Toddler age girls may have earlier language development. They can then verbalize the potty process and talk about the sequence of event with the caregiver. Listening also help young children to follow directions better and to think before acting. With earlier language skills, children can communicate their immediate needs and recruit adult help in getting to the closes potty.
After seen some readiness signs and they conclude that your daughter is ready to start potty training, focus on timing. Make sure your child's environment and routine are well established. If there is a new sibling being introduce to the family or she just started preschool, she may not be interested in change or may feel too overwhelmed to tackle this new challenge. Avoid periods when her natural toddler resistance is high, and wait until she seems open to new ideas.
Buy the right equipment
Most experts advise buying a child-sized potty, which your toddler can feel is her own and which will also feel more secure to her than a full-size toilet. (Many tots fear falling into the toilet, and their anxiety can interfere with potty training.) If you prefer to buy an adapter seat for your regular toilet, make sure it feels comfy and secure and attaches firmly. If you go this route, you'll also need to provide your daughter with a stool, since it's important that she be able to maneuver her way on and off the toilet easily any time she needs to go and to stabilize herself with her feet to push when she's having a bowel movement. You may also want to pick up a few picture books or videos for your daughter, which can make it easier for her to take in all this new information.
Help your child get comfortable with the potty
This early in the process, your child needs to get used to the idea of using the potty. Start by letting her know that the potty chair is her very own, you can personalize it by writing her name on it or letting her decorate it with stickers. Then have her try sitting on it with her clothes on. After she's practiced this way for a week or so, you can suggest she try it with her pants down. If she seems at all resistant, avoid any temptation to pressure her. That will only set up a power struggle that could derail the entire process.
If your child has a favorite doll or stuffed animal, try using it for potty demonstrations. Most children enjoy watching their favorite toy go through the motions, and may learn more this way than from you telling them what to do. Some parents even construct a makeshift toilet for the doll or stuffed animal, while your child is perched on her chair, her favorite toy can be sitting on its own potty.
Positioning
Limit spray by having her sit all the way back so her bottom and vagina are over the potty opening. Encourage her to sit with her knees apart, which will also help relax her pelvic muscles.
Toilet tactics
One of the most important things you'll need to teach your daughter is how to wipe properly. Explain that she needs to make sure she moves the toilet paper from front to back, especially when she has a BM, to avoid contact between her bottom and vagina that can lead to infection. If this seems too complicated for her to grasp (and it can be for many girls because it requires having to remember to go in a certain direction), teach her to pat the vaginal area dry after she pees.
Bladder infections, while not common, seem to be more likely in girls around the time of potty training. If your daughter needs to urinate frequently or feels a sudden need to go, says it hurts, complains of abdominal pain, or starts to wet her pants after having established good bladder control, call her doctor and have it checked out.
Motivate with cool underwear
Get your daughter focused on the benefits of being potty trained by taking her on a special errand, buying panties. Let her know that she gets to choose whatever kind she wants (underwear festooned with a favorite movie character or bright design is usually a big hit). Talk up the outing ahead of time so she gets excited about being old enough to use the potty and wear underwear just like mommy's or her big sister's.
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