10 mistakes when teaching a baby to potty

Teaching the baby to the potty is a painful topic for many parents. For some, this issue is resolved by itself, and for others, it becomes a whole problem. And so, soon the baby will go to kindergarten, and continues to do all things in panties. Retraining a child can be more difficult than starting from scratch. In raising a child, inexperienced parents cannot avoid mistakes. Therefore, it is so important to warn them.

1. Too early

Sometimes new parents are too demanding for their child, trying to put the baby on the potty, when he is not yet ready for this either mentally or physically. For conscious walking on the pot requires a certain maturity of the child. Planting on a pot at an unconscious age of up to a year with meaningful going to the toilet has nothing to do. A child who can barely sit, most likely, just won’t understand what they want from him. Winning capture of the moment will please the parents, but for the child they will not mean anything.

The kid should be physically ready for the pot: stand confidently, walk, sit quietly for about 10 minutes, stay dry for more than two hours. The nervous system of the baby is also required to be ready. The child should begin to control the urge to the toilet, develop reflexes of relaxation and patience.

Do not think that your child is behind in development if peers are already asking for a pot, and your baby does not want to do this. Everything has its time. Violent actions can only harm the nervous system of the baby. Be patient and try.

2. Wrong moment

It also happens that everything went well, the baby made his first success in schooling, but suddenly everything changed. Perhaps the parents have chosen the wrong moment. The baby’s psyche is very tender, she reacts sharply to changes in the mode and habitual life. You should not combine potty training with other trainings, regime change. It is worthwhile to wait with the pot for the period of illness of the child, or during teething. Any stress or disturbing event can interrupt the addiction or even cause rejection to the pot.

It is important to choose the right moment and protect the baby from serious emotional outbursts.

3. The diaper is always and everywhere

Often the use of all kinds of diapers for parents turns into a manic idea. Then the child is sharply removed that has always helped him to remain in comfort, and they require a sharp change in habits. This does not happen. The child, accustomed to constantly relieve the need for a diaper, is accustomed to the pot longer. To realize that there is no longer a diaper, a child sometimes needs up to six months. Therefore, remove diapers more often, and if you are worried about carpets, laminate and furniture, sew covers, cover them with oilcloth.Ideally, the baby should remain dry even at night, the use of diapers, of course, prevents this accustoming.

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4. pot mania

There is a category of parents who are infected with the idea to teach a child to go on a potty. Manic planting every half hour, not allowing to get up from the pot until you do your thing, the ability to shame and compare with others. Such methods will not lead to the desired, but, on the contrary, can cause denial and clearly negative perception by the baby.

Always believe that your child is individual, he is smart and quick-witted, the time will come - and he will succeed.

5. Pressure

Excessive severity of parents, censure and even punishment for the inability of the baby to relieve the need, where appropriate, traumatizes the psyche of the child. The kid closes in himself, begins to fear the consequences. It is also possible that the child begins to endure, delaying the body's natural processes, which is fraught with constipation and other bowel problems.

Remember that not one baby sits on the pot at once, you will need zeal and patience. Control your anger and annoyance. Use the counting technique to ten. Your baby’s health is more important than your preconceptions.

6. Mom will help

The child must learn to control the process of cleaning the intestines and urinary tract by himself. It will be a mistake to constantly try to help him with this. Let the baby take off his pants himself, sit down on the pot, let him show independence. Choose the right clothes for your child. It is more difficult for a baby in a jumpsuit to remove it than panties with an elastic band. If the child did not have time to pot, or did things on the floor, talk to him, together take a rag, immerse things in the washing machine. Let the baby learn responsibility for actions.

7. There is a pot, there is a pot

Pay attention to the fact that the pot is not roaming around the house. Any child is very committed to various kinds of rituals and regimes. Therefore, if the baby does not find the toilet in the usual place, do not be surprised that he just pees in his pants. Determine the place of the pot with your child, whether in the bathroom, toilet or other suitable place, make sure there is free access to it.

8. Did the thing silently

Often parents, putting a child on a potty, start to do their own business, or simply silently wait for the child to finish the process. This behavior is suitable when your child is free to reflexively run to the pot according to every requirement of the body. In the meantime, the process of training is in progress, create a gaming atmosphere. Let something pleasant and fascinating be connected with sitting on the pot. But do not overdo it, the child must not forget why he is here. No need to encourage the child in the form of sweets, other treats, gifts and cartoons. Your approval must be verbal, but very honest and frank. It is also not necessary to purchase a toy pot, the child should perceive the object in accordance with its purpose, and not associate with entertainment. Otherwise, the training will drag on.

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9. Get out of embarrassment

In no case should you pretend that going to the toilet is something indecent and shameful. No need to "fuck", bend over and run to pour everything into the toilet. Psychologists assert that children often see their discharge as part of themselves. Therefore, they are upset by this behavior of their parents. Let the baby look at the contents of the pot, and then together with you will go to make it.

10. Unsystematic

Planting a baby unsystematically may not succeed. Take a closer look at the baby. Children, one way or another, express their desire to go to the toilet. This can be grunting, certain sounds, “freezing”, straining. If the baby is already talking, teach him to ask for a pot. It is clear that parents cannot watch the baby’s reaction all day without taking their eyes off, but your efforts will definitely give results after a night’s sleep, before it and after a long walk. Draw toys for instruction, let them also run on the pot during the game.

Do not listen to fairy tales, how other children ask "pee" from six months, do not succumb to the manipulations of other people teaching you how to live and raise your child. Remember that only your great love, reverent attitude towards the baby and unlimited patience will help the baby to overcome all stages of development successfully.

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