Why You Shouldn't Punish Your Child for Toilet Training Accidents

Toddlers can be toilet trained anywhere between thewithout any hitch.
age of 18 months and 36 months and it dependsIf you find that your child is having more accidents
entirely on each individual child how fast he or shethan having smooth experiences while toilet training
adapts themselves to potty training. While you toiletthen you be rest assured that your child is not ready
train your child you will find that there are manyfor toilet training as yet. Wait for another 2 or 3
occasions when toilet training accidents can takemonths when the child is more receptive before you
place. Try your level best to deal with these toiletembark on toilet training again.
training accidents with utmost calmness and patience.Toilet train your child only when he or she is ready to
When your child faces any toilet training accidentsbe toilet trained otherwise you will find that the child
help him or her to come out of their wet clothes intowill put up a lot of resistance if he or she is forced to
dry ones. Moreover, try to be loving and kind insteadtoilet train. Come to terms that it is absolutely normal
of getting angry. This will only scare the child more.for a child to have toilet training accidents and try not
If the child happens to wet or soil the bed at nightto make a big issue out of it.
help the child to be cleaned up gently, have theThere are some children who would refuse to be
sheets on the bed changed and put the child back totoilet trained and this warrants that the parents sit
sleep. During potty training if and when accidents likeback and analyze what is making the child refuse to
these happen and you start to loose your patiencebe toilet trained. Be loving and gentle with your child
and get angry it is no way going to help in thewhile your toilet train them as it is patience coupled
progress of toilet training.with reassurance that goes a long way to help the
Do not ever punish your child for any toilet trainingchild to be toilet trained eventually.
accidents which may occur, as it will only end upYou can read articles written by other parents on
hurting the child's self-esteem and bring down his orhow they toilet trained their kids. On the internet you
her confidence level.will find plenty of websites that cater to toilet training
Toilet training accidents can happen up to 6 monthsfor children. Here you will be able to learn a lot of
after the child has started toilet training and it isthings about toilet training. You can also read articles
normal to expect such eventualities by the parent. Ifon how other mothers coped with toilet training
you see any improvements then you can be restaccidents when they toilet trained their children.
assured that your toilet training is going on smoothly