Potty Training Reinforcement: Bonding With the Potty Young
children don't like change. They like routines and get
frustrated and frazzled when things are different. That's why
it's important to make the diaper-to-drawers transition as
smooth as possible. If you just throw your toddler on the potty
and say "go," you're not going to have success. You need to give
your toddler time to adjust to this new potty-training
process—which means getting familiar with the potty and the
bathroom and how it all fits together. Here's how to get your
kid to get, ahem, intimate with the potty: - Make the time.
Spend at least 20 minutes in the bathroom today with your kid
sitting on the potty. But not necessarily in one sitting! Break
the time into small five-minute stints. Sit him on the potty and
read him a book. Or bring the potty chair into the living room
so he can watch TV while sitting on the potty. If he goes,
great. If not, shrug it off. The key is just spending time with
his potty. - Get up close & personal. Let your