If you are about to start potty training with your toddler I am sure you are bit nervous. Specially if you are a first time mommy same as me, you will look for lot of tips and ideas before actually starting potty training. It is true that potty training needs lot of patience and care. I started potty training my kid when he was around 2 years old and it was a really exciting experience for us. We did not try to train our kid so fast. We expected accidents and yes it happened. However, potty training was not a struggle for both my kid and me. Now, at the age of nearly four, we are almost done with potty training. We don’t have night time bed wetting or we don’t use diapers anymore!
If you really want to potty train your kid without much struggle, then make it fun! If your potty training is fun and interesting to your kid, it will be an exciting adventure for your little one. I used the same idea and our fun and interesting potty training sessions end up making my kid with no more diapers.
Thankfully, nowadays there are lot of interesting products and tools for potty training. These products also make potty training a funful activity for both parents and kids. We used such products too to make our potty time special!
So here are the best ways that you can make potty training fun for your kid!
Also read this Step by Step Potty Training Guide
How to Make Potty Training Fun for your Kid?
Read books about potty training
Toddlers and young kids love reading. So, books are one of the best ways to convey any message. Potty training is another milestone that you can get the help of interesting potty training books. These stories always make the kid as a hero. So, that will easily convey the message.
Buy a cute potty
Potty is the main attraction for the kid. At first potty will be like a new toy. Nowadays there are cute potty designs available in the market which are colourful too. Consider buying such cute potty before you starting potty training. If your kid is a bit grown up toddler or a preschooler, you can ask the kid to select his or her favorite potty. I found beautiful and cute potty designs at My Teeny Weeny which is an online shop for both moms and kids. They ship worldwide. So you don’t have to worry about the location you live.
Use Potty training charts and rewards
This is another trick I used when I was potty training our kid. Potty training chart is a smart way to encourage the kid to go to the potty when they need to pee or poo. I also used stickers as rewards. Those stickers could make a smile on my child right after a successful potty session till he trained completely.
Use potty training apps and songs
Potty training apps and songs are another fantastic way to make potty time attractive for kids. We used a potty training song from the YouTube and my kid loved watching it while he was sitting on the potty.
Make it a playful activity
When we started potty training, I created fun activities which my kid could engage. We decorated our potty corner with his arts and crafts. That was so much fun and our potty corner had some personal touch of my kid. So, he loved to spend his time on this space.
Above are some of the tips that you can make potty training fun. Such activities and tools will sure help to make it interesting for the kid. As a result potty training will be much easier!
