Potty Training
If you have a toddler in the house, then you must have heard other parents talk about potty training by now. You must have heard them mention that it is a bit harder to potty train boys than it is to potty train girls, too. Or maybe you have looked at some of the...
A New Look at Potty Training – Part 4 by Karen DeBord, Ph. D. Courtesy NNCC Human Sexuality Implications Toilet mastery is a part of a lifelong process of learning about the body and its functioning. Adults’ attitudes toward genitals and the natural process of toilet learning have an important influence on children’s developing...
A New Look at Potty Training – Part 3 by Karen DeBord, Ph. D. Courtesy NNCC Special-Needs Children The same learning methods apply to special-needs children as to other children. More record keeping may be necessary to find pattern (the time between eating and drinking and need to eliminate, for example). If advised by...
How Parents Can Help Teach the child words needed to talk about elimination. Provide a potty chair for training. Providing a step stool to use the toilet may be helpful too. Use praise (hand clapping, positive phrases) and incentives (stickers, books to read while sitting, “playing potty” with a doll) without allowing them to...
A New Look at Potty Training – Part 2 by Karen DeBord, Ph. D. Courtesy NNCC When To Start Potty Training Parents can recognize some signs of readiness to help them know when to start potty training. These responses may be helpful during the toilet learning process. In general, children learn about bowel needs...
A New Look at Potty Training by Karen DeBord, Ph. D. Courtesy NNCC In days past, to teach children to use the toilet, parents simply undressed them and sat them in a potty chair for extended periods until they eliminated. Then referred to as potty training, past practices and past terms have been updated....