Toilet-training tips and advice

Now that your child is ready to potty train, you may wonder how and when to start. Here are some tips to make the transition smoothly.

Parents Pampers experts identify some of the most common challenges your child may face and tell you how to manage them.

Accidents

Most children have accidents after being toilet trained. When your child has an accident, calmly clean and ask him to help you. This gives the message that toilet training is his area of ​​responsibility. Make it clear to her that helping is not a punishment. Always take along a set of clothes when a child under five is outside the house, just in case.

Boys refusing to get up

Sometimes boys will refuse to urinate standing up, having originally learned to sit for this task. Instead of making a fuss, let your son do what he wants until he was ready to get up. He'll understand that.

Little boys should have a strong current, arched; if not, they need an evaluation. If dribble occurs suddenly, it could be an indicator of infection.

Go in hidden places

In this situation, reassurance and advice are much better than scolding. If you find poo or a puddle behind the sofa or curtain, trying to avoid the personal pronouns and direct language ("Do you put the poop behind the curtain?"). Your face will show your disappointment; your words must simply provide guidance for a better way to handle the problem.

Infections

Frequent urination, pain on urination, dribbling in small quantities, the inability to hold urine, changes in the appearance or smell of urine, and unexplained fever can all be signs a bladder infection. Consult the health care provider for your child if your child has any of these symptoms.

If a child feels too stressed or under pressure to toilet-train, she can begin to hold urine and / or feces. Follow these tips to avoid constipation and other problems:

1. Keep out of the toilet training for a while. Back off for now and revisit this issue in one to three months, asking your child if she is ready to try this time. Withholding is a power play that a child will win. So do not engage in combat.

2. treat constipation. Both a cause and a result of the withholding of stool, constipation should be treated with stool softeners, mild laxative, and lots of extra fiber and fruit.

If the problem does not go away in a week, call your health care provider.