| The toddler years are truly the great learning years in | | | | toddler. You can also bring him for a visit to the toilet |
| a person's life. Although it may become taxing for | | | | and demonstrate with dolls where the pooh goes or |
| some parents, it may also give some sense of | | | | where everyone else in the family goes to pooh. It is |
| achievement. There are simply so many things parents | | | | also a vital parenting tip to bring the child along when |
| can teach toddlers. Each and every parenting tip can | | | | you shop for a potty and some training pants. Let him |
| focus on the different aspects of toddler life. You can | | | | make the choices. Another parenting tip is allow your |
| have a parenting tip about feeding your toddler and | | | | child to play a bit with the potty at home in an area he |
| another parenting tip about disciplining your child. | | | | is comfortable in. |
| Parents however are always after a parenting tip on | | | | Encourage and Praise |
| potty training. Indeed potty training can be a very | | | | One crucial parenting tip in potty training is continual |
| messy affair and parents will need a practical | | | | encouragement and praise. Keep on cheering for your |
| parenting tip once in a awhile. | | | | child as he sits on his potty. Make sure to always |
| Check on Overall Readiness | | | | praise him too when he has been successful. Clap |
| Every parenting tip about potty training would invariably | | | | your hands to make him see how happy you are that |
| involve something about checking readiness. Some | | | | he is using his potty. You may also consider using a |
| parents may think that a child's age is the way to | | | | potty chart to let him see that he gets a star every |
| measure potty readiness. Some may offer that | | | | time he uses his potty properly. |
| parenting tip to potty train a child when he reaches 2 | | | | Don't Punish |
| years old. Some potty train their kids even earlier. The | | | | In line with the parenting tip on encouragement and |
| fact is, not all kids can be potty trained at the same | | | | praise is the parenting tip on not punishing. Even if your |
| age. One should remember the parenting tip that each | | | | child is not successful do not be angry. Smile and say |
| kid is unique. What one should look for therefore is | | | | that you'll try again someday. This parenting tip also |
| readiness. A good parenting tip is to consider a child's | | | | means that you shouldn't show any sign of anger or |
| physical, mental, social and emotional readiness to use | | | | frustration when accidents happen and your kid ends |
| the potty. Your child for example will be ready of there | | | | up making a mess on the carpet. Clean up the mess |
| are more than 30 minute dry diaper spells, knows that | | | | and show him that the mess goes into the potty or |
| he has to go, imitates adult mannerisms in the toilet and | | | | toilet. |
| is eager to use the toilet. | | | | Help with Food |
| Introduce the Topic Casually | | | | It can be very traumatic for your child when he |
| A parenting tip that matters greatly is to introduce the | | | | experiences constipation. Help him excrete his waste |
| issue of the potty in a non-threatening manner. You | | | | smoothly by giving him lots of juice and water as well |
| can perhaps start by reading potty books to your | | | | as fruits and vegetables. |