Making Potty Training Successful + Free Printable
I’m sharing my tips to make potty training successful and easy with Charmin Ultra Soft as part of a sponsored post. #CharminatSamsClub
Yesterday I shared our tricks to teaching kids about oral health habits. That is only one of a few hygiene battles topics parents must face with their kids. Another is the dreaded potty training. Potty Training is the one milestone most parents dread. And for good reason. Seriously who wants to clean up all those messes when the child misses or just forgets?
Successful Potty Training Help
But just like with teaching kids to brush their teeth every day, potty training can be easy with the right tools.
- A ready child
- Treat rewards
- Foam soap
- Stickers
- I can do it potty chart
- Lots of Charmin Ultra Soft toilet paper
For us potty training was a challenge in our home due to Jade’s learning challenges. So it took much longer for her to be ready. An extra 3 years to be exact. Her brothers potty trained at 3 years. She potty trained last summer, right before she turned 6! But even though she was delayed, once she was ready it was super easy. And She was potty trained in 2 days!
So make sure your child is really ready to begin otherwise you will set yourself back.
For the week before you begin track how many wet diapers your child has and at what time of the day. You may find a pattern and this is where you should begin the potty training. Always set aside time to take your child potty around those times each day. You will have better odds of your child using the potty and developing the habit.
Kids need immediate rewards with potty training. So after a successful potty trip give a small treat. I keep little chocolate candies on hand just for this reason.
Then kids need long term goals too. And that is where the potty training chart and stickers can help. Track the successful potty trips with a sticker. This creates good potty habits to always wash hands after. You can use this fun FREE Potty Training Printable to help track.
Plus it helps the child to be excited to be successful long term. Start small with a trip for an ice cream cone or 20 minutes on the iPad after 28 stickers. Then a trip to the park or a play date after 56. And a big reward after they complete the chart (84 stickers!) like going out to lunch or a small toy.
Lastly just be patient with your child. We all know it is a bit tricky to potty train. I mean it’s not the most dreaded milestone besides teaching your child to drive for nothing! But at least you have a number of years to prepare yourself for the driving challenge. You have to face the potty training challenge first off. And it really is crappy (pun intended). But it can also be very rewarding when you have success!
Reward charts always worked well with my kids, but I am going to be honest – I am SO glad that potty training days are behind me 🙂
These are all great tips- I think knowing when your child is ready is key. Starting too early can frustrate and set back everyone!
I love these printables. My sister could have used these. She had a terrible time potty training my nephew.
I love that printable. Potty training the kiddos can be difficult. Anything that makes it easier is always a plus.
My kiddo is past this point, but I love the whole idea of this! The printable is fun and the kids will love putting a sticker on it each time.
I have one more little one to potty train in the next year, I’m actually hoping he is like his siblings and does it all on his own. I wait for them to be ready and it seems to go really smoothly. I love doing rewards charts too!
I’m so glad to be past the potty training days. I always just let my kids go nakey during the day and had their potty in the main room. It was much easier during the summer.
I remember going through the potty training stage. I love the chart. This way kids can see their progress as well. I am a toilet paper snob as well. There are only a couple of brands I will buy. I tried a cheaper brand before and it didn’t end well.
You definitely have to stick with a quality brand like Charmin. I love your reward system and the potty training printable!
You know, I did a chart like that for my kids and it was super-helpful. Potty training can be so stressful and it is important to focus on the positives 😉
I’m done with potty training my kids WOOHOOO!! But one of my close friends is having a hard time with her 4 year old having accidents. I love your chart and plan to share this with her. Thank you!
With my son I used a lot of encouragement and M&M’s. After his first successful potty we celebrated and danced, and from there on out it was much easier.
Wow, those little sweetworks candies came in handy didn’t they? LOL! I love the stickers and chart. I thin this would especially appeal to a goal oriented child.
So glad I’m done with the potty training phase. It was no fun.
Love Charmin, my preferred brand! It’s soft and does not fall apart! What a great reward system you have!
This printable would have been so helpful when Henry was potty training. He was really stubborn lol
Great chart and tips. Toilet training was a long time ago at my house but I still vividly remember the struggles.
Potty training can be so challenging for a young child! But it’s a great feeling when they feel very proud when they accomplish it!
Stickers are a great way to reward kids for potty training. Having had 4 in diapers at once (triplets plus 1 born in a year) I know from personal experience that positive reinforcement is key to success.