The Potty Boot Camp

This article, found on http://family-parenting.savvy-cafe.com/, discusses nighttime potty training. It helps parents to realize that accidents are common in kids even as late as age five.

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For some children, nighttime potty training can be an easy and smooth transition from their daytime routine. For these kids, simply being able to conquer bladder control during the day develops their nighttime habits enough that they are able to stay dry the majority of the time. However, about one third of kids under the age of three still have accidents……..

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Post by Suzanne Riffel, author of “The Potty Boot Camp: Basic Training for Toddlers” - a new, fast, easy toilet training method that produces remarkable results.

The Potty Boot Camp is not intended for kids under eighteen months, however the concept of infant potty training has been around for ages. This article, entitled “Look Who’s Going Potty,” discusses the new trend in toilet training for babies.

I wholeheartedly endorse the concept, and just wish I had been able to dedicate the time required to make this technique successful. (It works best for stay at home moms.) More power to those who can do it!

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Toilet Potty Training
By Loo Puay Kiong

Successfully potty training boys is said to take a longer time than girls. Nobody can really tell the reason why, but most people consider the fact the it is the mommies who are the potty-trainers, and considering the difference between males and females, girls are usually the ones who immediately get the idea of toilet potty training since they are physically like their mommies. Boys on the other hand would need a male role model to completely get the right procedure.

Another reason may also be because, more than learning the basics of potty training, boys need to also learn and master the proper way of peeing standing up. At first, boys need to learn to pee sitting down since peeing and pooping usually come at the same time at least for the first few months thus, it would be easier to toilet train them that way.

After a few months or so, when your son can now pee sitting down by himself, he is ready to go to the next step: learning to pee standing up. This would require a male role model so it is better to ask his dad, an older brother or an uncle for help. Make your son go with his male role model to the bathroom and see for himself how it is done. After a while, he can try doing it himself.

To help him perfect the proper way of peeing standing up, here are some potty training tips that you could try:

Aiming takes a lot of practice and so you must be ready to do little wipe-ups here and there before your boy can actually do it right. Show him how to point his penis down so that he won’t spray his pee around the bathroom. It would also be helpful if he has a target to which he can aim his pee. One potty training tip suggests Cheerio cereals, paper boats or any other small, floating and flushable products as useful and fun targets.

Making toilet potty training fun for him can also help. Instead of floating cheerios, you could also try draining the water from the bowl, then painting a red target. This could be another way of perfecting his aim.

Training could also be made fun with his role model. On a trip to the woods for example, or somewhere where it is private, the boy can practice his aim. In the winter, father and son could have a peeing party while trying to right in the snow.

It would also help to make everything about toilet potty training comfortable for the boy. If the boy can not reach the toilet bowl, give him a boost by letting him stand on your toes or providing a safe platform on which he can stand. But, be sure that the toilet seat is secure enough not to fall down on your little boy as he is urinating or is guarded enough to prevent him from scraping his penis. You wouldn’t want his potty experience to be a painful one.

Toilet potty training your young boy won’t be much of a problem for you if you make it fun and easy for your son. Without the stress of trying to learn something new and perfecting it, your young one could learn to go to the potty with ease.

A must read Toilet Potty Training for all parents.
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Many parents wonder when they should discontinue diapers at bedtime. General “expert” opinion is that a child’s bladder is mature enough to stay dry through the night at about 2 1/2 years old.

The Potty Boot Camp recommends going “cold turkey” with nighttime diapers when you have determined your child is ready. Have a conversation with your toddler about the upcoming change. Let them know that it is OK to get out of bed to use the potty. Place the potty right next to the bed and leave a night light on so that the child can easily find it if needed.

Typically, accidents will occur for about a week. For some children the accidents are actually a necessary learning activity. Only after having an accident does the child learn the sensation and awareness of needing to go.

If bed wetting persists beyond a couple of weeks, the toddler’s bladder might not be fully developed. Wait another month and try again. If the problem persists, consult your pediatrician to rule out a true “bed wetting” problem.

An invaluable product to use during this transition phase (and through potty training in general) is a sheet protector that is placed over the bottom mattress. It is a quick and easy way to clean up after an accident - and prevents the need for sheet changing at two am!

Here is a link to one of the products available at Amazon.com: