Potty training is a major milestone for a toddler. We had bought a book called Once Upon a Potty for his first birthday and he enjoyed reading about Joshua using the potty. My mother bought him a DVD called I Gotta Go! which he enjoyed watching and singing along. My mother bought my son a potty when he was around 1.5 years old and I started sitting him on it from time to time.
But none of those things got him to use the potty everytime. The trick with him was M & Ms. I had talked to another mom at Kindermusik about how she got her son to go to the potty (he was a year younger than my son). She said she started giving him M & Ms everytime he went to the potty. When we got home, I started using her suggestion. You know what, my son started using the potty everytime the same day. Amazing! Within a couple of weeks, I stopped using the M & Ms and he kept using the potty.
Every child is different and they are all ready when theyre ready. Here is a small list of some of the signs they are ready:
1. Able to understand and follow simple directions.
2. Has bowel movements at regular times every day.
3. Able to remain dry for about two hours...
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