How to potty train child in 3 days

3-day potty training: Tips, steps, and how to prepare

If you're ready to commit an entire long weekend to potty training, the popular three-day method might be for you. The three-day potty training approach involves staying home as much as possible and having your toddler spend most of the time pants- and diaper-free. While successful potty training in three days is possible – and conquering this big leap in such a short time span can seem attractive – it's helpful to know that total success isn't guaranteed. For some toddlers, potty training comes easy; but for many others, it's a gradual, months-long process with some hiccups along the way.

The idea that your child could get comfortable using the potty in a few days – or even just one afternoon – probably sounds too good to be true for many. Although it may seem unbelievable, especially if you've only ever heard stories about potty training being lengthy and difficult, "quick training," known widely as three-day potty training, does work for many parents.

The concept of potty training in three days originated from educator Julie Fellom's Diaper Free Toddlers program in 2006. Since then, multiple other potty-training experts, including Lora Jensen, have modified and evolved the approach to shift the focus from complete potty-training success in three days to a short and intense period of training for making solid progress.

Read on to learn more about potty training in three days, and how you can try out the approach at home. One thing to remember: This method doesn’t always work for everyone. And even once your child starts regularly using the potty, occasional potty accidents may still happen.

How does three-day potty training work?

Three-day potty training requires commitment, focus, and dedication. It's a "bare-bottomed" method, meaning that for the first three days after you initiate potty training, your child will need to be naked below the waist anytime they're up and about at home, and wear loose-fitting pants with nothing underneath when they're out or at daycare. (That said, not leaving the house much, if possible, is encouraged.) At nap time and bedtime, you can still use diapers or training pants.

Over the three days, you'll want to remind your child every 15 minutes to try and use the potty. This can be made easier – and more successful – by encouraging plenty of water, milk, and diluted juice. Extra liquids, which increase the urge to potty, is an essential aspect of training.

The reason children aren't supposed to wear any diapers or underwear is to increase their awareness of what's happening with their bodies. Of course, this means there will definitely be a few accidents – which presents an opportunity for teaching your little one how their body works, and not shaming or punishing them. (But at least there will be less laundry!)

The benefits

Experts and parents have lauded many benefits of three-day potty training:

A potty-training weekend can be a helpful and easy way to jump-start the process. If you've dreaded potty training, are worried about how to start, or have wondered how to teach your child to actually use the potty rather than just sit on it, this approach may help.
The method sometimes works quickly compared with other approaches, even with setbacks.
You might save yourself the time and frustration of potty training for months slowly.
Your child will be proud of their accomplishment and independence.
You'll save money – and be more eco-friendly – by eliminating disposable diapers earlier.
You won't have to bribe your child into using the potty because this approach doesn't feature treats or other rewards (other than an enthusiastic potty dance).
Making potty training fun and exciting may win over a child who has resisted using the potty or never shown interest.

The challenges

Potty training is never without a few hiccups and accidents. Endurance and patience might be the most difficult challenges you face, but here are a few others:

Being mostly housebound for three days while you watch your child's every move before (repeatedly) whisking them to the potty can be draining.
Getting a day off to devote to potty training may be hard for working parents.
Sticking with it may be a challenge, depending on your childcare situation. Providers may not be willing or able to keep your child out of diapers, underwear, and training pants while they're in their care.
It can be messier than training pants or other slower potty-training processes

How to prepare for three-day potty training

Research has shown that there are actual physical, behavioral, and cognitive readiness signs that will help families succeed in potty training. Before deciding to start the three-day method, be sure that your child is really ready for potty training. Readiness signs include:

Understanding and following directions
Having some interest in potty training
Being able to use potty-related words, like "pee" and "poop" to communicate
Having a broader vocabulary so they can ask questions and talk about what’s happening

About a month before you're planning to start, here's what you need to do:

Clear your schedule. You'll need to plan to spend an entire long weekend (or three consecutive days) focused on potty training. That means canceling all your regular weekend activities, and making sure your potty-training partner, if you have one, can be around all the time for at least the first two days to help out. Explain to your child's daycare or nanny what you'll be doing so they can be prepared to support you after those three days.

Make up a "potty dance." The goal is to celebrate your child's successes and give them an incentive to continue, so the dance can be anything from a modified end-zone chicken dance to a full-on rumba with an accompanying song – whatever feels right to you.

Start educating your child about using the potty. Two to five weeks before your potty-training weekend, every time you, your partner, or another family member needs to use the bathroom, take your child along so they can observe the process, including:

How you pull down your pants and underwear
Sitting on the potty
Peeing or pooping into it
Wiping yourself
Pulling up your pants and underwear
Flushing the toilet
Washing your hands

You can even have your partner go into the bathroom with you and your child and do the potty dance for you.

Prepare your child to ditch the diapers. The week or so before you start, show your child a stack of diapers and explain that soon they won't need to wear them anymore because they can go naked at home for a while. Present this as a fun and exciting development.

Have all your potty-training supplies on hand. You'll need:

Potty chairs – ideally one for every main area where you spend time, plus any bathrooms
Plenty of water or diluted juice to drink
Snacks that encourage peeing – either salty ones that make you thirsty, such as crackers, or foods with high water content, such as watermelon and popsicles
Supplies for cleaning up accidents, including rags, cleaning solution, and a plastic bucket
Several pairs of loose-fitting pants for your child to wear when you leave the house
A small towel to put over your car seat to protect against accidents

Potty training in three days: How to do it

This is a more intense time and energy commitment than traditional, slower potty training. Remember, it might take some work and support from others to stay positive throughout the three days. The key is patience, positivity, and flexibility – and keeping in mind it doesn’t work the same with all children.

Day one

Get up with your child as soon as they wake up. For the rest of the day, have them go naked below the waist. Take turns with your partner watching your child for signs that they need to potty. If they start to go, carry them quickly to the potty as you say, "Pee goes in the potty."
Have salty or watery snacks throughout the day (in addition to regular healthy meals), and drink lots of water so everyone has to pee often.
Celebrate your child's success whenever any amount of pee (even a few drops!) or poop goes into the potty rather than on the floor. When this happens, do your potty dance. You can also give praise, high-fives, and so on.
If your child has an accident, say, "Pee (or poop) goes in the potty," as you clean it up. Never yell at or shame them for having accidents because they will happen.
Tell your child it's time to go potty before nap time and bedtime. (Don't ask your child, because if given the opportunity, they'll probably say no.)
Put a diaper on your child before they go to sleep.

Days two and three

Follow the instructions for day one.
After nap time on day 2, take a short walk outside together after your child pees in the potty. Plan to be gone no longer than 30 minutes, and let your child know you can go home right away if they feel like they need to use the potty. Have your child wear loose pants with nothing underneath – no diapers, training pants, or underwear. (Take spare clothes for your child in case you're not lucky enough to make it home accident-free.)

What to do after the first three days of potty training

Congratulations, you've made it! After your child manages to get some pee in the potty 10-12 times, you can expect that they'll start to take themselves to the potty when they have to go. But to seal the deal, some follow-ups are recommended:

Fellom's Diaper Free Toddlers program advises that you have your child go naked below the waist when you're at home for the next three months. (You can use diapers for nap time and night time as needed.) After three months with little to no accidents, you can let your child start wearing loose-fitting, lightweight underpants.
Dress your child in loose pants with nothing underneath whenever they're not at home – including at daycare, if your daycare is supportive of the process.
Keep a portable travel potty in the car and make it a point to be aware of the closest public bathroom whenever you're out and about.

What if three-day potty training doesn't work?

Despite your best efforts and intentions, your child may not be ready to potty train when you think they are, or it may take them longer than three days to get the hang of things. So, if three-day potty training doesn't work this time, try not to get too frustrated, because it may work soon, or you might find a completely different approach is better for you and your child.

If you want to try the three-day method again, look to schedule another weekend two to three months down the road. And before you try again, continue to teach your child about the potty and practice using their toilet as much as possible. Don't worry about going bare-bottomed until you try again: It may not be feasible to skip diapers all the time, and that's okay.

Another option is to take a more gradual child-led approach, helping your child with the potty as they show more interest. It’s possible that this will undoubtedly happen as they notice other children at daycare and even their siblings using the potty consistently.

Consider your own state of mind while potty training, too: If you're anxious, stressed, or worried, it’s possible your child is picking up on those cues. It’s okay to try again when you feel a bit calmer and more flexible about the outcome, which might help your toddler have more fun, too.

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How to Make Sure It Sticks

Of all the early childhood milestones, potty training is one of the most momentous—and frequently one of the most stressful. It can be hard to tell who is prouder of successful potty training—the parent or the child. There are countless methods out there, including many that promise three-day potty training. Sounds pretty amazing, right? But can you really get your kid out of diapers in a long weekend? Here, experts weigh in on how to potty train in three days.

In this article:
Benefits of 3-day potty training
When to start 3-day potty training
What you’ll need for 3-day potty training
How to potty train in 3 days
What if 30day potty training doesn’t work?

Benefits of 3-Day Potty Training

There’s no denying the allure of getting your little one out of diapers in just three days. When it works, the benefits are numerous: If you use disposable diapers, you’ll save a lot of money and cut down on landfill-bound waste; if you use cloth diapers, you’ll get to do way less laundry. Plus, no more wrestling a kiddo who’s outgrowing the changing table just to get a clean diaper on them, and no more drawn out potty power struggles.

The three-day potty training method gained popularity largely through word of mouth as parent compatriots passed around Lora Jensen’s 2001 PDF ebook, 3 Day Potty Training (though it was nothing so new—looking further back, two psychologists wrote Toilet Training in Less Than a Day in 1974). There have been many variations since then, either inspired by Jensen or developed organically, that promise accelerated potty training success.

While there are plenty of advocates of three-day potty training methods, others are wary of the unrealistic expectations they say they can create. Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right is another popular book and potty training method that has a similar foundation to many of the three-day methods, but whose practitioners want to distance themselves from the fast-track trend. Jenny Phelps is an Oh Crap! potty training certified expert who cautions against this mindset. “While it’s possible to lay a foundation for potty training in three days, there is still a lot of solidifying of skills to do after that,” she says. “If you go into this with a ‘three day and done’ mindset, it’s very likely you’ll inadvertently put pressure on your child, which is the biggest way to derail potty training.”

One thing that most experts can agree on is that potty training should be a positive experience, free from scolding and punishment. There will be accidents, and while you can redirect your child, carry them to the potty and remind them that pee/poop goes in the potty, yelling or shaming them about making a mess will only create problems.

When to Start 3-Day Potty Training

There’s a range of opinions on the optimum age to potty train a child. Jensen says in her book that 22 months old is ideal. Julie Fellom, a San Francisco-based preschool teacher and originator of the venerated Diaper Free Toddlers program, says that between 16 and 26 months, most toddlers will start to show signs of readiness, and that 22 to 26 months is ideal for potty training.

According to Fellom, signs of readiness can include:

resisting diaper changes
hiding to poop
having bowel movements at the same time everyday
being able to run with a steady gate
letting an adult know with words or gestures that they need a diaper change

Sally Neuberger, a licensed clinical social worker and potty coach, takes a slightly different approach. She argues there are actually two stages of potty readiness: the first happens around 2 years old, when the child first expresses interest in the potty and may even start using it, and then around 3 years old, when she says they’re developmentally ready and can be potty trained painlessly in three days.

According to Neuberger, signs of readiness in that second stage are:

the child can stay dry for two to four hours at a time
can pull their pants up and down
let you know when they’ve peed or pooped
they know the potty routine

There are a lot of ideas out there about whether girls are easier to potty train than boys, but it really has more to do with the individual child than their sex. As far as sitting or standing, Neuberger recommends starting out sitting down for both boys and girls. Once a boy has pooped sitting down about 10 times, then you can introduce the concept of peeing standing up; if you start with them standing, Neuberger points out that they might be prone to poop standing up as well.

What You’ll Need for 3-Day Potty Training

One of the keys to successful three-day potty training is preparation. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Potty chair(s). While not strictly necessary, having at least one potty chair, if not more, is useful. In her book, Jensen suggests having just one potty chair and keeping it in the bathroom to reinforce that association, while Fellom recommends getting multiple potty chairs to place all around your home to increase the chances of your child hitting the target. There are also different types of potty chairs, but Neuberger is a strong proponent of learning on a floor-level potty chair so your child’s feet can firmly touch the floor, which will help them activate their lower pelvic area and teach them the correct positioning.

• Plenty of food and drinks. Part of the three-day potty training method is staying home and close to a toilet the entire time, so it’s important to stock up on groceries before you begin. Specifically, Fellom suggests getting things like salty foods, popsicles and watermelon—anything that’s a diuretic, since you want to create plenty of occasions for your child to practice during those three days.

• Rewards—maybe. This is actually the source of some contention, as in her book Jensen recommends using stickers, small toys and treats as rewards, while many others advise against this avenue. “I do not recommend bribes, treats or rewards of any kind. It should be an intrinsic motivation right out of their own imitative urge at that age,” Fellom says. “Entering into a market economy with your toddler is really foolhardy.”

• Underwear. Even within the different three-day potty training methods, opinions on when to introduce underwear varies, so it’s up to you whether to have it on hand (Jensen recommends stocking up on 20 to 30 pairs). Many suggest transitioning to underwear towards the end of the three days, while Fellom recommends waiting a full three months and having them go commando until then. Most experts agree to avoid diapers, pull-ups or even padded underwear marketed as “training pants” once you start three-day potty training.

• Rest. And plenty of it. “I really recommend to parents that they get a full night’s sleep on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before going into this, because lack of sleep and lack of coherence really doesn’t help,” Fellom says.

How to Potty Train in 3 Days

If a partner is involved, make sure you’re on the same page before beginning three-day potty training and that you have a clear plan for who is doing what and when. Consistency is crucial.

Depending on the boundaries in your home and what you’re comfortable with, it can be helpful to model successful toileting for your child in the weeks leading up to potty training so they know what it looks like and the steps involved, and to help jumpstart your child’s intrinsic motivation to mimic the beloved adults in their life.

Day 1

• Prepare yourself. The first day of three-day potty training is by far the most intense, since you’re supposed to keep your eyes on your child the entire day. No leaving the house, no running to the store, no walking the dog. So make sure you’ve had your coffee, showered, checked your email and anything else you need to do before beginning. Then put the phone away and get focused.

• Say goodbye to diapers. In her book, Jensen suggests having the child ceremonially throw away their remaining diapers, partially so they understand what’s happening and partially to prevent the parent from falling back on diapers as a crutch.

• Take off their layers. While Jensen’s book suggests starting the child off in undies and a shirt, most other three-day potty training practitioners recommend having your kiddo go totally bottomless for at least the first day. Fellom says if it’s cold, they can be wearing a sweater and socks, just no underwear or pants.

• Watch them like a hawk. Keep a close eye on your kid, waiting to learn their signs and “catch” them as they start to pee or poop (you can play and go about normal home activities, just with a heightened sense of awareness). As soon as you notice it happening, Fellom suggests picking them up, bringing them to the bathroom and saying “pee/poop goes in the potty.” She says the trick to her method is to wait until the child has actually started to pee. “This lets the child connect the feeling of a full bladder with the pee running down their leg to the floor or their socks.”

• Celebrate. Every time they get even a drop of pee in the potty, make a big deal out of it. Fellom suggests an enthusiastic potty dance any time anyone in the household uses the bathroom during this period. Jensen’s guide suggests giving a sticker. Whatever you choose, the point is to make it exciting.

• Decide whether to offer reminders. In her book, Jensen suggests reminding—but not asking—your child frequently about the potty, with phrases like “let mommy know when you have to go pee. ” She says to check the child’s undies often and praise them every time they’re dry. Fellom, meanwhile, suggests leaving it entirely up to them. “Kids make it their own and that’s what you want. You want your child to have a sense of agency about it,” she says.

• Evaluate if it’s working. Fellom says by the time your child has successfully gotten at least some pee in the potty 10 to 12 times with adult help, they’ll usually start initiating it themselves. According to Neuberger, “generally parents will know on the morning of day one whether it’s going to be successful.” If your kiddo continues not only to have accidents but also seems oblivious to them, Neuberger says it’s likely their bodies just aren’t ready yet. “We don’t want parents wasting their time and getting frustrated in the process,” she says. If this is the case, she suggests not making a big deal of it but cutting your losses and trying again in a month or two. (Jensen, meanwhile, says many kids don’t get it until the end of day three, so you may have to go with your gut on this one. )

• Think about nights and naps. Once again, there’s a range of opinions on whether to nap and night train in conjunction with three-day potty training. Jensen’s book urges parents to get it all done at the same time to avoid confusing the child. Neuberger, however, says kids typically aren’t ready for night training for three to six months after daytime training. Many experts say night readiness is an entirely different thing and that it’s less psychological and more biological. If you do opt to try going diaper-free for sleep times, limit liquids beforehand and make sure they go potty before their snooze.

Days 2 & 3

Ideally, by the end of day one your child has started to get the hang of things and is now communicating—either verbally or with gestures—when they need to hit the john. “Essentially at that point, the rest of the time is just practice,” Fellom says. “Let them do it and reinforce it. You’re still watching, and then you extinguish watching and you’re done. ”

After 3-day potty training

Some people suggest switching to undies by the end of the three days, while Fellom and Neuberger recommend keeping them pants-free at home for at least a few weeks while they continue to practice. Fellom says to hold off on undies for three months, until they’re accident-free.

If your child is in daycare, then be in touch with their childcare provider to formulate a plan. Fellom says they don’t need to do it exactly your way—kids are good at cultural code switching, she notes—but it’s important that they’re tuned in and consistent with whatever system they have in place.

What if 3-Day Potty Training Doesn’t Work?

If your attempt at three-day potty training doesn’t work, there’s probably a good reason behind it. Here are a few possibilities:

• They’re not ready. Neuberger says that very often, potty training doesn’t stick because it’s mistakenly done during the first window of readiness. “Most parents get trapped into thinking that window one actually means their kids are ready,” she says. If potty training isn’t working, your child may not be developmentally ready yet and you may need to revisit it at another time. Fellom says, “if your child is among the approximately 7 percent who can’t manage it yet, just wait six to eight weeks and try it again for a weekend. Your child will have matured and will still remember the first weekend. In the meantime, if it doesn’t work, have your child wear diapers. Nearly all children who are neurotypically developing will be able to do it in the second go around.”

• Developmental delays. If your child has gross or fine motor delays, sensory issues or difficulty with emotional regulation, Neuberger says the process will likely be delayed. Sometimes potty training can illuminate some underlying issues that are worth exploring.

• Lack of consistency. If parents don’t stick with whatever program you’ve chosen or go back and forth between diapers and undies, for example, it could confuse your child and cause setbacks.

• Parents are anxious. Kids can sense their parents’ emotions. Even if you’re refraining from asking them if they have to go to the bathroom 90 times a minute, they can still sense your stress. Fellom says that very often, “if I can get the parent to relax and laugh, the kid will go to the bathroom.”

Whatever the outcome, don’t be too hard on yourself. Chances are, even if your child successfully potty trains within three days, they’ll still have accidents here and there or may regress before it finally clicks. Take comfort in knowing that your kiddo won’t go off to college in diapers. “There are a million ways to potty train, and most kids are going to get it with whatever way their parents decide,” Neuberger reassures.

Published May 2019

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How it happens

There are two views on how a baby's transition to the potty should be carried out. According to the first, parents are at the helm - they decide when and by what methods to wean a child from a diaper, regardless of his age and level of development. According to the second view, the correct transition without subsequent complications is possible only with the complete physical and emotional readiness of the child. So, in the days of our grandparents' youth, potty training a child was, as a rule, early strict and consistent. It was believed that most 8-week-old babies are already amenable to training. Everything changed exactly the opposite in the 60s of the last century, when pediatrician Berry Brazelton stated that In order to successfully wean from diapers, the child must grow up, and parents should not force him too early.

The fact is that using the potty does require a certain level of development from the child. You don’t expect a 5-month-old baby to walk on his own or build complex sentences on the fly? Of course not, because everyone understands that these operations require a certain body control, physical and mental skills. So it is in our case. A very small child is simply not capable of such a feat. On average, a healthy, typically developing baby is potty trained between 2 and 4 years of age. In girls, this process usually occurs earlier than in boys. As a rule, they understand their body better and strive to be clean more often.

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There is a time for everything

The first thing parents of a growing baby should understand is that potty training is not a race! There are no awards for parents whose baby is diaper-free before the neighbor's. Only the joy of knowing that you are throwing the last diaper in the bucket.

Of course, you can decide for yourself, without looking back at your baby, that it's time to change from a diaper to a potty. But, firstly, your attempt may not succeed. Secondly, get ready for a long methodical struggle with the baby. The only question is why? It will be much less stressful for both you and the child to wait a bit.

The time has come

How do you know when it's time to go potty? The baby will give a signal, you just need to carefully watch him.

He is ready if:

Understands his body and feels when he starts to want to go to the toilet. Perhaps he is hiding behind the sofa or waiting for the opportunity to be alone.
Strives for purity. He doesn't like sitting in a wet or dirty diaper, and he lets you know that it's time to change it.
He is physically ready, that is, he can walk to the toilet on his own, take off his pants and sit on the potty without help.

Does your child do all of this? Then we offer you a two-day potty training!

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Let's go!

Going potty only takes you one weekend. When you find that your baby is ready, plan your time so that you have two free days from work and travel and prepare to spend the weekend at home, focusing on the process.

Here's what you need to do:

Step 1. At the beginning of the first day, give your baby a special training pant. These are specially designed for the transition phase, reusable knitted panties with additional layers of fabric between the legs. They can usually be found in children's stores in the children's underwear section or in online stores. If the child does his "work" in them, he will definitely be wet, and he will quickly want to change them.

Step 2. First, teach your baby to use the potty in parallel with the use of training panties. Let him take them off, about to sit on the potty like an adult. Or, if the baby is uncomfortable or scared to sit on the potty with his bare bottom, let him sit on it right in his panties at first.

Step 3. Talk to your child. Discuss the order of his actions, explain to him that he should listen to his body and sit on the potty if he feels it's time. Find out if there is anything bothering him about this new procedure. Don't forget to praise the little hero, but don't overdo it either. Do not turn praise into giving toys or sweets. Your child doesn't need a new toy or candy every time they successfully pee! Such "bribery" rarely works. The main motive for switching to a potty in a baby should be the desire to be clean, and not the desire to receive another "bribe" from the parents.

Step 4. During the weekend, send your child to the bathroom first thing in the morning, before and after bed, after meals, and every two hours if he doesn't.

By the end of the second day, does the baby remember the potty? Mission accomplished! The final refusal of diapers will occur in a matter of days.

If, by the beginning of the second day, "accidents" on the floor and in pants are constantly happening, then the baby is simply not ready yet. In no case do not scold or punish him, do not show him your disappointment. On the contrary, be sure to praise even the smallest successes. Get back to diapers and save the two-day workout for another weekend. You should not continue to use training panties - this is unlikely to speed up the process. And you, spending more time and effort cleaning them, will once again feel disappointed, and your baby will feel guilty.

If, after carrying training panties over the weekend, the baby expressed regret that he ruined them a couple of times, then the operation was successful. Keep giving him training panties, and after a few days, the result will not be long in coming. Unpleasant cases will stop, and it will be possible to safely switch to regular underwear.

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It makes sense to simultaneously teach the baby to wash his butt, because this is another step towards independence in keeping cleanliness. At first, you can help him a little. You can also let your baby walk around the house or go for a walk without a diaper, if the season allows it.

Resilient Soldiers

Most babies have a few false starts before the potty takes the place of the diaper. And that's okay! But there are children in whom the transition process proceeds with complications:

Enthusiastic nature

Nothing, not even a physical urge, can tear such a kid away from the activity. At that moment, when it is no longer possible to ignore the process, it simply does not have time to get to the pot. Result: "accident" while moving towards the toilet.

Solution: Use a timer to remind you every hour that it might be time to go to the bathroom. In the end, the baby will learn to listen to his body and respond to emerging needs in time.

Controller himself

He would rather sit in a wet, dirty diaper, thereby asserting his right to decide for himself when and where to go than to follow your instructions and requests.

Solution: keep calm. In this struggle for power, it is best to step aside and let the child figure things out on his own. Just take the diapers from him and let him deal with the products of his life. You can also make him responsible for their cleaning. Use a timer or clock to remind you. You will see, the process will go much faster and more successfully when you stop making a big problem out of it.

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Keeps it all to himself

If your little one has had at least one painful experience with constipation, it's possible they'll never want to pee again. Each time he will endure to the last, and as a result, he will again experience painful sensations. The vicious circle will close.

Solution: see a doctor. In such cases, doctors usually prescribe a short course of a gentle laxative, which will help the baby's body gently get rid of the accumulated excess. For the same purpose, you can add small foods containing fiber to the diet - this will help normalize the work of the digestive tract. Your task is to relieve the baby of pain before proceeding to the transition to the potty.

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Night Shift

To keep the crib dry at night, your baby's bladder needs to be large enough to hold urine throughout the night. Or the child's brain must be developed to such an extent that it wakes up in the middle of the night. A child can achieve this in a few months, or even years, after he has successfully mastered daily "toilet" skills. Approximately 15% of healthy 5 year olds are statistically unable to control urination at night and 10% of 6 year olds also need night protection. But if your baby is already 7, and the problem has not yet been solved, you should take care and contact a specialist. If your baby is still small and has been waking up dry for 4 weeks, try putting him to bed without a diaper.

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Jamie Glowacki - Give up diapers! How to potty train a child in 3 days litres read online for free

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Jamie Glowacki

Stop diapers! How to potty train a child in 3 days

Jamie Glowacki

Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right

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Introduction

My name is Jamie, I'm glad you've taken a look at my book. This is a comprehensive guide to potty training your child. I will be your guide in this truly exciting process. "An exciting process?!" - you will be indignant. Yes exactly! You heard right. Before you start potty training, I want you to realize how amazing this stage of your baby's development is. As parents, we all look forward to our child learning to walk and talk, read and tie his shoelaces, but the thought of potty training fills us with dread. And completely in vain. I discovered one very interesting thing about potty training a child: it is the first opportunity for parents to analyze how their child learns something new. Each child learns - including how to use the potty - a little differently, and you can find out how and at what speed this learning takes place in your baby.

If you don't know how I relate to potty training, you can read my bio at www. jamieglowacki.com. For a good ten years I actively dealt with this issue, but only in 2011 my business began to really gain momentum when I started working with a large number of people at the same time, thanks to which I learned a lot about modern trends, problems, and also popular among parents. methods and approaches. In addition, I discovered that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to potty training a child. Of course, there are some common elements without which it will be difficult for a child to learn how to use the potty - for this, for example, you will definitely need to stop putting diapers on him - but all children are different and react differently to different approaches. In this book, I will teach you how to wean your baby from diapers as painlessly as possible, and, more importantly, I will provide answers to all the questions that you might have, starting from now. So the bottom line is this: all babies react differently to not having diapers on, and that's exactly what everyone fears, my friends. We will soon consider this issue in great detail. Before that, however, I will have to dispel a couple of established myths, and you, in turn, will have to reconsider your views on potty training. Then I will tell you what the first few days of potty training are like, after which I will finally answer all the questions that you could possibly have.

I used to call this the "three day plan". It’s not for nothing that you can find such a huge variety of “three-day training methods” on the Internet. The average child takes about three days to overcome the main difficulties in the process of potty training. At the same time, your child is unique in its own way, as is your relationship with him. Every child learns in their own way, at their own pace, and – this is a very big and – you get emotionally involved in this process. One of the reasons I can potty train someone else's child in just one day is because I don't have any emotional involvement with it. It's not my child. There is a tremendously strong emotional bond between you and your child, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. So there are no difficulties. Over the years of my work, I have often come across parents who, at all costs, sought to meet these three days. When it comes to potty training, you should strive to relieve yourself and your little one of that pressure. Excessive perseverance and haste will easily nullify all your efforts.

One more thing to add: we all know how different our children are from each other, yet the media has somehow surprisingly led us to believe that there is supposedly a generic potty training method that will work for every child. This is absolutely impossible. How can the same method suit different people the same way? When you start thinking like that, it looks kind of weird, doesn't it?

Most children will need three to seven days to get used to the potty.

For some babies, this process may take a little longer, while for others it will take even less time. You cannot know in advance what exactly your child will be like in this regard, however, any learning rate will be normal and acceptable. It's the same as learning to read. Some children learn to read quickly, as if intuitively, while others take much longer to start putting individual letters into words (with the latter option being more common). I will tell you how to track progress, because this moment plays the biggest role in this process. The main thing is that there should be progress, and no matter how long it takes to bring things to the end.

You have to change your baby's level of perception from "I pee" to "I'm peeing" and then to "I need to pee." That's all.

Each stage will take about one day. Some children take the first step without problems, but get stuck on the second. In any case, until you start, you will not know how things will be with your baby.

You must understand that nothing written in this book is absolute and unconditional truth. It's about little people.