15 TIPS TO POTTY TRAIN YOUR TODDLER

Potty training is definitely a remarkable milestone for a toddler and the mother. It is not easy to achieve that remarkable milestone. Here are some tips that help you in potty training your toddler. 

1. Get the hints from kids
2. Start the training when the toddler is able to sit or feel uneasy with a diaper or communicate the urge of peeing or pooping(not always verbally). Get the hints and start saying to them. They had to do it in the potty. They can understand.
3. Know the mood of kid: Not always they have mood for potty training. Asa mother thou can know when the kids will cooperate with training. Pick the right time.
4. Buy a good potty chair: The foremost thing is to buy a good potty chair with their favourite colours. They must feel comfortable in that chair. 
5. Read to them: Make the potty training interesting. Read them a story or sing their favourite song. Let them sit for 5 minutes a day. 
6. Set realistic targets: You need to go with your kid's pace and set reasonable targets. 
7. Postpone if the kid is not interested: If the kid is not interested, postpone your training. Postpone for few more days and start when they are in good mood again. 
8. Be prepared for accidents: Not all the time you can succeed. Be prepared for the accidents too. 
9. Don't push: Pushing them for training may create a permanent aversion for training. 
10. Don't scold, shame, embarrass, threaten, punish kids. make it a fun activity for them. Explain that the potty should be done in the potty seat only.
11. Select the dresses so that they(or you) can easily take it off, to avoid accidents
12. Don't compare with other kids at any point in time. 
13. Teach them to wash their hands after potty. Rather you wash your hands so that they can imitate your actions. 
14. They are kids. Don't expect them to train overnight. Patience is the key to train your kids.
15. Finally, don't forget to praise them when they did it properly. 

Make the potty time a habit and part of their routine. To start with, pick 2-3 times a day and let the kid sit on the potty for a few minutes. If it happens, it is good. But if they don't worry. Remember every child develops at a certain rate and patience is key.

Happy Motherhood!!!

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