Steps to help your child wean themselves from nappies and teach them to use the toilet

Nappy disposal:

There is no doubt that raising children is not an easy task, as your child grows up day by day, he needs more patience, and one of the most difficult tasks that any mother goes through is the stage of accustoming the child to get rid of the diaper and toilet training.

Steps to get rid of the nappy:

In this article, here are the steps that you must follow to make the task of taking off the nappy easier.

1- Determine the appropriate time to start training your child to take off the diaper:

We often hear about the experiences of mothers who trained their children to use the potty or potty and take off the diaper before the end of the child’s first year, but studies have shown that there is no need to pressure the child at an early age just because your neighbor’s son is a genius and succeeded in using the potty at a young age, but you can start Training your child from the age of one and a half years to the age of 3 years, and children usually begin to dispense with the diaper and enter the bathroom from the age of two to 3 years.

2- Providing the tools that the child needs for this stage:

  • The potty, take your child to choose the shape of his favorite potty to encourage him to sit on it.
  • A small toilet seat to help the child reach the toilet seat.
  • Underwear training shorts that look like regular shorts but contain absorbent fabric.
  • Cotton underwear so as not to cause infections or skin allergies.
  • A child-friendly toilet seat, to make it easier for your child to sit on the bathroom base.
  • Cartoon films and stories about training to take off the diaper and use the toilet, as children learn by example more than any other means.

3- Make sure that your child is mentally and physically ready to take off the diaper:

Do not take the step of giving up the diaper after making sure that your child is able to communicate verbally to communicate his feelings such as hunger and thirst or picking up his favorite toy, in addition to his ability to feel upset when his diaper is dirty and begins to indicate his desire to change it or to make movements indicating his desire to urinate.

Relying on himself to get up and down on chairs and tables and trying to open things on his own, in addition to being prepared physically and mentally. It is necessary to take into account his psychological needs while choosing the appropriate time to train him, and taking into account staying away from times of his illness or cold weather so that this experience passes completely easily.

4- Never use a nappy again:

With the passage of time after your child responds to potty training and using the potty, do not put the nappy on him again, so that he does not use it again.
Give the child a small reward whenever he can go to the bathroom on his own.
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