Potty Training GirlsIt’s commonly thought that girls are much easier to potty train than boys, and while most experts agree that this is true, teaching a toddler to do anything can be difficult! That’s why we’ve put together some of the best potty training tips.
Make potty training your girl a little easier!
The best part is that all of our tips are
completely free! There are many ways to
potty train your child and many successful methods. Which one is right? Well, there really isn’t a wrong way to potty
train your child, but you know your toddler better than any expert. So why not view the list of top 10 potty
training tips for girls.
The first step to training a little girl to use the toilet is showing her what you want her to do. This can be done by having her watch Mommy use the bathroom. If there is no mommy around, there are books and videos you can buy created just for this purpose.
You’ll probably need to buy a potty for your daughter to learn on because some kids are afraid to use the “big toilet.” If you let her help pick one out, she’ll want to use it that much more. Keep the potty in the bathroom near the “big toilet” so she learns to associate using the potty with going to the bathroom.
The only gender-specific tip you should know is a carryover from your diapering days: Wipe from front to back. As your daughter learns to use the toilet, make sure she knows to move the toilet paper from front to back, especially when she has a bowel movement to prevent the spread of bacteria, which can lead to infection.
Bladder infections, although uncommon, seem more frequent among girls of potty-training age. If your daughter seems to urinate more frequently than usual, finds urination painful, wets her pants after having established good bladder control, has abdominal pain, and feels sudden, urgent needs to pee, call her pediatrician and have her checked out.
The first step to training a little girl to use the toilet is showing her what you want her to do. This can be done by having her watch Mommy use the bathroom. If there is no mommy around, there are books and videos you can buy created just for this purpose.
You’ll probably need to buy a potty for your daughter to learn on because some kids are afraid to use the “big toilet.” If you let her help pick one out, she’ll want to use it that much more. Keep the potty in the bathroom near the “big toilet” so she learns to associate using the potty with going to the bathroom.
The only gender-specific tip you should know is a carryover from your diapering days: Wipe from front to back. As your daughter learns to use the toilet, make sure she knows to move the toilet paper from front to back, especially when she has a bowel movement to prevent the spread of bacteria, which can lead to infection.
Bladder infections, although uncommon, seem more frequent among girls of potty-training age. If your daughter seems to urinate more frequently than usual, finds urination painful, wets her pants after having established good bladder control, has abdominal pain, and feels sudden, urgent needs to pee, call her pediatrician and have her checked out.