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While potty training is a wonderful milestone for toddlers and parents, it can also be very stressful! But, fear not! We have some help for you. Spring is the time many families kick-off potty training so they are ready for summer fun and then for the start of preschool. Often, potty training can seem overwhelming and when minor leaks or accidents occur, it can feel like a a disappointment. Luckily, Pampers Easy Ups help makes this journey a little easier by providing better leak protection than the leading competitor.
We tried everything in the quest for the perfect way to potty train, but, the truth is, there is no perfect way. It’s good to tailor your program to your children and your particular style of parenting. Some tips that worked for us are reading to the kids on the potty to take their mind off focusing too hard on the task at hand as well as putting their books in a basket nearby so they want to stay longer.
We had rewards like their favorite m&m’s, gummy bears, bubbles or stickers as they progressed. Special achievements included a trip to the toy store or an ice cream sundae. We had books specifically about potty training and we limited night time liquids.
While these all worked to some extent, I really feel that the most successful method is support and encouragement as well as minimizing failures. Make the process fun not stressful. Show your children love and they will get there when it’s time for them.
Training pants support the diaper-to-underwear transition for toddlers and their families as they have a more underwear-like look and feel while still helping to keep messes off clothing, bedding and other surfaces no matter where accidents happen: at home, on-the-go or overnight.
Pampers Easy Ups work during the day AND night, enabling toddlers and moms to confidently and completely transition from diapers to underwear.
Pampers Easy Ups Potty Training Tips from L. Jana, MD 
1. Promote potty learning. Learning how to use the potty takes plenty of time and patience. It’s more than just training; it is a learning opportunity for toddlers and parents alike that should be enjoyable. After all, mastering this concept of “potty learning” with your little one is a big accomplishment and milestone.
2. Team Spirit. It is important to keep in mind that “teamwork makes the dream work,”especially in the case of potty training. You are not only your child’s biggest fan, you are also their potty training coach. Remember to stay calm in the face of potty accidents and encourage your little one to not worry and try again!
3. Be Prepared. Potty training is an unpredictable adventure that you can best prepare for by ensuring you have all practical supplies on hand. These supplies will help you through any obstacle and can help foster your child’s interest and independence – from a step stool (to improve access to the toilet) or potty seat to training pants. That’s why I’m happy to partner with Pampers, whose Easy Ups training pants are designed to help the diaper-to-underwear transition by allowing potty-training toddlers to set aside their diapers and wear something with a more underwear-like look and feel that still helps contain accidental messes no matter wherever they happen: at home, on-the-go or overnight.
4. Celebrate every win. As with any learning experience, young children can learn a lot from both their potty successes and their setbacks. While potty accidents are an inevitable (and admittedly inconvenient) aspect of potty learning, they shouldn’t dominate your day-to-day discussions. Instead, simply help your child learn to cope with and clean up any messes, and focus your attention on celebrating your child’s efforts and successes with plenty of hugs and words of encouragement.
5. Watch for signs of readiness. Just about all children give subtle (and some not-so-subtle) signs that they are ready for potty training. These signs of readiness typically include using their words to express themselves, toddling their own way to the bathroom, pulling down their own pants, saying they want to use the “big potty,” and being aware of the sensation of peeing or pooping, characteristically noticeable when young children suddenly stop what they’re doing as they feel themselves start to go. It is also helpful and increases the likelihood of potty training interest when children start to be bothered by their messy diapers, as that can serve as a good motivation for using the potty instead!
6. Start making connections. There’s a lot that you can do to help your child be well-prepared to successfully use the potty long before he or she actually starts doing it. Making up a fun song or reading engaging children’s books about potty training, such as You and Me Against the Pee! (which I co-authored) can go a long way towards making the idea of potty training a more welcome and eagerly anticipated activity. You can take this familiarity a step further by letting your toddler accompany you into the bathroom when you need to go so that he both becomes familiar with the routine and comfortable with the idea of using the toilet, rather than being afraid of or intimidated by it!
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Using a reward system has always worked well for me.
I use a potty training chair on floor at first then I transition to the bigger toilet with a good child’s seat. It really helps.
use a reward system to motivate your child
Using small rewards, like little toys or coloring books really helped encourage my kids.
For my son’s letting them train when they were ready worked best. We tried to force our first son and he took a long time to train. My second pretty much trained himself because he was ready and wanted to be trained. I am just beginning to train my daughter they say girls are easier I am not so sure.
I offered my son small treats and that worked for him.
For boys, use Cheerios as potty targets,
A potty training tip I have is to use M&M’s as a reward to keep your child motivated! That worked for my oldest grandson and he was thrilled to just get 1 M&M for doing pee pee and 2 M&M’s for a #2.
Sticker reward system works great for my kids.
My best tip is to wait till your child is ready.
Setting a timer for every 1/2 hour so I didn’t forget and could take baby to the potty worked for me.
My best tip is to be very patient and give lots of encouragement and positive reinforcement.
I used a doll to show my kids how to use the toilet.
My best tip would be consistency and patience. It can be frustrating, but never let the frustration show, it just makes it more difficult. And little rewards help too.
My tip would be to spend the first week at home to reduce accidents!
A reward system and songs!
I give a small reward of some kind for motivation and encouragement.
I was patient and offered the bathroom often.
My favorite potty training tip is to be patient! What worked for me is remaining consistent.
For us, the reward system was the best way.
It helped to have the potty chair nearby like when I was in the kitchen
What always worked best for us with potty training is lots of patience and praise.
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What has worked really well for my daughter is having a rewards system in place. Every time she is successful she gets some stickers or crackers.
my tip is to wait until your child is really ready
Always be positive – give praise when things go well but don’t scold when accidents happen.
Rewards always works.
best tip is to reward them after they go potty.
I used rewards for my kids-seems like rewards were a good motivator for them.
I like offering chocolate to my kids, thank you!
I like offering chocolate to my kids, thank you! A song helps too!
Haven’t started yet!
My best potty training tip is to reward them when they use the potty, and to be patient during the process of them learning to use it.
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My kids liked to get a sticker each time they went to the potty.
Rewards seem to work good. We do the stamp on the hand every time she goes potty.
Consistency and patience worked for me.
What worked for me was waiting until my daughter was ready, and when that happened, she was literally trained in one day with no accidents whatsoever.
My best potty training tip is to be patient!!
The thing that worked best for me was being as relaxed as possible which made her feel relaxed too.
Sticker chart to encourage them.
Consistency and remembering it is not a race, they will get trained – being less stressed helped a LOT.
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For my boys I used cheerios so they had something to aim at like a game.
I was patient and offered the bathroom often.
I was patient and praised them when they went potty.
Something that has worked for me was a reward chart every time they went to the bathroom
Never had kids. I think it takes a lot of patience.
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Be patient and persistent and reward them with high praise when they get it right!! Thank you!!
We had success with a reward type system
I gave my daughter a small reward of some kind for motivation and encouragement.