Second
is wait until YOU are ready to do it and stay with it. Never start and
stop!!! You must be ready to stay with it until complete. The biggest
mistake people make is going back and forth between diapers and panties.
Third is to be sure you child can follow simple instructions: come,
go, pick this up, put that down. From 18-22 months I work on this.
Preparing them for following instructions and practicing taking their
pants up and down.
Fourth is I start BEFORE their 2nd
birthday, before the major struggles of the will occur. 20-24 months works
best! Most all children can be trained in this age window unless
medical or mental disabilities are present.
Fifth I put them into CLOTH training pants with plastic pants over the
top and never go back to diapers or paper pull-ups. I deal with
every accident immediately, calmly, firmly. Going back to diapers will set
you back. Keep them in cloth panties until they get it. Some kids can do
it in a day or so, some a couple weeks.
My philosophy is that you teach potty just like I teach them to eat
with a spoon, to put on their clothes, to talk, to obey. We make it fun
and enjoyable never stressful. You can wait until they can do it with no
teaching at age 4 but then you have 2 extra years of diapers. Why? Teach
them the system then go forward as they learn it daily. Yes there are
accidents. There are messy days when teaching them to eat too. We do not
leave them on a bottle until age 4 because they might make a mess? So why
stay in diapers until age 4 to prevent the mess when they can get it at
age 2.
This
system has not failed me yet. The book will tell you that any child not
trained by age 3 (unless a physical medical problem) is a will issue
not a skill issue. I have found that to be true. We use the Wipe Off Potty
Chart at
http://www.mypreciouskid.com/child-safety-products.html for a reward
system.
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