How to potty train your baby?

When the baby is relatively young, he can defecate completely freely, so you must use diapers for the baby and change them in time to avoid harm to the baby from urination and defecation. When the baby grows up a little, parents should start training the baby to learn to urinate and defecate. It is very important to let the baby develop good urination and defecation habits. It is worth mentioning that the urination and defecation training methods are different for boys and girls. The specific methods are introduced in detail below.

How to potty train your baby?

Baby boy

1. Teach him to sit first, then stand

Since urine and stool often come out together, your baby should initially be allowed to sit down for both bowel movements so that he or she learns that both should be done in the potty. This way, he won't be distracted by the fun of splashing around while peeing and will learn to focus on the basic routine when his attention is needed.

2. Play the "firefighter" game with your son

For baby boys, imitation is important, so dads should teach them by example how to use the toilet. In view of the naughty personality of male babies, fathers should give accurate demonstrations and teach them how to "aim" at the potty. You can also put a piece of colored paper in the potty and let them aim at the paper when peeing. For a boy, sometimes peeing is like playing a game of "firefighter," which also increases his motivation to go to the toilet and get rid of diapers faster. Sometimes a boy may want to stand up to pee while he's having a bowel movement. This is because peeing is often accompanied by a bowel movement, so in this case it may be easier to get your baby to use the potty from the beginning.

Baby Girl

1. Imitation training for baby girls

Baby girls are mainly trained by their mothers and they prefer to use potties, especially those in the shape of cute animals. When training a baby girl to urinate, the mother should teach her the correct wiping direction, especially after defecation, she must wipe from front to back to prevent urinary tract infection.

2. Don’t wear clothes that are too complicated

An important thing to note when training a baby girl to urinate and defecate is to never dress her in clothes that are too complicated and difficult for her to get out of. Babies usually tell their mothers only when they can't hold it in any longer. They are already very nervous and find it difficult to control themselves. If they add unnecessary frustration such as not being able to unbutton their pants, then wetting their pants will definitely be a frequent occurrence.

Most babies complete daytime training at around 2 years and 4 months old, and nighttime training at around 3 years old, and boys spend more time on training than girls. Therefore, if you wait until your baby reaches the appropriate age for toilet training before starting training, your baby's toilet self-care ability will be more effective.