Dear Bezim (How Should Parents Give Toilet Training?)
Children meet many innovations in their lives after they start walking. First of all, home is a big world for them to explore. In this period, there are dangers and things to do for the child, who gradually begins to spend time apart from the mother. This period, on the one hand, brings the energy of trying to be autonomous, on the other hand, it is a process in which prohibitions are met. That’s why he starts to hear the words ‘no’ or ‘you can’t’, which he hasn’t heard much before. In this developmental period, one of the tasks that the child must handle is to let go of the diaper.
Children are the best self-evident that they are ready to take off their diapers. Not wanting to wear the diaper, their attitude in the bathroom and toilet, games and imitations about the toilet are indicators that it is time to gradually leave the diaper.
The process can be started by placing a clothed potty on your child’s height once a day after a meal. In this process;
· Wait with your child on the toilet
· If he doesn’t want to sit down, don’t force him to postpone it
· Show and explain the processes to him. After you poop in your diaper, empty the potty into the toilet and flush it and have it with you during these processes.
· If you are able to do these, give words of praise to your child and applaud him
· If you do not experience any difficulties in this process and your child does not show much resistance, go to the next step and sit on the potty without tying a diaper and gradually increase the frequency
· Your child should know that he or she can get help from you whenever he or she has difficulty in this regard. For example, at the beginning of this process, you may want to do the diaper occasionally. It has to be MET WITH UNDERSTANDING. Or she may just want to remove her diaper while she is going to the toilet.
· Sometimes sitting on the toilet can be boring for children. In this process, toilet games (making shapes with toilet paper or singing songs together, etc.), reading fairy tales can be practiced between the mother and the child.
· Toilet training is mostly not related to the mother’s interest in the child. It doesn’t show his bond with you or your success .
· Do not forget that this process will differ from child to child, sometimes in a short time and sometimes it may take longer.
· Be aware that minor accidents can happen from time to time.
