do not start too early or too late. Apply a moderate approach and be good parents to your child. This will even make the training easy to comply with. Good luck and enjoy!

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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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Did you know that little boys and girls have different toilet approach and needs? Well, they do. Unlike girls, the boys need an extraordinary training but not necessarily a special attention because both little boys and girls deserve all the attention equally.

Parents, you should note that your son’s toilet training requires a two-way process. This means he needs to use the potty by sitting and standing. You know why your son has to sit and stand on different occasions but you might wonder where and how to start training him. Well, wonder no more because this piece will help you on that issue.

It is difficult to potty train boys most especially if there is no father figure. Mothers are usually in charge of potty training. However, the moms can’t Read this article »

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