Dr. Phil’s Guide to Potty Training

It’s no wonder why today’s parents are confused when it comes to potty training their children. If you simply take one trip down the baby aisle of your local store you will see potty chairs in every variety imaginable and at every price as well! There are miniature toilets that sit on the floor, padded potty chairs, potty seats that actually play music, and even potty chairs that attach to the toilet. Here is a step by step guide to Dr. Phil’s method.
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Potty Training Mistakes Parents Make

Potty training can be a trying experience for parents sometimes. It’s extremely important to make sure that your child feels like he is well supported and that you maintain a positive attitude toward him if you want to ensure success. Here are some things that you will want to avoid. Don’t try to force the issue. Make sure that your child is ready to use the potty, is able to tell you what his needs are and can handle what is needed to do it before starting.
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Potty Training Children with Disabilities

While many parents often complain of experiencing difficulty when they are potty training their children, for most families, potty training is a fairly easy thing to do. Even when there are problems or children show signs of resistance to it, usually they will eventually become potty trained. However, this is not always the case when dealing with children that have developmental delays or disabilities, such as autism, Down syndrome, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, etc. Children with special needs can be more difficult to potty train.
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Great Advice for Potty Training

Most children are ready to begin potty training when they are between the ages of 18 and 24 months. You will know when they are ready because the signs will be there. These are the signs that you need to look for when you are potty training your child:

 
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9 Tips for Fun Potty Training

You will also have to start to develop your plan for the training process. There are several different opinions of how to potty train. However, it is important that you choose your method to make sure that it is the method that is most effective for you, your child and your family. There is the potty train in less than a day method that Dr. Phil offers. This can work well but it is very intense and can be overwhelming for parents who are young or for those who do not have the right patience. You have to think of your personality as well as your child’s, and then choose your method. Here are some great tips to making potty training your child much more fun and exciting:
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Night Time Potty Training

Once your child has the daytime potty training routine down, it’s time to start working towards staying dry during the night. This is a process that can happen quickly for some children and more slowly for others. Don’t worry and don’t push them if it is hard at first because that is a common problem. Chances are that everyone in the family has been working hard at potty training with your child, so it may be a good idea to take a break at night.
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Getting Your Child to Cooperate with Potty Training

If your child has started potty training and is not taking the chance to go on the offensive about it on his/her own, you are going to have to help him to ease into it. there are some things that you can do, so here are some ideas to consider to help him make progress towards getting the process started:. You can start by asking yourself these questions:
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Learning How to Pre-Potty Train Your Child

When I first tried to teach my daughter to potty train, I put her in “panties” and thought she would know what to do. Of course, I knew very little about the subject than I eventually learned some time to learn how to teach her to go potty. Then we would start over.
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Picking the Right Potty Chair

It’s no wonder why today’s parents are confused when it comes to potty training their children. If you simply take one trip down the baby aisle of your local store you will see potty chairs in every variety imaginable and at every price as well! There are miniature toilets that sit on the floor, padded potty chairs, potty seats that actually play music, and even potty chairs that attach to the toilet. This can make it nearly impossible to pick the right one for you, so which one is right for your child? Let’s compare the most common types of potty training chairs which include:
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When to Potty Train Your Child

It can be hard to figure out when it is the right time to potty train your child. It is really a decision that can only be made by the child. Today’s parents just don’t seem to want to take the time to wait for their child to be ready to potty train and instead force them into doing it early. This is a real problem that can cause all sorts of problems for the child if he or she isn’t ready to begin the process.
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