Baby&Toddlermotherandbaby.co.uk| June 2020 | 57D o...
stop and try again
later if your child isn’t
ready. If she is still having a
lot of accidents every day
after a week, give her a
break and revisit potty
training again in a few
weeks’ time.
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teachyourlittle boy
toweesittingdownfirst.
There’llbeplentyof time
toteachhimto wee
st andinguponce hehas
successfullymastered
thepotty.don’t...
start potty training when
you have just moved house,
had a new baby, or your child
has been ill or started at
nursery. Wait a few weeks
for everything to settle
before introducing
another big
change.D o...
let your toddler lead
the way. Every child is
different, so don’t
compare your toddler to
others, and don’t potty
train because other
people are telling
you to do it.Don’t...
be tempted to make
your little one sit on the
potty for ages in case she
needs to go. Encourage her to
recognise her own cues, and
prompt her to try regularly
for just a few minutes
each time.DAY 5
By day five, Amanda recommends becoming
a little more sparing with the stickers and only
giving them out when your tot has taken
herself to the potty. ‘If she starts going on
her own without prompting, say “Well done,
I am proud of you”,’ says Amanda. ‘But
don’t go too over the top, as this could put
your toddler off.’
Don’t worry if your tot has the odd
accident, as it is still very early days. It’s
common for toddlers to be reluctant
initially to use their potty for bowel
movements – but stick with it. Amanda
adds: ‘If she does a poo in her pants,
get her to put it into the potty and then
flush it away. Keep showing her the
right place for her poo to go. If she
insists she wants to do her poo in a
pull-up, take it straight off as soon
as she has finished and put her
back into her proper pants.’