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"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love" - Albus DumbledoreHi, I'm Laura. I'm a senior in college & I'm slowly deciding what I want to do with my life. I love Harry Potter, coffee, writing, and sleeping (amongst other things). I'll never claim to know everything, but I'm confident in my ability to help people with their problems. Feel free to send me an inbox question; I'll get back to you!
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My son is three years old, and he is very interested in going to the "potty" he has been ready for this every since he was 18 months old, but he is our first child and neither me or my husband has even changed a diaper before him let alone potty train. We have asked many other parents what to do or if they had any tips, and most of them say "oh, just go with the flow." or "He will go on his own when he is ready." and "I dont know you just do it." Amazing even my mother cant explain to me how to potty train a child and she has done it 6 times. My husband and I are completely clueless. We feel like we are failing at this becuase we have no idea how to do this and he wants it really bad. So my question is, How do you potty train a child? Are there any tips to make it easier for him? Please help And thank you in Advance
Parenting books also contain useful advice on this and are often available at libraries. Unlike parenting itself, which most parents do by following instincts and learn through how their OWN parents and families raised kids, potty training is something we're often clueless about and it's normal! We are not inborn with this natural knowledge of how to get our offspring to sit on a big bowl and pee ;)
Anyway, what I've seen work in my family is incentives rather than a reward EVERY time the child uses the toilet. I, for example, refused to give up diapers until my mom picked out the cutest, softest underwear and showed me. Suddenly I wanted to wear princess underwear instead, and was told I couldn't until I learned to use the bathroom. My parents also bought my "big girl bed" and set it up in my room, again with the incentive to be trained. I was 100% trained before age three.
Patience is also important but that's sort of a given, haha. My cousin refused to do #2 in a toilet for whatever reason, so in that situation my cousin's father instituted a reward: three M&Ms each time. (My cousin already knew to eat candy in moderation and to brush his teeth, so tooth decay wasn't a problem there.) He then preferred 3 M&Ms to messy training pants so he soon used the toilet (almost) every time. :)
So rest assured, it can be done. You aren't failing and you sound like great parents; making the effort to come on here and ask for help says a lot :)
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(Rating: 5) thank you so much this is awesome my son wants to wear his big boy boxers that look like daddy's if we buy him some he may get excited and want to learn thanks for the tips