Signs your child is ready for potty training
I have heard of a lot of parents being terrified of potty training their child and saying that it’s harder than running a marathon. But seriously, if you potty train your child the slumber and bloom way, it will be easy! And if you’re not sure if your child is ready for potty training, we’re going to talk about that.
Signs your child is ready for potty training
One of the most important things when it comes to potty training is that you are doing it during a calm time in your child’s life. There are no big transitions, you’re not moving, you’re not starting a new school, you’re not weaning from breastfeeding in the same week, you’re not moving to a child’s bed. They’re going to show you, and you are the person who needs to understand the things your child is doing and showing you, in their own way, to tell you that they’re ready for potty training. But don’t worry, I’m going to tell you how you can understand how your child is telling you that they’re ready for potty training.
- They’re asking to be cleaned. If your child is bringing you a diaper and telling you, “I pooped, change me.” Then they understand that they’re uncomfortable and it’s an icky feeling and they want to get out of that diaper.
- They are staying dry longer. Generally, around two hours you should check your child’s diaper, and if they are staying dry, then you know that their bladder has the capacity to hold their urine for that amount of time.
- They want privacy to poop. A lot of toddlers will hide in the corner or go somewhere where they know that nobody is going to be, so they can have some privacy to poop in peace.
They’re going to show interest with the toilet, they’re going to look at the toilet, they’re going to want to put things in the toilet, they’re going to want to touch the toilet, they’re going to be interested in what is going on in the bathroom. So you want to make sure that you are open and having conversations about this is where big kids and big boys and big girls and all the people where they go pee and poop and someday you will too.
When it’s time to potty train, you want to make sure that you have a solid week to two weeks to dedicate to potty training your child. Make sure that you have the time and energy to devote to your child during potty training. I don’t want you to do this when you’re eight months pregnant. The best way to potty train, which you can actually check this video right here, https://youtu.be/bW4ZchQJsRw, for my best strategies for potty training, but you want to do it at a time where you have a concrete plan that you know you’re going to follow.
Here’s a very quick and easy quiz that will just flat out tell you if your child is ready or not, https://slumberandbloom.com/pottyquiz, and you will also be able to get access to my free potty training guide.
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Missy Yandow
Pediatric Sleep Consultant
Potty Training Coach
