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TOILET ADAPTER SEATS Another type of toilet training device is a separate seat that fits over the regular toilet seat making it easier for your child to sit on the big potty. These types of seats can make your toddler feel much safer when using the potty, but keep in mind that they still have little legs. Getting up on the toilet might be a problem, so invest in a stool that they can use to step up on. Stools can also help kids to be able to push with their legs when having a bowel movement. As with regular potty chairs, there are also adapter seats that come built in with step-stools in the style of a folding ladder. If this works for your child, by all means, take advantage of this technology! Adapters are lightweight and portable and have the additional advantage of direct flushing, so there is no extra cleanup necessary. However, adapter seats can be a nuisance for the rest of the family if there is only one bathroom and the adapter I in the way and must constantly be removed and replaced in innovative ways. Some styles have tried to overcome that complaint. Many of these seats come with vinyl straps implying that a child is left alone on the seat and needs extra safety protection. In the early stages of training, a child should not be left alone. No child should be strapped in place and then left! That is likely to feel like punishment to a child. Stay with your child. If you haven’t gotten the desired results within three to five minutes, you aren’t going to. As children take on the responsibility of using the toilet with an adapter, they will be on and off by themselves in no time, and the strap is unnecessary. You may wish to consider buying an inflatable or folding adapter seat for use when traveling or shopping, regardless of the method you opt for at home. Using an insert type potty chair can make cleanup a lot easier, since all you need do is flush the toilet and perhaps wipe off the seat. Many parents also like the fact that these inserts are portable and easily moved from place to place. One of the big drawbacks, however, is that many children are fearful of the toilet insert at first. On the plus side, these inserts are generally quite inexpensive, so it may be worth a try. Some parents wonder why they need all of these separate devices to ultimately teach their child to actually just go on the big toilet. They may be right. Potty chairs and adapter seats give the child a sense of safety. For a little one, the adult world seems very, very big, and that can scare them. However, you may have a child like our Conner who refused both potty chairs and adapter seats. How do you teach your child to use the big potty? While we might be jumping ahead of ourselves a bit, at this point in the book, we do feel like we should address the best ways to use the regular toilet during toilet training. When your child wants to use the big potty, he or she is exerting independent tendencies, and you can encourage this tendency. It will, however, take some attention on your part, too! It is perfectly acceptable to have your child learn to use the toilet without any special equipment. Obviously, the longer you wait to train your child, the bigger he or she will be and the more likely able to sit on an adult seat without any aid except possibly yours. Remember the adult toilet can seem like an abyss to a child. But certain techniques can make a child feel more secure. Teach a boy to urinate sitting down backward on the toilet, straddling it, and pointing his penis downward. If he is distracted while standing, he might forget to aim. Teach a little girl to sit sideways or backward on the big toilet. A little girl should also "sink" her bottom low enough so urine does not go through the seat ring and bowl rim. In the beginning, removing underwear and pants will lessen chance of them getting wet. Hold your child securely on the seat's edge yourself. They trust you anyway, so having you there with them will give them the sense of safety that they really need. Now that we’ve covered tools you can use during potty training, it’s time for us to look at what time is the right time..
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