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| PottyPlayBy Amy Palmer& Melisa Hutchings Pottytraining can be difficult and stressful for you and your toddler. These training tips can help make learning to use the pottyfun for you both. ForBoys Cereal Target. Place a few Cheerios or Fruit Loops in the potty for sinking or targetpractice, this makes potty training boys a little easier and a lot more FUN! Potty Party. Little boys naturally look up to their Daddy. When Dad has to go, have son go too. This can help him feel like a BIG BOY and the bathroom wont be solonely. ForGirlsPretty Potty. Let your daughter decorate her potty seat with paints or stickers. This gives her a chance to create her own SPECIAL potty and can be lotsor fun too. Fancy Pants. Letyour daughter pick out some pretty panties of her own. This encourages her to use the potty and not mess her fancy pants. MorePotty Training Tips! Pick-a-Potty. Let your child pick out his/her own potty seat Potty Play. Give your child time to become familiar with the potty, let them take itapart and put it back together, sue it as a chair, etc. This will allow them some time to overcome any fears they may have. Place-a-Potty. Allow your child to place their potty in an appropriate place outside ofthe bathroom. (Sometimes the bathroom can be a scary place.) Gradually have your child move the potty to the bathroom. Lots of FUN. Be sure to use lots of encouraging words and praise when theygo on the potty. Getting angry whenyour child has an accident will only make potty training more difficult andfrightening! Remember that one ofthe few things that your child can control is his body. You cant force a child to go on command. They have to want to. Yourgoal is to get your childs cooperation. So loosen up and have fun and think about the day when you can finallysay goodbye to the diapers.
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