How to Potty Train a Girl
They say toilet training a girl is much easier than training a boy. Although there may be differences in some areas, the important thing to remember when potty training a child is to always consider his or her readiness to be potty trained. Here are some tips on potty training a girl.
Things You’ll Need:
A potty chair
Rewards like candies and chocolates
Big girls undies
Preparations:
Being able to go to the toilet by herself is one of the many developmental milestones of a child. Toilet training should start between 18 and 24 months. This is the period when a child is able to tell if her diapers are wet or that she needs to go to the toilet.
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Take your child with you when you pee and show her how you do it. Doing this would give your child an idea on how to pee and make her comfortable in the bathroom.
Let your child choose the potty chair she wants. Place the potty chair in her play area. It’s also a good idea to buy a few potty chairs and place them on different areas of the house. This way, your child will easily be able to go to her chair whenever she needs to.
Explain to your daughter that the potty chair is hers. Let her sit on the chair while playing with her dolls. Don’t force your child to sit on the chair when she doesn’t want to.
When your child is already used to sitting on the chair, start toilet training her.
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Check for your child’s expressions. When a child needs to go to the toilet and can’t tell you, her facial reactions would change. She may also stop what she’s doing. When you see these cues, bring your child to her chair.
You can also tell your child that she won’t be using her diapers all day anymore. Start by letting her wear her big girls undies for a few hours a day. During these hours that she’s not on diapers, tell her to inform you when she needs to go pee or poop so you can help her on her potty chair. You may also instruct your child to sit on her chair when she feels like she has to go. When she’s well accustomed already to sitting on her chair, she’ll go directly on the chair when she needs to, even without telling you.
Reward your child for every successful time that she’s able to use her potty chair. Never reprimand her for not being able to do so, instead, encourage her and tell her that she’ll be able to do better next time.
When your child got used to using her potty chair, help her use the adult toilet seat. You may need to have a step up stool for her. Explain to her that adult toilet seats are much like her potty chair. Show her how to use the flush.
Keep training her until she’s ready to go to the toilet on her own.
Toilet training a child requires time and patience from you. Be patient with your daughter and keep encouraging her until she’s able to do it on her own. After knowing girl potty training, time for you to learn how to potty train a boy.