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Sam
I 2 kids a boy and a girl. My daughter is almost 2 and im not sure when I should start potty training her and how to go about it. So i would love some advice.
ANY tips or trick for potty training girls and boys would be nice.
Answer
Potty training is a rite of passage that all toddlers (and their parents) must go through. First you need to make you that both your toddler and you are ready to begin. Your toddler should be at least 2 years old, and be able to do such things as walk from room to room, raise and lower his or her own pants, sit independently, and follow a few one-step commands. Children also should have some awareness of and be able to communicate the need to urinate. You also need to be ready to provide consist support to your toddler as he or she learns to use the toilet. Your home life also should be fairly stable at this time (e.g., not in the process of moving or divorce.) Now you know that all parties are ready, here are some tips to help you both survive the process. They are called the 7 Ps, no pun intended.
1. Parent modeling. Frequently allow your child to go with either you or your spouse to the bathroom. Like almost anything else, young children first learn by observing and mimicking mom and dadâs behavior.
2. Potty chair. Give your child a chance to get used to and comfortable with the potty chair. Set it out and let your child sit on it, name it, put stickers on it, and decide (within reason) where to put it i.e. in front of the toilet or by the sink.
3. Practice. Let your child practice using the potty chair. This practice should be "play" practice, with clothes on. The next part may be difficult for some dads, but itâs only temporary. In the beginning, boys should be trained to sit on the potty chair or the toilet, for two reasons. First, sitting encourages bowel movements and so you might get a âtwofer,â which is a bowel movement and urination during the same sitting. Second, sitting will help avoid what one might call the âgarden hoseâ effect. Untrained boys have not yet had to stand, urinate, and aim all at the same time and may (will) accidentally spray the room (missing the potty or the toilet). Later, when toilet training is well established, they can stand.
4. Pull-ups. Unfortunately for your child (but fortunately for your budget), to make the program work, your child must go âcold turkeyâ on Pull-ups, except at bedtime. The reason for this approach is simple: Pull-ups are actually wearable toilets, and your child is unlikely to see much need for using the one in your home when he or she can much more easily use the one he or she is wearing.
5. Prompting: You will need to prompt your child to go to the bathroom and sit for a few minutes multiple times a day. Tell, them when they need to sit on the potty chair. Donât ask if they need to go potty. The answer will invariably be ânoâ even as they do the âgotta pottyâ dance in before your very eyes and a huge puddle forms on the floor at your very feet.
6. Praise. Praise you child for all correct toileting behaviors, Not just when he or she produces a poo-poo or a pee-pee but every time your child does any toileting behavior correctly â pulls down his or her pants, sits on the potty, whatever â be sure to praise him or her. Do this even when your child is having more accidents than successes. Remember, as children enter into the training phase, the training is likely to be way more important to you than it is to them. But if they get the idea that pooping and peeing into the potty is a way for them to get their names in lights, the importance of training will quickly increase for them, along with their cooperation. You can take this a step further and use rewards. One method is to wrap little items â stickers, tiny toys, beads, gum, etc. â in tin foil and put them in jar near the bathroom. When the child achieves a success at any level, he or she gets to grab one prize (not one handful) from the jar. Praise and rewards make the training experience fulfilling, and make it more likely that children will repeat the positive toilet behaviors.
7. Postpone. Here in P #7 we have some really good news. You can always postpone. You can always put them back in Pampers or Pull-ups, declare a moratorium on any discussion about toileting for a few weeks or even months, and then start again. They will ultimately be motivated to be trained, possibly by something other than your prompting. For example, the rules of social life in childhood weigh heavily against toileting accidents in school-aged kids. In fact, research shows that having an accident in school is the third greatest child fear, behind the death of a parent and going blind. (And I know that high school kids frown on their peers who wear Pampers or Pull-ups.) So the point of P #7 is that if training is going badly, for whatever reason, you can use the time-honored method for winning a war that is being lost â declare victory and retreat.
For more on potty training and other parenting issues, visit our website at www.parenting.org
Counselor C.L.
Boys Town National Hotline
1-800-448-3000
Potty training is a rite of passage that all toddlers (and their parents) must go through. First you need to make you that both your toddler and you are ready to begin. Your toddler should be at least 2 years old, and be able to do such things as walk from room to room, raise and lower his or her own pants, sit independently, and follow a few one-step commands. Children also should have some awareness of and be able to communicate the need to urinate. You also need to be ready to provide consist support to your toddler as he or she learns to use the toilet. Your home life also should be fairly stable at this time (e.g., not in the process of moving or divorce.) Now you know that all parties are ready, here are some tips to help you both survive the process. They are called the 7 Ps, no pun intended.
1. Parent modeling. Frequently allow your child to go with either you or your spouse to the bathroom. Like almost anything else, young children first learn by observing and mimicking mom and dadâs behavior.
2. Potty chair. Give your child a chance to get used to and comfortable with the potty chair. Set it out and let your child sit on it, name it, put stickers on it, and decide (within reason) where to put it i.e. in front of the toilet or by the sink.
3. Practice. Let your child practice using the potty chair. This practice should be "play" practice, with clothes on. The next part may be difficult for some dads, but itâs only temporary. In the beginning, boys should be trained to sit on the potty chair or the toilet, for two reasons. First, sitting encourages bowel movements and so you might get a âtwofer,â which is a bowel movement and urination during the same sitting. Second, sitting will help avoid what one might call the âgarden hoseâ effect. Untrained boys have not yet had to stand, urinate, and aim all at the same time and may (will) accidentally spray the room (missing the potty or the toilet). Later, when toilet training is well established, they can stand.
4. Pull-ups. Unfortunately for your child (but fortunately for your budget), to make the program work, your child must go âcold turkeyâ on Pull-ups, except at bedtime. The reason for this approach is simple: Pull-ups are actually wearable toilets, and your child is unlikely to see much need for using the one in your home when he or she can much more easily use the one he or she is wearing.
5. Prompting: You will need to prompt your child to go to the bathroom and sit for a few minutes multiple times a day. Tell, them when they need to sit on the potty chair. Donât ask if they need to go potty. The answer will invariably be ânoâ even as they do the âgotta pottyâ dance in before your very eyes and a huge puddle forms on the floor at your very feet.
6. Praise. Praise you child for all correct toileting behaviors, Not just when he or she produces a poo-poo or a pee-pee but every time your child does any toileting behavior correctly â pulls down his or her pants, sits on the potty, whatever â be sure to praise him or her. Do this even when your child is having more accidents than successes. Remember, as children enter into the training phase, the training is likely to be way more important to you than it is to them. But if they get the idea that pooping and peeing into the potty is a way for them to get their names in lights, the importance of training will quickly increase for them, along with their cooperation. You can take this a step further and use rewards. One method is to wrap little items â stickers, tiny toys, beads, gum, etc. â in tin foil and put them in jar near the bathroom. When the child achieves a success at any level, he or she gets to grab one prize (not one handful) from the jar. Praise and rewards make the training experience fulfilling, and make it more likely that children will repeat the positive toilet behaviors.
7. Postpone. Here in P #7 we have some really good news. You can always postpone. You can always put them back in Pampers or Pull-ups, declare a moratorium on any discussion about toileting for a few weeks or even months, and then start again. They will ultimately be motivated to be trained, possibly by something other than your prompting. For example, the rules of social life in childhood weigh heavily against toileting accidents in school-aged kids. In fact, research shows that having an accident in school is the third greatest child fear, behind the death of a parent and going blind. (And I know that high school kids frown on their peers who wear Pampers or Pull-ups.) So the point of P #7 is that if training is going badly, for whatever reason, you can use the time-honored method for winning a war that is being lost â declare victory and retreat.
For more on potty training and other parenting issues, visit our website at www.parenting.org
Counselor C.L.
Boys Town National Hotline
1-800-448-3000
What's the best place to live in toronto (canada) for a 31year old british guy I'm looking to rent a flat over?
Anthony
There for about 1000 canadian dollar a month will pay more if. Bills are all. Plus I would like it close to the city .....where's the area for me guys and girls thanks :) oh any good tips or advice where the best area for me is on my budget again thanks
Answer
I've lived in Toronto for 44 years and as a descendant (on my father's side) of England, I'll give you some serious secret tips - mostly where NOT to rent. I'm very familiar with the downtown core and for less than $1,000. per month it will be a bit difficult for you to locate a very safe apartment building within 5 miles in any direction from the intersection of Bloor Street and Yonge St. - a central reference point. You'd be better of,, I think, looking for a basement apartment. "Renting a flat" is a British term, there are some flats available though. I would suggest you go on line and under The Toronto Star check for a column entitled "apartments for rent". in the Classified section. Watch the wording...as some do not include utilities.In my personal opinion you should avoid the following areas near the downtown core. Ill get to the great places later.
>Along Lakeshore Boulevard West from the Humber River all the way west to Brown's Line. (The apartment buildings have seen a high rise in crime in recent years). From the intersection of Roncesvalles Ave. and Queen St. West , West of there is O.K., but north along Roncesvalles (I lived there) or east along Queen Street West is a bit of a ladies-of-the-night area. I would try to avoid the College and Dovercourt area. Bloor Street West anywhere west of let's say Walmer Road to Keele Street has some hit and miss areas (but all of Blood is not rotten...See Bloor Street Village*)
Please avoid the Thorncliffe Park for unspecified reasons. Avoid Regent Park for similar reasons. Strongly suggest you avoid the "little India" area centred on Gerrard Street East - west of Coxwell Av. You would not be happy with the Chinatown area so avoid Dundas Steret West and Spadiana. "East China town" (Broadview Av. and Dundas Street East and south of that should be avoided. I don't think 31 year olds would enjoy the latter.
And now for the GOOD NEWS! "Bloor West Vllage has made a great comeback - lots of nice restaurants - British pubs etc. "Rosedale is fine but try to avoid the first two blocks north of Bloor St.
There are some lovely basement apts. in 100-year-old mansios The "Riverdale area" has made a surprising turnaround and there are some very nice apartment buildings and basement apartments there. To locate Riverdale it's sort of Northeast of the Don Jail (formerly known as the Don Gaol - a British word). Of course, Forest Hill is expensive but safe. "Along the Danforth" has some hit and miss areas - try to rent as close as possible to "Greektown" (Danforth Av. and Pape.Av. area).
I've lived in Toronto for 44 years and as a descendant (on my father's side) of England, I'll give you some serious secret tips - mostly where NOT to rent. I'm very familiar with the downtown core and for less than $1,000. per month it will be a bit difficult for you to locate a very safe apartment building within 5 miles in any direction from the intersection of Bloor Street and Yonge St. - a central reference point. You'd be better of,, I think, looking for a basement apartment. "Renting a flat" is a British term, there are some flats available though. I would suggest you go on line and under The Toronto Star check for a column entitled "apartments for rent". in the Classified section. Watch the wording...as some do not include utilities.In my personal opinion you should avoid the following areas near the downtown core. Ill get to the great places later.
>Along Lakeshore Boulevard West from the Humber River all the way west to Brown's Line. (The apartment buildings have seen a high rise in crime in recent years). From the intersection of Roncesvalles Ave. and Queen St. West , West of there is O.K., but north along Roncesvalles (I lived there) or east along Queen Street West is a bit of a ladies-of-the-night area. I would try to avoid the College and Dovercourt area. Bloor Street West anywhere west of let's say Walmer Road to Keele Street has some hit and miss areas (but all of Blood is not rotten...See Bloor Street Village*)
Please avoid the Thorncliffe Park for unspecified reasons. Avoid Regent Park for similar reasons. Strongly suggest you avoid the "little India" area centred on Gerrard Street East - west of Coxwell Av. You would not be happy with the Chinatown area so avoid Dundas Steret West and Spadiana. "East China town" (Broadview Av. and Dundas Street East and south of that should be avoided. I don't think 31 year olds would enjoy the latter.
And now for the GOOD NEWS! "Bloor West Vllage has made a great comeback - lots of nice restaurants - British pubs etc. "Rosedale is fine but try to avoid the first two blocks north of Bloor St.
There are some lovely basement apts. in 100-year-old mansios The "Riverdale area" has made a surprising turnaround and there are some very nice apartment buildings and basement apartments there. To locate Riverdale it's sort of Northeast of the Don Jail (formerly known as the Don Gaol - a British word). Of course, Forest Hill is expensive but safe. "Along the Danforth" has some hit and miss areas - try to rent as close as possible to "Greektown" (Danforth Av. and Pape.Av. area).
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