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Many parents dread the potty training years, especially the stress of dealing with accidents. Learn some helpful tips to help you survive!
Key Points:
- All children have accidents during potty training. An accident should not be a negative or punishable offense.
- Help the child feel the natural consequences of an accident: cleaning up the accident and dealing with soiled clothing.
- If a child only has accidents at night, use prevention methods like a special light for getting to the bathroom, or waking your child up in the middle of the night to go to potty.
- Give positive reinforcement when accidents are avoided.
Quote This:
All kids have accidents during potty training; that’s part of the learning process. It’s important to remember not to get frustrated or angry with your child and that you don’t punish your child for having an accident.
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Why is potty training so hard for parents? How can you set yourself up for success while you’re in the throws of the potty training years?
- What was your reaction when your child last had an accident? How did your child feel about the accident?
- What are some practical ways you can have your child help you directly after an accident? Why can this be helpful to their training?
- Humans are creatures of habit. How do you want to respond when accidents happen, both verbally and with your body language? Remember how you want to be so you’re ready for the next accident.
- How can you reward your child in an instance when an accident has been avoided?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
