You may have tried potty training your kid without much success. There are some kids who reject all potty training attempts you make, while others are more open to training. This will be understood by the parent when they begin potty training tjeir child. The best age to start the training is when the child is 2 or 3 years old. Mentioned below are a few easy ways assist you as well as the child while potty training.

1) The practice should begin when the child is two. You can buy a small potty seat or chair which can be fixed on a regular toilet seat. In case you are training a boy, have a shield at the front to avoid a mess. Place the potty chair in the place where the child spends a lot of during the weekend or when you have extra time. Remove the diaper and let the child go around, and if you don’t like this you can make the child wear underwear. The child will not be able to understand if you keep him in diapers.

2) Have enough time when you begin potty training and choose a time when you feel that you will not be disturbed by anything or anybody. In fact a long holiday weekend is a good time to begin the process of potty training.

3) Pick out the words you will like to use for bowel, body parts and urine. It is better to avoid words such as stinky, dirty, naughty etc as such words will have your kid feeling ashamed and self-conscience. It is best to talk about them in a simple, straightforward way.

4) You can take help of the child’s favorite doll or action figure as a pretend potty doll and explain that the doll will pee in the potty. You can even dress the teddy bear in diapers and slowly have the bear wearing underwear.

5) You can discuss the benefits of potty training to your kid and also explain that they will not have to suffer from diaper rashes or spend time on diaper changing. It will be a nice light and clean feeling. Make them understand that this is a vital part of growing up.

6) The child can also be educated through videos and books to understand the procedure of potty training and also see how other children are using the potty. You will get numerous such training materials. 

7) Have a clearly marked potty day and you should have your child begin the process of potty training. You can encircle that date with a bright color and remind the child of that day regularly. 

If your kid likes to unroll the toilet paper, squash the roll in a way that the cardboard inside gets flat and does not unroll fast.  Have less paper on the roll when you are potty training the child.

Typically it will take some time for the child to know what is to be done in the potty and get fully trained. You have to keep trying till the potty training is complete and child understands the meaning.

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