Living and Loving – September 2019

L&L | SEPTEMBER 2019 | 51

baby & toddler

2 MAKE TEDDY
A POTTY
Everything is more fun
with a friend – and a
cardboard box is fine
for Ted. Get your child to
install her and Ted’s new
potties in the bathroom. “Get
your little one used to sittingon
the potty,” says Judith. “It’s fine for
her to sit on it in her nappy.” And
encourage her to sit on the potty
while you’re mid-nappy change.
“Ask her to tell Teddy what to do so
she’s distracted.”

1 PLAY ‘GET TO THE

POTTY ON TIME’

Make a game with your toddler out

of getting to the toilet. “Ask her if she

can get to the potty before having a

wee,” says Judith. “It will help get her

used to sensing when she needs a

wee, and to start trying to hold the wee

in.” Your aim should be to simply get

her sitting on the potty in her nappy

having a wee. Encourage her to go to

the bathroom to do a poo, too, though

she may prefer to squat rather than

sit on the potty. Master this last step,

with the rest of the bathroom routine in

place, and you’ve given yourself and

your little one the very best chance of

stress-free potty-training. Slam dunk!

Is your toddler ready

topotty-train?

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Canunderstand simple questions

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Can follow

simple

instructions

such as

“wash your

hands”.