Website design By BotEap.comMany people say that it is more difficult to potty train a boy than a girl. From my experience potty training hundreds of children, I have found that the basics are the same for both genders. This is true whether the child is potty trained at home or potty trained in a daycare situation.

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Website design By BotEap.comChildren are a little different from the potty train, but they are not more difficult. You can sit your child down, this may be easier if you are potty training a younger child or stand up and urinate if this is what you are used to seeing a man do. Potty training a child may be easier when she is away because children often enjoy peeing against a tree and sometimes want to pee even when they don’t really need to pee.

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Website design By BotEap.comConsistency is the number one rule and the most important thing to learn and implement when potty training your child. Why is this? Inconsistency will confuse your child and make it more difficult for him to know exactly what is expected of him. Many parents I have worked with ignore this important rule and wonder why it is so difficult for them to potty train their children. They fluctuate between having him in diapers and then in his briefs depending on what they are doing or where they are going and potty training is more difficult for him.

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Website design By BotEap.comIf you use rewards and praise effectively, the entire process of potty training your child will go faster and easier. A potty training reward chart works well, especially if you buy her some extra special stickers. Take him with you and let him help you choose them, but don’t be tempted to give in to whining, tantrums or arguments and let him have them when he hasn’t relieved himself.

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Website design By BotEap.comWhen potty training your child, use positive reinforcement to encourage compliance, not negative reinforcement. Tell him what you want him to do and not what you don’t want. “Do your pee in the potty” rather than “Don’t pee your pants.” Praise him when he performs in the right place and avoid criticizing him when he has an accident.

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Website design By BotEap.comPotty training your child with another child, especially an older child, makes the whole process much faster. Ask those who are starting to potty train their friends at the same time. I have often seen quite young children who want to start potty training themselves because they spend time with slightly older children who know how to use the potty.

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Website design By BotEap.comIt is possible to go cold turkey, this type of approach may be more suitable for an older child. This means that on a specific date determined by you and your family situation, you will remove your child’s diapers or pants completely and will not put them back on all day or night. Sometimes this is easier than doing it day first and night later, which is the approach many parents use.

Website design By BotEap.comPotty training your child in the first place can seem like a daunting experience. Make sure you prepare well and stick with consistency and it will be much easier.

Website design By BotEap.comReward charts can help make the potty training experience easier and more enjoyable for your child.