Miscellaneous_: Great Potty Training Tip!

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Thanks to Catherine for this Frugal Baby Tip!

THE GREATEST POTTY TRAINING TIP IN THE WORLD!
I used this on both my boys when they were training and it worked
perfectly, it was so easy. First is to make sure your child is ready
for potty training, shows interest, etc.


Make this a game, make it fun and you will not run into stubborn
opposition (after all it is the child's body). Go out and buy or find
around the house items you don't normally let your child play with
that could fit into this catagory, some kind of toys that can be
water toys (3 or 4 things), could be little plastic pitchers, balls,
whatever, but make them SPECIAL.

The only real rule to this game, you must be VERY STRICT with or this
whole thing won't work. These special "potty" toys can only be played
with while the child is sitting on the potty!!!!! Very important, no
giving out on this one.

Once the child is sitting on the potty fill a large bowl or small
bucket with lukewarm or tepid water, place the new "potty" toys in
the bowl and set the bowl of water in front of the child. On the
floor if the potty seat is low, or if it's a potty seat that sits on
top of the regular toilet, set the bowl of water on a TV tray in
front of the child.

When the child places his/her hands in the lukewarm water to play
with the toys, if the child needs to pyscially go, they nearly
instantly go (it's almost an instinctive type physical reaction),
then cheer, cheer, cheer! Give lots of praise, and if you wish to
give some type of a treat, go ahead.

Let them play as long as they want, as long as they sit on the potty.
When they are done playing, put the toys away for next time. This is
really great because it makes it fun for them so they cooperate, it
totally ends power struggles, there is NONE, and also no more waiting
and waiting for them to go, only to go as soon as the diaper goes
back on.

They also feel good because they have immediate success. Potty
training NO. 2 was more difficult I found, that just came with some
time and patience and them learning in their own time and way, relax,
it will happen.

You know how I got this idea? It's kind of a funny thing, my husband
used to be in the military and when he was young in boot camp they
used to always play jokes on each other in the night by dipping a
hand of someone who was sleeping, into a pan of lukewarm water, thus
making the person wet the bed.

It just seemed like a natural progression to use this trick for good
in the potty training area and it worked great!!!!!



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