The Potty Training Answer Book by Karen Deerwester

Author:Karen Deerwester
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2010-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

TRICKS,

TREATS, AND

GIMMICKS

How can I create a positive potty bathroom?

Do potty training pull-ups make potty training easier?

Is it okay if my child likes to read books on his potty chair?

What books and videos should I choose for my child’s potty library?

What are some favorite children’s books and videos about the potty?

How does pretend play help facilitate a positive potty message?

Do potty training dolls make potty training easier?

What is a personal My Potty Book?

How do I make a personal My Potty Book?

When is praise a positive potty strategy?

Can rewards be a positive potty strategy?

When are rewards not a positive potty strategy?

Are stickers and charts helpful potty tools?

Should I use food as a positive potty strategy?

Can I use music as a positive potty strategy?

What are some favorite children’s potty songs and music?

How do I encourage my child to sit long enough on the potty?

What tricks can help improve a boy’s potty aim?

What are some positive potty bathroom games?

What are some fun “underwear” books, games, and songs?

What are some positive potty clean-up games?

What are some positive potty games for nighttime trips to the potty?

Which commercial products will make potty training easier?

What are some favorite potty training resources?

How can I create a positive potty bathroom?

Some children will happily potty anywhere at any time. But for other children, a bathroom is a formidable place with big, hard fixtures and big, cold expectations. Your first trick in potty preparedness is making sure the bathroom is a happy place for your child.

You don’t need a professionally decorated child-themed bathroom to entice your child. You definitely do not need expensive fixtures and accessories that have you hovering over your child’s use. What does your child look at when he sits on the potty? Would he like a mirror to see himself? Would he like to see a piece of his artwork framed or an enlarged picture of himself on the potty or of him washing his hands? Would he like a book basket nearby? Look at your potty room from your child’s point of view and create a place of ease and comfort for your child.

• Write your child’s name with a colorful permanent marker or add stickers to his potty chair or his step stool.

• Add theme towels or personalized name towels. Decorate on your own with fabric paints, check out your local flea market, or buy him something special online.

• Use child-friendly hooks for your child’s towel instead of the usual towel bar.

• Add some fun foam soap in an attractive child-pump dispenser.

• Create a pull-up/dry clothes station where your child can change during the transitional weeks. Designate a drawer or add a cubby for clean pull-ups.

• Double-check that the temperature on the hot water is turned down.

• Use an easy-to-wash enamel-base paint on the walls.

Listen and stay aware—even though your child is becoming more independent in his potty time, continue to supervise when he’s in the bathroom for safety and for positive potty habits.

Do potty training pull-ups make potty training easier?

Potty training pull-ups may increase your child’s self-awareness by giving her visual or sensory cues when she potties in her diaper.

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