Potty Training Girls

Potty training toddlers is never a “breeze”, and potty training girls may be a bit easier than training little boys, but still, the same emotional effort and energy for both can be daunting, especially to the new mother. When I say, easier, I am referring to the obvious; with girls, there is no target practice – ready, aim, fire – and there goes another blouse into the hamper. Well, I guess you get the picture.

The subject of baby potty training was not one I was particularly enthusiastic. The first question was not whether she was ready, but was I ready to start potty training her. I wondered if she would understand what the big fuss was all about, after all, it seemed only months earlier that she began to understand that she was a good girl for lying still while I changed her diapers. Potty training meant that I was faced with having to undo the all the emphasis I put into diaper changing and try to explain to her that diapers were no longer acceptable!

For a while, I thought that she would come to me when she was ready to become potty trained, especially after showing her how easy it was for other big girls to do. I figured something would click, and that she would want to be like her friend, or like Mommy, and sit on the toilet, but lifting her onto a high seat frightened her. There was nothing for her to hold onto, like the tray of her high chair. It seemed much easier to just change her diapers and then forget about. Sure, at times, it was a messy ordeal, but after a lot of practice, I had the routine down pretty well. I finally settled on a floor potty – one that she could sit on without needing my assistance to lift her up. After a little bit of time went by, she actually enjoyed showing me how she could use her potty all by herself. I can happily say now, that potty training girls, or boys, are a stage that mothers should not fear. Your child will eventually find pleasure in showing you how capable and grown-up they are, and you too will find gratification in knowing you too passed another challenging stage of motherhood.

“Potty Training Toddlers Isn’t Easy!”
Written by Brenne Meirowitz

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