Easy Ways To Quickly Potty Train Your Toddler

Run The Tap

If your toddler is having trouble urinating, you may have been told to run the tap to help them go. While it may seem crazy, this trick does appear to stimulate a toddler's need to use the bathroom. This trick is best reserved for children having a hard time releasing urine. Running the bath tap is even more effective, according to some parents. In either case, running water only appears to work well when a toddler really has to urinate. These toddlers typically are almost fully trained, but they have issues with controlling when their body releases waste. The running water can help trigger this release, and it can be used as a teaching tool. If you choose to use it as a teaching tool, make sure you eventually teach your child how to stop relying on running water to use the restroom.

Think Outside The Box

Ultimately, no one knows your toddler better than you do, and there are certain techniques your child will respond to that no other human will. Expert tricks apply to the majority of children, and likely will work for yours. Alone though, they may not be enough. This is where the potty training process gets creative for parents. You can help a child, particularly boys, aim by using round cereal pieces. You can also get creative with the rewards. Some parents set up a token economy, where children earn points they can spend on rewards after a number of successful potty trips.

Other parents have a special potty success dance and song, and some use only words of encouragement. Truly, the more fun potty training seems, the easier it will be for your toddler to learn. Potty training does not and should not be a time of immense stress for you or your toddler, and when you think outside the box, the process can become more fun for everyone.