potty training (also called toilet training)
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Potty Training(also called toilet training)
Potty Training Pre-
Test
1. What age do children normally begin potty training?
2. How do you know when a child is ready to begin potty training?
- Physically- Emotionally
3. What can parents do to help prepare children for potty training?
4. How do children feel about flushing the toilet?
5. Is it ok for children to wear diapers at night even after they are potty trained during the day?
6. Is regression common in potty training?
7. What are training pants?
Potty (toilet)Training
Readiness
• 18 Months to Age 3-1/2
• Physically mature and emotionally ready
• Control sphincter muscles
• Recognize body sensations that precede elimination
How to encourage potty training
•Wait for readiness
•Calm encouragement
•Be Available
•Expect Accidents
Types of Potty ChairsSeparate Potty Chair Child Seat on Toilet
Toilet Seat Safety
•Use a seat lock to prevent accidental
drowning
•Use a stool to help prevent falls
A Flushing ToiletCan Be Frightening•Why?
▫loud noise▫sucked down the drain▫splashing water▫automatic flush
•Bowel control usually comes before bladder control
•Signs: ▫Facial expressions,
gestures, stops playing, grunts, curious
Transitioning out of diapers
•Training pants▫Similar to underwear, but with extra
padding Cloth Disposable
Tips for Successful Potty Training•Keep the process stress-free
•Avoid pushing
•Expect accidents; do not punish (Enuresis – Lack of bladder control)
•Praise successes
Elmo Potty Song!
Elmo Potty Training
Once Upon A PottyMusic/Story DVD
Video: Book- Once Upon A Potty
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