Happy Potty Training and Happy Holidays to all... Visiting Family :) and Potty Accidents :(

Happy Holidays All,




It's been a busy, somewhat stressful time for us as I am sure it is for everyone. Holidays usually are lol.. but what I noticed these holidays is how it's affecting the children. Children handle stressful times in different ways and it can negatively effect their development, especially potty training, which we seem to constantly be dealing with.

 

Potty training is an ongoing endeavor even after you think they are trained. Now it is possible to get your toddler potty trained in a few days but there may be accidents, change in environment or just stressful times that may make them regress a little bit. Holiday time seems to be one of those stressful times.

We went to visit the grandparents for Thanksgiving and my 4 year old son; even though he loves it there and had a great time and has been fully potty trained with no accidents since he was 2; he didn't seem to sleep well in they're spare bed and had nighttime potty accidents 3 times. These accidents can be added stress especially when your already right in the middle of potty training a 2 year old girl(my daughter is also potty training lol..).

BUT this is the best way to handle nighttime potty training accidents and regression...

• When you realize there was an accident show you child it's not a big deal, because this was an accident they may feel ashamed or embarrassed
• No scolding or punishing because this may make them more nervous or scared to try and fix it
• Talk to them a little about how and why they should work on this by:
1. No drinking much before bed
2. Going potty in the toilet before bed
3. Trying to get up in the middle of the night to go potty in the toilet(this will definitely depend on if you feel you child is old enough or mature enough)
4. Going potty as soon as they wake up so they get used to only going when they wake up (bladder control)

By staying consistent with this my son stopped having accidents after the third night and got up early in the morning to go potty. We were so proud of him and had a little celebration that morning.

We hope these tips and our journey helps you guys with your own potty training journey...

We learned most of these methods from this easy to follow guide; helped us potty train all 3 of our kids in a matter of days including our 2 year old right now...