1. Prepare your child for the big change. You can start training your child as young as 10 months but most important prepare him by taking him to the washroom and make him pass the urine or stool on the toilet seat while you hold the legs tight to his stomach.
2. Buy a bright coloured comfortable potty seat for him. Put interesting stickers on the potty seat. You may give him a toy for him to sit interested.
3. Sing a ‘loo song’. Any song, rhyme or instructions in similar manner every time he’s on potty seat. Remember the song should be exclusively for this. This will make the child relate to both the acts.
4. Keep some naked time, when the child roams about without nappies. This will not only heal nappy rash but also urge the child to sit on potty seat.
5. Watch for the body language of the child. He may be jumping, getting restless, holding his crotch, holding something tightly, make some ‘pressure sounds’, chances are he’s holding on to urine or stool.
6. Make him sit after milk and before he goes to the bed. Keep a watch at night. If he’s turning in bed, crying while sleeping, chances are he may be holding on to urine. Pick him gently, take him to the loo and make him urinate while he’s in your lap with legs apart. Remember never to make him sit on Potty Seat if the child is sleepy or in sleep. If he falls, he may get afraid of sitting on it next time.
7. Praise your child for every effort he makes, remember he is a baby and learning new habit.
8. Accidents will happen but never scold the child or get upset about it.
9. Celebrate when your child is potty trained.
10. The transformation from Potty Seat to the loo should be slow. The child will show interest when he’ll see his parents using the washrooms. Make sure you use the seat attachment for the kids for him.
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