When a baby reaches a certain age, they cannot be convenient wherever they want. It's almost time for the child to start kindergarten. Before starting kindergarten, it's important to learn how to easily access the restroom so that they can enter smoothly. So how should babies undergo toilet training?
1、 When to conduct toilet training
Generally speaking, it is most appropriate to train babies to urinate and defecate around the age of 1, 5-2. However, the development of each baby varies from person to person, and parents do not need to blindly compare themselves. When to train a baby to use the toilet on their own depends on the specific situation. But if the baby shows the following signals, it will be twice as easy to train with half the effort!
1. The anal sphincter and bladder are relatively mature, and can maintain a few hours without urinating during the day.
2. I like dry diapers, but I feel uncomfortable with wet diapers and tell adults.
3. At least until the stage of walking, being able to take off your pants on your own is an important step in training for toileting.
4. Have a fixed bowel movement habit every day and have a regular schedule.
5. Can listen and understand some vocabulary instructions related to using the toilet, such as "pee, poop, dirty, wet, smelly", etc.
6. Knowing that you need to go to the bathroom for urination and defecation, you will inform your parents.
7. Has a sense of imitation, enjoys observing the daily behavior of other parent members, and has their own thoughts.
2、 Male and female differences in toilet training
Different from learning other skills, when babies develop gender awareness, parents should also treat them differently when training them to urinate and defecate.
Male baby
1. Train first on the seat, then on the training station
Because urination and defecation are usually excreted together, even for male babies, training to use the toilet should start from sitting. In this way, the baby will know that urination and defecation must be done in the toilet bowl. If babies are taught to urinate standing first, they are likely to be distracted by the ability to control the direction of urination freely.
2. Starting from imitation
At this stage, most babies start learning from imitation, so they can imitate their father or brother when they go to the bathroom. Perhaps the baby may wonder why the father urinates standing while the mother sits. At this point, parents can take the opportunity to explain the differences between gender and toileting to their children.
3. Training with games
Game training is mainly used to train babies to urinate. Many fathers abroad take their male babies to the toilet or urinal to train them to urinate in a civilized manner. They throw a microphone in the water and ask the child to pull out a little chicken and aim it at the "fire".
Baby girl
1. Imitating Mom's Toilet Use
If there is a daughter at home, toilet training mainly relies on the mother's training. At the beginning, you can choose cute bedpans for them and train them to squat when they get older. It should be noted that when training girls to wipe their buttocks after defecation, they should wipe from front to back to avoid contaminating the urinary tract.
2. Baby's clothing should be simple
Many mothers like to dress up their daughters beautifully, but during the training period for their babies to use the toilet, it is best to choose simple clothing. Children often hold their urine until they can no longer hold it before telling adults. If the outfit is too complicated, it is likely to wet your pants due to frustration when taking them off.
3、 Specific steps for training babies to use the toilet
1. Master the signals of defecation
Parents need to know when their babies need to defecate. A careful mother can definitely grasp the signals of their baby's bowel movements through careful observation and recording. Generally, if a baby cries and becomes restless, clamps their legs, covers their private parts, frowns and trembles, and lacks concentration, they are about to defecate.
2. Take the baby to the toilet and take off their pants
Bring the baby to the toilet and encourage them to take off their pants to their ankles. If the baby does a good job, parents should not hesitate to praise them. When training babies to use the toilet, it is best to start with elastic pants.
3. Sitting on the toilet to defecate
Choose a toilet suitable for babies and let them gradually become familiar with it. Parents often train them on how to squat. When defecating, try to keep the baby in a specific posture. If the "clanking sound" of the faucet can be used to induce urination, and a "hmm~hmm~" sound can be made during defecation to help with forceful excretion.
4. Clean your little butt
At the beginning of training babies to use the toilet, parents still need to help with wiping their buttocks. Raise the baby's buttocks for easy cleaning. When the baby is a little older, parents can train the baby to wipe on their own.
5. Lift your pants and wash your hands
Lifting pants does not mean the end of the toileting process, and there is also the step of flushing the toilet. In addition, parents must remind their babies to develop the good habit of washing their hands after using the toilet.
Toilet training for babies is a relatively long-term job, and mothers must patiently demonstrate and give their babies countless instructions. As long as the skills are done well, the baby can definitely learn how to use the toilet.
