The arrival of summer does not guarantee that a baby can carry out toilet training. Not being two years old either. Why? because you do not learn to put off the diaper, no one can teach a child to do it. The diaper is left when it is ripe to do it.

Ditching the diaper is easy if you consider that It is natural. When the time comes, the children control their toilet bowls on their own. Living it with fear, with anguish will only make the process complicated.

The criteria that we should follow to invite our little one to put down the diaper has nothing to do with the arrival of summer or with the fact that they have already reached two years of age. If we want toilet training to be a success, we should only look at whether it is ripe to start the process. There will be babies who with little more than two years will control their toilet bowels and others who will do it at 3 and a half. Both cases are within normality since the age range to drop the diaper is from 2 to 4 years approx.

How will we know when the time has come?

Watching our son or daughter carefully. One day he will start to say that he has peed, you will notice that it is wet. You will notice that something happens inside your diaper. That will be the first sign to be more aware.

A few days later, you will be able to anticipate, will warn before to pee. When we observe that this anticipation is maintained in time, it will be the opportune moment to start the process of toilet training.

Before we start, we must be clear that it is a very important step for the child, He is the protagonist. It is worth not delegating and having the privilege of accompanying to our son in this great achievement. You need us to treat you in a loving and understanding way, without pressure, without anger or punishment.

Our attitude is decisive for you to experience this process as a success or as a failure. We can and should congratulate the achievements of each day and give the necessary confidence when there is a leak.

It is also very important show no disgust or disgust for his pee and poop. They are products that leave your body and linking them to something dirty is a message that causes confusion. Sometimes they are curious and want to touch it, there is no reason not to allow it as long as there is a good hand washing afterwards.

To avoid worrying for no reason, keep in mind that pee is usually controlled before poop.

Once we are sure that our child is already able to anticipate, he will we will invite to leave the diaper.

When he is calm and receptive, we will propose, with great complicity, to stop using a diaper. Now that you can tell when you want to pee, you can tell your mom or dad and run to pee on the potty or toilet. We know that the best language to reach a child is the emotion of play. Let's make the toilet training process like an exciting game.

There are children who prefer a potty because the toilet scares them, others who need a reducer, others who do it in the toilet ... everyone has their preferences and we must respect. It is important that they feel safe and fearless.

If the little one opts for a potty, we will decide on a fixed location knowing that the most suitable place is the bathroom. There may be exceptions, on occasion the child may want to move it. We can do it but emphasizing that it is an exception, not the norm.

Progressive diaper removal

We will not remove the diaper at once, but we will do it little by little. First the child will be no diaper for half a day. The order does not matter, if that noon is the morning or the afternoon. The important thing is to do it when we can be more aware of the child.

It is not necessary to sit on the potty or toilet every so often, it is enough to remind you from time to timeWithout being too insistent, she is not wearing a diaper and must notify her in order to arrive on time.

Once the child gains control during that noon, we will extend to the rest of the day. And when the child already controls during the day, only the nights remain.

Before remove the diaper at night, there should be full control during the day, the child will use the potty or toilet with ease.

We will remind you that you are not wearing a diaper to sleep but when you feel like peeing, you will wake up and let us know. It is very important to convey confidence and security.

The toilet training process can take longer or less in time, we must always bear in mind that it is something that depends on maturation, not on will.

Our son needs us to be empathetic, to understand how important this great step towards his autonomy is. You need love and understanding, without punishment or anger.