There are often bumps along the potty training road. Knowing where to find help can make it easier for parents to get the potty training program back on track.
Your Pediatrician
He or she deals with potty training questions all day long and can well be the best person to turn to for help. The pediatrician not only can tell you about potty training in general, she can assess your child and give you her opinion of your child’s readiness to undertake potty training.
Books
Look for advice in parenting books, and while you’re at the bookstore, get a kid’s book about potty training for your child. He’ll enjoy having his own book and you can use it to talk about his potty training.
Day Care Providers
If your child goes to daycare, talk to your provider. She’s probably been through the potty training process with several children and can give you good advice about what’s worked well in the past. It’s also important that she be part of your potty training team and uses the same process you use at home to potty train your child.
Older Children
If you have older children at home or if your child is around older children elsewhere, you already know how much little kids want to be like big kids. If your child realizes that big kids use the potty and little kids wear diapers, he will soon make the decision to cooperate with potty training.
Reinforcements/Rewards
Often implementing a reward system can get a stalled potty training routine moving again. A simple sticker chart and some stickers may be all your child needs to find the motivation to use the potty.
Potty training help is never far away.
