Potty Learning : Go Naked

Go naked

Day 1  is going to be a long one for you so start by being positive and preparing yourself and your child for the potty training process. There are 4 aspects of potty training that you should be mindful of in day 1

• Watching your kid for signs and cues of them waiting to pee or poop

• Help them get to the potty to let it out

• Acknowledge their efforts

• Prompt them every 30 mins to check if they need to use the potty.

Basics

Start by reminding your child that today is the day when you would not be putting them into a diaper and that they are going to learn how to use the potty when they feel like going to pee or poop. The reason to have your child roam around naked on their first day is to help them feel how it would be like to pee or poop and start to associate that with wanting to go to the potty to do the act. The main idea through this time is to help your child start to form a connection between the feeling of peeing or pooping to the act of using the potty to pee or poop. 

The simplest way is for them to see and feel, also since they will be naked you would be able to see them starting to pee or poop and rush them to the potty to continue to pee or poop. If you make your child wear any underwear at this time, they will associate that with a diaper and wouldn’t feel the need to use the potty to pee or poop. When your child starts to feel the sensation of water/ pee around their legs, they will feel weird and want to stop peeing.

Show your child where their potty is going to be, and tell them that when they feel the urge to pee or poop they should go to the potty to release their pee or poop. But also let them know you are there to help them reach the potty. Your baby is just getting started, so keep reminding them to use the potty and show it to them over and over again. This is also going to be important if you decide to move the potty around the house throughout the day.

The easiest sign is when your child starts to pee, tell them that they are peeing and that they should go to the potty to pee. If you child wants to help you clean up the mess, let them on the other end don't force them to clean up after them as this will invoke a negative association for them, this might lead to them feeling anxious, embarrassed.