Potty Training Made Easy

<Taken from my previous blog>

We started potty training Aleesya at 19 months. Actually, it was unplanned as she was suffering from constipation the month before. We had to sit her on the toilet bowl for quite a long period of time just for her to poo-poo. She eventually healed from constipation, but continued on the routine of sitting on the toilet bowl and refused to poo-poo in her diaper. Sometimes, terbabas jugalah poo-poo in her diaper especially when we're on the go... But, most of the time, she'll be doing her business in the toilet like a pro. We skipped the whole kiddy potty introduction and went straight to using the kiddie toilet cushion. 

We're half way there in completing her potty training lesson. Aleesya still wears diaper because she still pee in her diaper though. She keeps letting us know when she's done peeing in her diaper - and that's a bit too late. No rush, the time will come eventually... We started training her on weekends now. Yes, it's much tougher for working moms as we only havE weekends to actually train.

Anyway, just to share a few tips n how to potty train your kid.

1. Educate your kid the term of "pee" and "poo" - like Aleesya, "u-uk" is for poo-poo and "shi-shi" for peeing
2. Be patient. There will be countless times when she said that she wants to poo/pee but it's just a false alarm.. 
3. Wear "easy to remove" clothing to ease the process
4. Always carry an extra diaper when you're on the move - just in case
5. Teach your kid to squat to make cleaning easier.
6. Ensure your toilet is child safe especially slippery floor. I place a mat for her to stand on during cleaning.
7. Always applaud and compliment your kid when she does it successfully. 

And lastly, tips from my own kid :

Let me show u how it's done..
1st, sit on the cushion and wait.....

When u feel like it, just push... eeeeeeeeeeeek

Once done, just call ur Mommie!

To date, Aleesya is totally diaper free except during the night. We still have issues in dealing with her wetting herself while sleeping. Hopefully we are able to successfully train her by the year end.