Potty Training For Girls

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Potty Training For Girls Step 1: Look for signs of readiness

Potty training can only succeed when your daughter is ready: your daughter must be able to pull up and pull down pants and can indicate that she needs to urinate or defecate.

As a general rule, most toddlers are ready for potty training when she turns two years old; some may need to wait until she is three years old. Most parents carry out potty training when their daughters are between two years old and three years old.

A lot of studies have shown that girls take a shorter time to master these skills than boys as girls will not get distracted easily, but do not compare your girls with other girls. 

Signs of readiness include: 

1.Your daughter can follow simple instructions given by you.

2.Your daughter shows an interest in using the toilet.

3. She likes to be neat and dry and makes 'complaint' when the diaper is wet or unclean.

4. She can stay dry for periods of at least one to two hours and poops at a regular time every day.

5. She can pull her pants up and down on her own.

6. She is eager to be independent. She may want to do things on her own.

7. She can utter words that indicate toilet, urine, and stool.

If she is showing a lot of resistance in using the bathroom, maybe she is still not ready. In this case, you should wait for some times before trying again. 

Potty Training For Girls Step 2: Buy the right equipment

Whenever possible, let your child pick the design and color of the underwear or underpants so that she will be more eager to participate in the potty training.

Also, let your child pick a potty that she likes so that she will be more willing to use during the potty training.

Potty Training For Girls Step 3: Watch, learn and practice

(a) An excellent demonstration will help kids to urinate or defecate properly. She is also more willing to cooperate as she is doing "adult's job." First, tell her that you feel like doing a wee and must go to the toilet to do so, this will help her associate wee-ing and poo-ing with the bathroom. After that, bring her to the bathroom and show her the sequence of actions to be taken from pulling down the pant to pulling up the pants.

(b) On the first few days of training, you may want to ask your child in a regular interval of 2 hours if she needs to go to the toilet. Do not ever force her if she does not want to use the bathroom.

(c) You may want to put the potty near the area where your child is playing so that your child does not need to rush to the toilet and give her sufficient time to react to the call of nature.

(d) Do not forget to praise your daughter for the excellent progress made.

(e) Avoid letting her sit too long (15 minutes is sufficient) as this may make her think that you are punishing her.

(f) Make sure she is not get distracted by her sibling or by other activities. Watching TV or using other screens while sitting on the potty is often a major stumbling block for parents and children.

Tip 1: Teach her to sit and wipe

One of the crucial things you should teach your daughter is how to wipe correctly. This can help to avoid urinary tract infection. With a proper demonstration, explain to her that she needs to make sure she moves the toilet paper from front to back, especially when she has a bowel movement.

Also, teach your girl to pat the area dry after she pees; this can help to prevent urinary tract infections.

Consult your doctor in the following situations as she is likely to be affected by the urinary tract infection.

1. Your daughter needs to wee more frequently or feels a sudden need to go.

2. Your daughter says it hurts to wee and complains of tummy or pelvic pain.

3.  Your daughter starts to wet her pants after having established good bladder control.

Last, remember to ask your child to wash hand after using the toilet. Make sure he washes hands long enough and show her how to use the soap appropriately.

Tip 2: Try naked time

First, children at the age of 2 love to be naked and diaper-free.

After she wakes up in the morning, let her go naked below the waist. In this way, she will have no place to put her pee or poop; this may prompt her to use the toilet!

Tip 3: Commend good performance

Like the adult, your child will react positively to praise or prize. When your child is doing a good job, do not ever forget to reward her with a small prize, this will encourage her to run to potty whenever nature is calling.

Tip 4: Be consistent

Do not ever use the start-and-stop approach. It confuses your daughter in learning to listen to her body and react to the call of nature.

Tip 5: Accident will happen

An accident will happen. If your girl misses the toilet, do not comment or scold her. Just clean it up without pulling your face. Potty training is going to take weeks to complete; it is very normal for your child to mess up your toilet or house in the process.

If your child is too obsessed with game or activities and forgets to use the toilet, you may offer her a gentle reminder to prevent an accident from happening.