How to Develop Babies Toilet Habits?
It is IMPORTANT for Babies to Use the Toilet.
Because parents spoiled their children too much when they were young, they did not cultivate their babies' ability to do things independently. They did all the dressing and hand-washing themselves, and even helped to take off their trousers when they went to the toilet. Coupled with the old generation always like to help children in the child's urinary system is not yet fully developed, to help children to the toilet, in fact, from the point of view of modern parenting, this is not scientific. Because the child's control of the urinary system generally to 1 year and a half is about 18 months to mature, can better control urination. This way the child has not been able to experience the sensation of a full bladder to urinate, but instead has been unable to learn to control it, resulting in many children who are able to urinate at three or four months of age still wetting the bed frequently or having problems with frequent urination at the age of three or four.
So the baby's toilet problem will always be one of the parents' worries, parents will always worry that if they don't help the baby to go to the toilet on time, what will happen if the baby wets the bed, or what will happen if the diaper is full and not found in time. In the midst of all these worries, parents will help their babies to do things in order to reduce their worries. They will not stop until they feel that everything is perfect for the baby. This very much affects the baby's independence. Take the baby's toileting as an example, the parents regularly hold the baby to go to the toilet and also help the baby to take off his trousers. In this process, the parents do it themselves, the baby did not learn a thing, seriously affecting the baby's ability to do things independently in the future.
So from the baby will walk, the mother can consider training the baby toilet, although at this time the baby can not fully independent control of defecation, but some parenting experts do not recommend to the baby before the age of 2 years to put the poo and pee, but it should be known that the baby learns to toilet, not only need to physiological maturity, but also need to adapt to the process of psychological, our purpose is not to let the baby at once to learn their own toileting, but to let the baby gradually developed We are not aiming to let babies learn to toilet themselves in one go, but to let them gradually develop the good habit of toileting by themselves.
Toilet is a very simple thing for adults, but for our babies is a big challenge, and thus teach the baby toilet is also an aspect of parental education for babies, to gradually guide the baby, the baby can be independent toilet on their own physical and mental development of the baby is also beneficial. Many new mums and dads can be said to be clueless about this aspect of caring for their children, and don't know how to carry out toilet training for their children, so now I can tell parents that if their child has the following performances, it means that he is ready to receive toilet training.
1. The child often says "I can do it myself", which indicates that he wants to become more independent.
2. He has formed his own bowel habits, is more regular and blushes and looks focused when he is about to have a bowel movement.
3. He is comfortable putting on and taking off his own trousers.
4. The boy is very interested in going to the toilet with his father and imitates his father's actions.
5. He is physically developed enough to walk to the place where the potty is placed and sit on the potty to solve the problem by himself.
6. He knows the difference between peeing and pooping and he may mention this when you change his nappy.
7. You may find that he can go longer without wetting his nappy, up to a maximum of 3 to 6 hours of constant dryness. This shows that his bladder function and control are improving.
8. He can understand what you say and follow simple commands such as "go get your bear."
9. He is beginning to recognise the sensations he feels when he needs to pee or poo and can show them, for example by looking uncomfortable and curling up. Soon he will learn to tell you about these needs before he poos and pees.
10. He will feel uncomfortable if his nappy is wet and will complain to you for help.
11. He may rip the nappy off after every wetting, which means he may use up to 10 nappies a day. If that's true, simply count the cost and you'll realise it's time for your child to learn to solve problems on the potty.
Your baby is ready for toilet training when the above conditions are present. In toilet training, parents can not be too hasty. Although the children know to go to the bathroom to urinate and defecate, but after all, is still small, poor self-control, many babies will often wet their trousers because of greed, no less worrying parents, in fact, for babies to learn a new skill need to be repeated many times to stabilise completely, to be gradual and progressive will be the result.
①Give your child time to prepare psychologically.
Toilet training for children before, must let the child to do psychological preparation, with the child to introduce how to toilet, with the child to introduce the feelings brought about by urination and defecation, and to prepare for the child the necessary items, including the child's special bucket, in addition to the need for parents to prepare a few more pairs of pants, the convenience of the child wetting his trousers in time to change, usually in the summer for toilet training more convenient.
②Let the child through imitation to urinate and defecate
Whether it is a boy or a girl, there is an object that can be imitated, girls and mothers with the toilet, boys and dads together, naturally, can observe the method of the toilet, this time it is necessary to parents and children to explain the difference between boys and girls toilet.
③Careful observation of the child's defecation pattern
Parents need to observe the child's toilet situation and time, so that you can remind the child in advance, so that the child is ready to go to the toilet, of course, the child whether to go to the toilet still have to decide on their own, parents can not help the child to decide whether to go to the toilet.
Parents should have patience, the baby in the process of practicing toileting, any one of these links have accidents may cause the baby performance back and forth, this time the parents are not teaching the baby, excessive accusations of the baby can only be counterproductive, but to carefully analyse the baby in the end in which part of the problem, to find the root of the problem targeted solutions. Parents should remind the baby in time, the baby often because of play or curiosity often forget their own body sensations, often found that they want to urinate when already urinated or want to hold it can not be held, parents should be timely reminder.
Choosing a Toilet Tool is even more IMPORTANT.
Children's potty is designed according to the characteristics of the baby defecation aids, children's potty on the market in a variety of styles, but summed up in fact is the following two categories:
The first category is the seat type toilet, the shape is very diverse, there are like a small stool, there are animal shape, and even a small car shape, but the function is similar, is to let the baby sit on the potty toilet, parents and then clean up the potty can be, generally made of plastic. Advantage is that the size of the baby, you can play while toileting, reduce the baby's psychological pressure; disadvantage is that the baby is easy to equate the potty with toys, it may be difficult to toilet with the potty linked together.
The second category is the toilet seat, that is, in the adult toilet, plus a size suitable for the baby toilet seat, the market of children's toilet seat has a lot of humane design, such as in the gasket to increase the handrail, easy to hold the baby sit firmly, or increase the toilet ladder, easy to baby up and down and avoid the baby's feet hanging in the air. The advantage is to facilitate the training of the baby to the washroom toilet, and without parents to clean, toilet directly after flushing the toilet can be.
Parents can buy a toilet according to preference, but no matter what kind of toilet, in the purchase of which need to pay attention to three points:
1. Choosing the appropriate size of the size of the toilet ring, paying attention to the toilet ring, not the size of the entire toilet, toilet ring is too large, the baby's bum is easy to fall down stuck in it, not very safe. But should not be too small, too small urine is easy to splash outside.
2. Toilet seat circumference should be smooth without burrs, no sharp parts. Purchase with a hand touch the potty to see if there is no sharp parts, to try to avoid buying products with burrs, so as not to scratch the baby.
3. If the conditions allow, let the baby first sit up and try to see if the sitting up stable, especially toilet washers a class of products, but also to see if the baby is comfortable to sit up and try to buy the baby like the product.
Finally choosing the Right Time is also IMPORTANT.
Toilet training is most suitable for the summer, because the child summer wear cool, and training during the inevitable "accident" occurs, if the winter training, a problem adults have to add very much of the pressure of laundry, it is easy to blame the child, easy to fail. Those winter full one and a half years old baby, may also want to wait a few months, to the arrival of spring and summer and then start training. And in the summer heat, the child in nappies is not breathable and uncomfortable.
Also give the child some psychological preparation. For example, a boy can be shown how his dad pees standing up, and a girl can see how her mum sits on the toilet. And guide the child, let them feel can use the toilet to go to the toilet, can relieve the diaper, is a kind of grown-up performance, many children like this "I grow up" sense of pride. In addition to verbal guidance and role modelling, you can also show your child relevant picture books. It is also important for adults to understand that there is a physical readiness factor in whether a child is toilet trained or not, and not to go against the laws of childhood growth.
Once your child is mentally prepared, and the toilet is ready, you can begin specific training. At first, you can let the child continue to wear a diaper, tell him when he wants to urinate, to go to sit on the toilet, especially when you want to poop, you can undo the diaper to sit on the toilet. Adults must not criticise the child, but must praise the child for each successful operation, and when the child fails (pooing in the nappy when it is too late), remain calm and continue to invite the child to go and sit on the urinal, so that they can build up the relationship between pooing and the toilet within themselves. After a while, when your child has better control, you can start by leaving the nappy on during the day and still wearing it at bedtime. Still the same as in the early stage, every time you succeed, praise, increase the child's self-confidence and sense of satisfaction, failures will try to play down do not give the child pressure. Then generally a week to a month or so, most children can successfully say goodbye to daytime nappies. There is also the child on the urine always can not hold it before the reaction, often too late to go to the toilet on the urine, do not therefore blame, parents can remind the baby every once in a while.