Get Toileting Tracking Sheet

Toilet Training Steps Enter the bathroom. Close the bathroom door. Pull down clothing. Sit on the toilet. Use the toilet. Get toilet tissue. Wipe with tissue. Throw tissue in the toilet.

Each time your little one uses the potty successfully, fill an empty box on the chart with a sticker, a smiley face or a check mark.

Ready, set, go! Choose your words. Decide which words you're going to use for your child's bodily fluids. ... Prepare the equipment. Place a potty chair in the bathroom or, initially, wherever your child is spending most of his or her time. ... Schedule potty breaks. ... Get there — Fast! ... Explain hygiene. ... Ditch the diapers.

Have your child sit on the potty chair or toilet without a diaper for a few minutes at two-hour intervals, as well as first thing in the morning and right after naps. For boys, it's often best to master urination sitting down, and then move to standing up after bowel training is complete.

Simply start by letting your child color their chart, write which of their training moments you'd like to highlight, and then put a sticker on the chart for every bathroom victory! Encourage your child to show the stickers to family members as well to show off their progress.

Toileting is a life skill that requires learning multiple steps before a child can be successful on their own. Before the child can successfully pee or poop in the toilet or potty, they first learn to follow a bathroom visit routine, manage their clothing, sit for short periods of time, flush and wash their hands.

As its name suggests, a potty chart is a calendar that tracks your child's trends, progress, and success throughout potty training. Potty charts often help motivate children, giving them a sense of self-awareness when ditching diapers.

Activities to practice: Play with sticky-tape or stickers. Stick pieces to your child's body (with their clothes on) and get them to reach and pull them off. Place them on the back pockets, back of shoulders and bottom of their feet. All of these help with learning to reach and balance in the way needed for toileting.

Here are ten easy and entertaining screen-free activities to keep your kid busy while potty training. Dry Erase Markers. Hear me out. ... Bubbles. This one has double the bang for your buck. ... Basketball in the Trash Can. ... Play Doh/Sensory Play. ... Potty Only Books and Games. ... Eye Spy. ... Food Coloring Science. ... Shower Curtain Puppet Show.