Potty training is one of the most significant stages in a child’s life and parents should be ready and prepared to teach their children the right way to use the potty. You will know when a child is ready to be potty trained through several indicators such as having regular bowel movements, complaining whenever his diapers full, facial expressions, body posture, the words he utters before urinating or pooping, and the like. Potty training usually happens around ages 2 to 3, but there are different factors that can determine the right time for a child to be potty trained. This includes the child’s physical and psychological readiness to learn how to use the toilet.
Parents who are about to potty train their children should always remember to buy a potty chair that the child can be comfortable with. It can either be through putting stickers or drawing on the sides or placing a comfortable potty seat with his favorite color or cartoon character on it. The important thing here is teaching your child that whenever he needs to urinate or to poop he should use the potty. Once he’s on the chair, explain to him in a nice, calm, and encouraging way on how to use it properly. Remember not to force him to stay on it too long and whenever he starts showing signs of resistance. Do not give up though because you can still show him what you would like him to do by emptying his dirty diaper into the toilet in front of him.
Potty training entails a lot of patience, time, and effort on the part of the parent. To ensure that training will go smoothly, potty train your child in a calm and relaxed environment. Do not try to potty train him when there’s a lot going on in the house. If you just moved into a new home, don’t expect him to start peeing and pooping on the potty since he will need to get used to the new environment. Another thing to keep in mind is that getting angry and punishing your child for not cooperating won’t do both of you any good in the training process. Always keep your cool and continue reminding your child that peeing and pooping should be done on the potty and not on his underwear or anywhere else around the house. If he is able to show signs of wanting to use the potty, encourage him with praise and happy expressions on your face.
Potty training is not only an obligation but a challenge that, once accomplished successfully, can be very self-fulfilling and a milestone in you and your child’s life. You just have to be prepared before actually training your child to urinate and move his bowels in the right place. This means making sure that your child is physically ready (being able to walk to and from the potty) and is willing to sit and learn how to use his new potty. If your toddler, for example, is okay with a dirty diaper you’re going to have a hard time teaching him that the potty is the right place to do his business. Whatever may be your approach, keep in mind that this experience should be a positive and, at some point, an enjoyable one for you and your child.
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Throughout the early years of your child, it is you and your spouse who are his sole companions at home. It’s quite all right to keep him in the house for the first year since he’s still too small and fragile to play on his own; however, once your child reaches a certain age he will need to engage with other children his age. What you can do is take him for a play date with kids of your friends or with kids of parents who you met at the local daycare or child care center. The concept of a play dates might be unfamiliar for some people, so lets have a look at what exactly what is a play date.
To define, play dates prearranged appointments for children (ideally of the same age) to get together and play for a few hours. This is a common practice among families since both parents normally have to work and yet don’t want their children to be left unattended. TV shows, news, and the like being disseminated through mainstream media have shown the negative consequences of leaving children at home without anyone but a nanny. So, to prevent them from happening parents would take their kids to kid-friendly places such as day care centers, parks, and museums where play dates normally are held.
Another fun thing about play dates is being able to interact with other parents and building friendships with them. Kids who are brought to play dates for the first time would usually have their parents stay so that they can encourage them to mingle with other kids either one-on-one or in groups. Parents at the same time can spend time talking and sharing stories with other parents present at the play date. If you’re planning on bringing your child to a play date arranged by your friends or are planning on a play date yourself, it’s important to take note of certain things so that it’ll be a success not only for you but for your child most of all.
Since your child is old enough to know what he wants during this time, you can ask him first if he would like a particular friend to come over and play with him. You can observe during one of his days in day care or in preschool who he usually plays and interacts with. You can then invite your child’s friends and the parents as well for a fun play date. When doing this, try to invite kids who are of different age groups. This allows your child to direct and teach the younger kids how things work like how this toy is used or where to go when they need to go to the bathroom. This will give him the feeling of being the big kid in the room.
Remember not to make play dates last for more than 2 to 3 hours and not to invite to many kids to a play date. you’ll not only have a bunch of kids running around the house but also a bunch of cranky and sleepy kids who want to go home and take their naps already.
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Listening to a child lie can be very disturbing for parents, but it is a common part of child growth. Below are some facts to help caregivers and parents manage the challenge of lying.
Keep your child’s age in mind. In their age, what seems as lying to adults may in fact reflect the child’s dreaming, a dynamic imagination, or wish to please their parents. For instance, preschool child may lie in the perspective of telling tall tales or as an automatic reply for approval as if when parents ask ‘Did you eat all the cookies?’ The answer is “No!” They also might lie to get their own way, for example they may say to the sitter: “My mom told I do not have to clean up my toys.”. On the contrary, grown-up children comprehend explicitly that lying is incorrect but still might do so to stay out of a problem, have what they want; make an impression on people, gain admiration, or defend someone.
Stick to the facts. For toddlers, just stick to the facts in a cool manner. For instance, in reply to “I can run faster than papa!” say, “your legs are smaller than papa’s I think it would be difficult to do, but as you grow big, you perhaps will be able to dash faster than Papa!”
Do not set your child up to lie. If you find that all of the chocolates are finished, or there is a big stain on the rug and your kid is the only one around, do not make them tell a lie by asking if they did it or not. They will never confess and tell the lie. Just make them know politely that you know.
Make the consequence fit the response. With grown-up children, you can have conversations about telling lie. Make them clear that if they do something erroneous but are truthful about it, the outcome will not be severe than if they do some mistake and lie about it. Be steady in your conduct of lying.
Praise truthfulness. Keep in mind that your child is always seeking for your sanction, and this is every so often, why they lie in the first place. When they do something wrong and are truthful, admit this behavior and help them come out from the situation.
Teach empathy. Say to your child that it is essential for them to tell the truth, so they could be trusted. Try to assist them observe things from the other side, asking them that how would they feel if someone had lied to them.
Look for the origin. Think about the reason, why your child is lying. Consider their stress level at home, peers, or the sternness of your response to their lying. Converse with them about the ground that compel them to lie about certain things.
Model honest behavior. If your child is lying very often, this mock-up to them that lying is good. Moreover, if they find you telling a lie, do not hesitate to discuss it with them and point out your own mistake. Each of these experiences will help them out learning about right and wrong.
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Tackling the separation anxiety can be traumatic for parents. The screech and tears draw out culpability and anxiety, as parents worry about both their child’s sentiments and the caregiver’s capacity to tackle the situation. Below mentioned facts will certainly help parents and caretaker work on the complexities of separation anxiety.
Consider that the behavior is normal. Though some kids never undergo the separation anxiety, for most, separation anxiety generally come into view around 9 to 12 months of age, and at times as early as 6 months, and can vary in a child’s early age. After infancy, separation anxiety tends to arise in the presence of other life strainers, like travel, moving, divorce, or a new caretaker or a new classroom.
Time your departure strategically –manage your leaving with a fun diversion for your child if possible. Departures are easier when we leave in time for the sitter to smash-up a new toy or present a fruit dessert or a fun snack.
Allocate extra time. Try to spend a little more time with your child to be engaged in some interesting activity before you leave.
Talk it out. Before you leave, tell your child that you will be back after their entertaining day of doing art activities, playing with friends, reading story books, and eating yummy snacks.
Manage your expressions. Your child is very well familiar to your expressions and emotions. If you show calm and confidence experience, they will consider more trusting of their sitter, because if you look worried and anxious, they will copy your emotions.
Do not ask for permission to leave. Bear in mind that you are a parent so never ask for permission to leave, your child will say no!
Use a transition object. A transition object is very common and helpful for kids facing separation anxiety. Younger kids often are pleased with a favorite toy or stuffed animal.
Caregiver consistency- Kids like constancy, so if possible, try to hire the same sitter, or go for a teacher or family member from the day care. This will also help you experience easier leaving. If you are sure in the way the caregiver handles and distracts the separation anxiety, you will feel more relaxed while leaving.
Trust your caregiver. Make it clear to your hired sitter that it is fine to call you if there are problems. If you know, the sitter will call you if they need your help, you will not be compelled to call in every thirty minutes.
Trust your instincts. The grade and span of separation anxiety differs from child to child, but if the separation anxiety is long-drawn-out, try to change the separation ways. This could be like the sitter arrangement or anxiety in the home.
Drop off solo. Separation always is harder if both parents leave together. Have one parent do drop off, or if both parents go together, plan it as one parent says their byes in the car, and the other one take the child to manage drop off.
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