Is Your Infant Ready For Potty Training

You're getting tired of altering those diapers, aren't you? It's so fantastic to be able to get your child out of diapers. But, when it pertains to toilet training, timing is everything. It will just take longer if you start when your child isn't ready. However, if you miss the right opportunity, your child may resist the process more when you try in the future. So, simply how do you know when to start?

First off-- forget exactly what your mama told you about having you toilet trained by the time you were eighteen months old. She probably just had herself trained to sit you on the toilet at regular intervals, which is not the same as being totally toilet trained. It's really finest not to even think about potty training till your child is two. But, for a lot of kids, the right time will attack sometime between the ages of two and three.

When your child prepares to begin potty training, he will show an interest. He will begin to want to observe your toilet routines and will ask concerns. Explain that big people go to the toilet rather of using a diaper. Even if it makes you uncomfortable, let your child go to the bathroom with you and watch. If you have a son, make sure Daddy is taking him to the bathroom with him, too. Daddy will probably resist this, though I'm not really sure why, since public restrooms make public peeing a regular occurrence for the average male! There are several good story books on the marketplace about potty training that you can start reading to him your child at this stage, to help encourage an interest in going potty. There are books geared specifically to boys and those geared to girls, which is helpful.

Another good sign that your child is ready for potty training is his ability to pull his pants up and down by himself. If your child has understood this step of dressing, toilet training will go much more smoothly.

Another crucial physical indicator of potty training readiness is the frequency with which your youngster urinates. If he is still wetting his diaper every half and hour or so, he is not ready. But, if he's going one to two hours between wet diapers, then he is able to hold his urine, which is critical to being truly potty trained, at any age.

If you think your child is ready for potty training, check out my article in "Mommy to Mommy-- the Truth About Taking Care Of Baby", where I outline some potty training strategies made to make this developmental hurdle as painless as possible, for you and the youngster. You can select up this book at http://www.educatedmother.com.