A lot of people think that girls are easier to potty train than boys, but if you are the parent to a girl, you might think that this statement is unfair. Of course, every child is different, every child will potty train differently, but there are potty training tips for girls that are going to help you along the way.
• Starting too early. Starting too early just means that you are going to drag the potty training out for a longer period. It’s ok to start introducing the potty early and putting your baby or toddler on the potty in the morning or before bath time, but stressing it too early is going to just stress you out.
• Starting too late. If starting too early is not recommended, you might think that putting it off a little while longer is not going to be bad. The problem with waiting too long is that kids (and their parents) have peer pressure to get your kid out of diapers. Your child won’t be able to graduate to the next level of day care or join a preschool class (both which will save you money on childcare costs).
• Knowing when the right time to start is one of the most sought after potty training tips for girls. The reason that most parents don’t know when to potty train their daughters is that they don’t plan ahead. Choose a long stretch (2 months at the minimum), where you don’t have a vacation planned, there isn’t any big event or anything else that is going to disrupt your normal routine. You don’t have to stay at home this whole time to potty train, but you do have to make potty training a priority.
• Being too nervous. Kids must have little panic antennae or something, because they know when you are pushing too hard, and they will probably end up doing the opposite of what you want them to do.
• A lot of parents want to know if rewards/bribes (whether it be candy or stickers or toys) for going to the bathroom are a good idea. These items can be a great incentive for getting your child to go to the potty, but once your daughter gets the idea, make sure that you reign in the rewards. You might give a reward every time for the first couple of days, but then only give a reward after a whole afternoon of dry pants, later it might take a whole day to get a reward.
There are tons of potty training tips for girls and boys out there, but the one thing that parents need to do is to remember that this is just a process. It may take your child longer than your neighbor (and they might not be telling the truth when they say that they potty trained their kid in a week), but I can guarantee that your child will probably not still be wearing diapers when she goes to the prom!
