Potty/Toilet Training For Your Baby

Alot parents have the worries of when should you potty trained your baby.
Here's some tips for sharing. Hope it helps.

What is the best time to start?
The average age a toddler will potty train is 2½. If you use cloth diapers you can expect your toddler to potty train 5 months to 1 year earlier. Girls tend to potty train faster than boys.

Signs your child may be ready:

• Your child is staying dry for longer periods of time (often two hours or more). This indicates that her bladder capacity is increasing.


• Your child recognizes when she is in the process of urinating or voiding. If you try to potty train before this time, you'll likely run into trouble, since your child isn't really aware of what she's doing and so is unable to control something she can't understand.


• Your child is able to easily pull her pants up and down.


• Your child is able to sit and engage in an activity for several minutes without becoming distracted or irritable.


• Your child is walking and running well. Because the urge to potty is often sudden in toddlers, and because a potty isn't always steps away, it's important for your child to be able to make it to the toilet before an accident occurs.


• Finally, and perhaps most importantly, your child shows interest and desire. Interest in keeping dry or clean. Interest in wearing "big kid" underwear. Interest in what you're doing when you go potty and a desire to do what you're doing.

Remember, age is not the most important factor. Potty training will be best accomplished when your child's physical and emotional development are taken into account as well.

Once your toddler and you are ready for potty training go out of diapers completely. Doing away with diapers will reinforce potty training.

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