![]() Soon, he was telling me when he had to go. After about a week, I put him on every 30 minutes. So, I put Griffin on the toilet every 20 minutes during the first week of potty training, especially after meals! I would also monitor liquids so that he wasn’t downing 2 cups of water first thing in the morning… unless he really wanted it and then I’d put him on the toilet every 15 minutes. Tip 3: Put them on the toilet oftenĪs much as we’re trying to teach them to feel and honor the urge to go, we also want to work with them. He didn’t have any more accidents for the rest of the week. At the end of the day, we returned all the toys to the basket and started again the next day. Every time he went pee or poo on the potty, I let him pick one toy out of basket. I explained that this was for potty training. So, we went to toy store and picked out a few things he was totally excited about. He has little animals, dinosaurs and literally walks around with 2-3 figurines at all times. Now, food always motivates me, but not my child. Then I realized that I wasn’t tapping into what motivates him. First few days, Griffin had like 2-4 accidents a day and I was getting frustrated. I told Griffin that every time he went on the potty, he would get a treat. I started with natural treats like fruit-flavored lollypops and organic dark-chocolate, and so forth. While some more evolved souls may not use any form of encouragement or reward, I did. Get free updates based on your toddler’s birth date! – Free Updates on Toddler Sign me up! Cover the areas where you’ll be focusing the potty training. The key is to roll up any rugs where he/she might pee on. I didn’t do any of the rugs upstairs because I kept him in a contained area to make it easier on everyone. ![]() I only really took up one rug where he played a lot. I wanted a good stash so we could easily recover from accidents without having to do a ton of laundry. I kinda thought of it like cloth diapers. I bought a dozen pairs so that I wouldn’t have to do laundry everyday. Get plenty of potty training pants - consider letting your child pick out the colors/patterns. Yes, it costs a bit more than just one, but I found it was important to make it easy for the little one to find and use a toilet while potty training. We used this one by Bjorn and this other one by Bjorn. I also recommend getting a couple potties so that you’ve got one in most areas of the house. You can have him or her pick out their potty as this gets them more invested in process. This will help prepare him emotionally for the big day. As I stated in first video, tell your child that you’re going to start potty training at least a week before you start.
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