Time To Go Potty

In this episode we answer all your potty training questions!

Potty training can be confusing and overwhelming as a parent, and something that can lead to judgment from others if our kids don't do it at the "right" time." The average age kids are potty trained is 27 months, but is typical anytime between 18 months and 3 years old.

It's important to wait to see some signs that your child is ready to start potty training, such as:
1. Interested in the whole process
2. Ability to tell you before or after he's gone
3. Desire to imitate others

Sometimes when parents introduce the potty chair when kids are 2 or 3 yeras old, it causes a lot of fear and avoidance of the entire process. Some suggestions to address this include:
1. Introdoce the potty chair as soon as your child is mobile
2. Put them on the chair before and after every bath
3. Celebrate every small victory (dance party, singing, praise, etc.)

Conversations about potty training often lead to questions about toileting issues, such as ongoing bedwetting, sneaky behavior related to toileting, smearing feces, etc. It's crucial that toileting issues do not receive consequences, other than natural consequences, such as helping clean up the mess, take the sheets to the washing machine, etc. Toileting problems are often the first sign of emotional distress for our kids, suggesting they don't have the ability to or don't feel safe enough to communicate what is going on with them or what they're feeling in a given situation.

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