Did you include washing hands as part of your potty training if so how did you do it successfully?
any potty training tips will help another parent
Answers:
well..i had a stool for him to put up to a sink in the bathroom and hed him get up there after every potty.and now he does it automattcally.he is 3
I'm trying to! I've found that by making it all a bit of a game, my son is responding well! He loves washing his hands now, but not got the hang of the potty just yet! Good luck!
yes, yes, yes.hand washing is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of germs..after using the potty (even if it's not sucessful) get a step stool or something for the child to stand on and wash their hands..even after changing their diaper, you should wash their hands as well as yours..
You need to make it a habit. Get a step stool so they can easily reach the sink. Get a foaming soap (It's easier for them to rinse off) Kandoo(not sure who makes it) makes flushable wipes and foaming soap that help potty-trainers and older toddlers learn to keep themselves clean. Also make sure that if your kids follow you into the bathroom that they see you wash your hands. Tell them everytime that it helps keep them from getting sick.
make it fun, they have alot of soaps out for little kids. wash your hands with them. buy soaps that have designs on them. and always tell them to wash their hands, cause when they start school kids get sick from other kids washing their hands helps them stay heathly.
i havent fully and successfully trained my 3 year old, he's ok with peeing except when he's asleep but having a really difficult time with getting him to poop in the potty. he says "its shy" and doesnt like to get out.oh well, still hoping.
anyway, i made it such a strict rule to always wash hands after he pees and poops that its now become a habit that he gladly follows and even does himself when i am not around.
Yes, of course. Let your little one watch you use the toilet and see you wash your hands afterwards.
Make it a game. "Ok, now Mommy is going to wash her hands, can you hand me the soap?"
By seeing that you are doing it as a force of habit, the child will want to copy you.
Try it.
it is cos it will learn them to wash hands after using the toilet..
Do this, on an average day after he have been playing, assuming that his hands are a little dirty:
1. Tell him to smell his hands and you smell it too, and tell him that it smell a little dirty
2. Show him how to turn water on and wash his hands with a good smelling soap.
3. After drying his hands, have him smell it, and you smell it and say that it smell beautiful like the forest.
Next time after potty, tell him that you want his hands to smell like the forest.
Yes I did include washing hands while I was potty training my son. What I did was let him watch me. His potty changes into a step stool so when he is finish he puts the top down and get on his step stool and was his hands.
If you want the lid dropped before you flush, just say what you're doing out loud each time and do it EVERY time. Like " Alright! Good job! Now we pull up our pants.close the lid.flush the toilet..and wash our hands." If that's the way he knows to do it, that's the way he'll do it. Just never vary the routine. Good luck!
I let my daughter pick out some anti-bacterial hand foam from Bath & Body works (she picked banana). No water, no mess, no germs!
Yes, of course!
You just teach it by repetition. You go into the bathroom with them every time and show them what you want them to do when they are finished."Great job! Now it's time to pull up your pants. Good! Next we need to close the lid and flush. Yay! Ok, last we wash our hands.I'll turn on the water, use just one pump of soap, now make some bubbles. Let's count to 10 while we wash off those germs..Great, time to turn off the water and dry our hands. You did a super job! I'm so proud of you!"
As they get the routine down, you can ask what comes next in the process. After several hundred times of pottying ;-) it should come naturally. Then they turn 5 and get too busy playing to actually flush & wash and you have to start back at square one and walk them thru it. LOL! Only slightly kidding.
Yes, we include washing hands as part of potty training. I also am a teacher of two's at a preschool, and we also include washing hands in our potty training at school. We make everything as kid-friendly as possible. stools to make it easy to reach the sink, fun foaming pump soap to wash with. If you make it part of your schedule/routine, the kids get in the habit of it and will continue to do it unconsciously as they grow. Start now, along with the potty training. it is all one routine anyway. Sometimes making up a silly song helps your child focus on washing hands instead of combating you.
When you have the "big boy" underwear on, you have rules. Even little kids know there is a way things are done. The toilet seat can be heavy unless you have one of the cheap, lightweight ones so you put the seat up or down, eiother when you do you own business, expecting you child to use it next, or when you see him heading in that direction. Let him see that you are a responcible hand washer! Get him a little step stool so he can reach the soap and faucets and both of you wash your hands. You start by asking him if he knows why we wash our hands and then give him a short, easy answer about germs and being sick. He'll get the picture. My kid, now 11 1/2, had a lot of this re-inforced at weekday school and seeing his friends do all the same things he did really helped.
Yes I included washing hands with potty training. With my daughter we would use pull-ups and she would never go to the toilet because she felt like it was a diaper, so instead of using the pull-ups I used regular underwear. I would ask her all day every once and while if she needed to go and I would let her know that if she needed to go to let me know. She was scared at first but the first time she went to the restroom we applauded her and that built confidence in her. She started to go after a while. There will be times where she would have accidents, but I was patient. I hoped this helped you. Getting her to wash her hands was pretty easy. Everytime she went to the restroom I would play with her with the soap and she got used to the fact that she had to wash her hands everytime. Sometimes she would forget but an easy reminder can do good. For boys they should start off sitting on the toilet and as time progresses he can move on to standing and using the retroom. That way he wouldn't have to touch the toilet seat.
let him feel he is in control and make it fun to do.
its never too early to encourage handwashing.. after toilet visits and before meals.. most children love to play with water.. make it fun not a chore
show by example !
my children knew you washed your hands after going to the toilet because they saw me doing it !
children love washing their hands ( intil they are pre teen !!) and surely you know how to wash your hands.
To get kids into the habit, teach by example. Wash your hands with your children and supervise their hand washing. Place hand-washing reminders at children's eye level, such as a chart by the bathroom sink for children to mark every time they wash their hands. Tell your children to wash their hands for as long as it takes them to sing their ABCs, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" or the "Happy Birthday" song. This works especially well with younger children, who may rush when washing their hands.
after they have been let them stand on a step to wash their hands. He should get the idea.
How to Teach Toddlers Hand Washing
Teaching toddlers good hand-washing skills is important in training them to groom and care for their bodies.
Steps:
1. Model good hand-washing skills. Wash your hands after going to the bathroom or when you come in from outside. Wash your toddler's hands at the same time.
2. Talk about washing your hands. Say things like, "Daddy washes his hands after he goes to the bathroom to wash away germs," or, "Look at all the dirt on my hands. I want to wash that off." Tell your child why hand washing is important.
3. Point out other people washing up. Usually doctors wash their hands before touching your child during a checkup. Notice the doctor's hand washing by saying, "I see Dr. Brown washing germs off her hands."
4. Create hand-washing routines. Wash your hands before every meal and snack. The act of washing up will become second nature to your child.
5. Place a stool near a low sink for your toddler. Make it easy for your child to reach the sink and practice washing up.
6. Let your toddler play at the sink. Play fosters learning. Allow your child to pretend-wash toys and figurines at the sink.
7. Read books about hygiene. Immerse your child in good hygiene, and hand washing will become as natural as eating and sleeping.
Tips:
Buy cool soaps made especially for kids to encourage hand washing.
I always keep wipes in the bathroom so she knows to clean her hands just in case she cant use the taps.
I did include washing your hands as part of potty training. One of my kids caught on quick and stuck to it. But my 2nd child had a harder time remembering to wash there hands after. What I did was put up a chart in the bathroom they get one sticker for going potty and one sticker for washing and drying their hands. This makes it a little more fun. Although it works part of the time I have also tried using that hand sanitizer you buy in any store next to the soaps my second child loves using it i don't know what the difference is between that and using soap and water but it seems to have helped. That way I don't have to breath down there neck and I still know that the germs have been killed. I also go through the bathroom once a day with Lysol and spray it on everything the kids touch that also helps kill germs. Here is a website that might help with potty training tips. I hope this helps and good luck.
yes perhaps put bubbles in the sink. make it fun.kids learn thru fun so if you can think of anything entertaining then do it
The best way to show your child hand washing after toileting is modeling. Preschoolers learn so much from modeled behaviors. Let him or her see you wash your hands after going to the bathroom and discuss with them the importance of doing so.
Washing hands is always a good idea to teach your child.
We had a little potty seat that went inside our real potty---I didn't want to clean a potty chair. Then up on the stool to wash your hands. Believe it or not, the chid feels very confident after doing the washing all by themself. It's very rewarding for them.
Definately. Cleanliness is a very important part of bringing up a child. It's time consuming I agree, but well worth the effort you put into it. Just tell the child to call you when they are done so you can instruct them to wash their hands. If they leave and not call you, question them as to whether they have washed their hands. If they did not, scold them and march then right back to the biffy and make them wash their hands. After a scolding or two and they continue to ignore you, take away a priviledge they enjoy (TV, etc..) for a day and if they continue, take it away for two days, etc. etc. Even a stubborn child will catch on to the proper thing to do when they loose priviledges.
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well..i had a stool for him to put up to a sink in the bathroom and hed him get up there after every potty.and now he does it automattcally.he is 3
I'm trying to! I've found that by making it all a bit of a game, my son is responding well! He loves washing his hands now, but not got the hang of the potty just yet! Good luck!
yes, yes, yes.hand washing is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of germs..after using the potty (even if it's not sucessful) get a step stool or something for the child to stand on and wash their hands..even after changing their diaper, you should wash their hands as well as yours..
You need to make it a habit. Get a step stool so they can easily reach the sink. Get a foaming soap (It's easier for them to rinse off) Kandoo(not sure who makes it) makes flushable wipes and foaming soap that help potty-trainers and older toddlers learn to keep themselves clean. Also make sure that if your kids follow you into the bathroom that they see you wash your hands. Tell them everytime that it helps keep them from getting sick.
make it fun, they have alot of soaps out for little kids. wash your hands with them. buy soaps that have designs on them. and always tell them to wash their hands, cause when they start school kids get sick from other kids washing their hands helps them stay heathly.
i havent fully and successfully trained my 3 year old, he's ok with peeing except when he's asleep but having a really difficult time with getting him to poop in the potty. he says "its shy" and doesnt like to get out.oh well, still hoping.
anyway, i made it such a strict rule to always wash hands after he pees and poops that its now become a habit that he gladly follows and even does himself when i am not around.
Yes, of course. Let your little one watch you use the toilet and see you wash your hands afterwards.
Make it a game. "Ok, now Mommy is going to wash her hands, can you hand me the soap?"
By seeing that you are doing it as a force of habit, the child will want to copy you.
Try it.
it is cos it will learn them to wash hands after using the toilet..
Do this, on an average day after he have been playing, assuming that his hands are a little dirty:
1. Tell him to smell his hands and you smell it too, and tell him that it smell a little dirty
2. Show him how to turn water on and wash his hands with a good smelling soap.
3. After drying his hands, have him smell it, and you smell it and say that it smell beautiful like the forest.
Next time after potty, tell him that you want his hands to smell like the forest.
Yes I did include washing hands while I was potty training my son. What I did was let him watch me. His potty changes into a step stool so when he is finish he puts the top down and get on his step stool and was his hands.
If you want the lid dropped before you flush, just say what you're doing out loud each time and do it EVERY time. Like " Alright! Good job! Now we pull up our pants.close the lid.flush the toilet..and wash our hands." If that's the way he knows to do it, that's the way he'll do it. Just never vary the routine. Good luck!
I let my daughter pick out some anti-bacterial hand foam from Bath & Body works (she picked banana). No water, no mess, no germs!
Yes, of course!
You just teach it by repetition. You go into the bathroom with them every time and show them what you want them to do when they are finished."Great job! Now it's time to pull up your pants. Good! Next we need to close the lid and flush. Yay! Ok, last we wash our hands.I'll turn on the water, use just one pump of soap, now make some bubbles. Let's count to 10 while we wash off those germs..Great, time to turn off the water and dry our hands. You did a super job! I'm so proud of you!"
As they get the routine down, you can ask what comes next in the process. After several hundred times of pottying ;-) it should come naturally. Then they turn 5 and get too busy playing to actually flush & wash and you have to start back at square one and walk them thru it. LOL! Only slightly kidding.
Yes, we include washing hands as part of potty training. I also am a teacher of two's at a preschool, and we also include washing hands in our potty training at school. We make everything as kid-friendly as possible. stools to make it easy to reach the sink, fun foaming pump soap to wash with. If you make it part of your schedule/routine, the kids get in the habit of it and will continue to do it unconsciously as they grow. Start now, along with the potty training. it is all one routine anyway. Sometimes making up a silly song helps your child focus on washing hands instead of combating you.
When you have the "big boy" underwear on, you have rules. Even little kids know there is a way things are done. The toilet seat can be heavy unless you have one of the cheap, lightweight ones so you put the seat up or down, eiother when you do you own business, expecting you child to use it next, or when you see him heading in that direction. Let him see that you are a responcible hand washer! Get him a little step stool so he can reach the soap and faucets and both of you wash your hands. You start by asking him if he knows why we wash our hands and then give him a short, easy answer about germs and being sick. He'll get the picture. My kid, now 11 1/2, had a lot of this re-inforced at weekday school and seeing his friends do all the same things he did really helped.
Yes I included washing hands with potty training. With my daughter we would use pull-ups and she would never go to the toilet because she felt like it was a diaper, so instead of using the pull-ups I used regular underwear. I would ask her all day every once and while if she needed to go and I would let her know that if she needed to go to let me know. She was scared at first but the first time she went to the restroom we applauded her and that built confidence in her. She started to go after a while. There will be times where she would have accidents, but I was patient. I hoped this helped you. Getting her to wash her hands was pretty easy. Everytime she went to the restroom I would play with her with the soap and she got used to the fact that she had to wash her hands everytime. Sometimes she would forget but an easy reminder can do good. For boys they should start off sitting on the toilet and as time progresses he can move on to standing and using the retroom. That way he wouldn't have to touch the toilet seat.
let him feel he is in control and make it fun to do.
its never too early to encourage handwashing.. after toilet visits and before meals.. most children love to play with water.. make it fun not a chore
show by example !
my children knew you washed your hands after going to the toilet because they saw me doing it !
children love washing their hands ( intil they are pre teen !!) and surely you know how to wash your hands.
To get kids into the habit, teach by example. Wash your hands with your children and supervise their hand washing. Place hand-washing reminders at children's eye level, such as a chart by the bathroom sink for children to mark every time they wash their hands. Tell your children to wash their hands for as long as it takes them to sing their ABCs, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" or the "Happy Birthday" song. This works especially well with younger children, who may rush when washing their hands.
after they have been let them stand on a step to wash their hands. He should get the idea.
How to Teach Toddlers Hand Washing
Teaching toddlers good hand-washing skills is important in training them to groom and care for their bodies.
Steps:
1. Model good hand-washing skills. Wash your hands after going to the bathroom or when you come in from outside. Wash your toddler's hands at the same time.
2. Talk about washing your hands. Say things like, "Daddy washes his hands after he goes to the bathroom to wash away germs," or, "Look at all the dirt on my hands. I want to wash that off." Tell your child why hand washing is important.
3. Point out other people washing up. Usually doctors wash their hands before touching your child during a checkup. Notice the doctor's hand washing by saying, "I see Dr. Brown washing germs off her hands."
4. Create hand-washing routines. Wash your hands before every meal and snack. The act of washing up will become second nature to your child.
5. Place a stool near a low sink for your toddler. Make it easy for your child to reach the sink and practice washing up.
6. Let your toddler play at the sink. Play fosters learning. Allow your child to pretend-wash toys and figurines at the sink.
7. Read books about hygiene. Immerse your child in good hygiene, and hand washing will become as natural as eating and sleeping.
Tips:
Buy cool soaps made especially for kids to encourage hand washing.
I always keep wipes in the bathroom so she knows to clean her hands just in case she cant use the taps.
I did include washing your hands as part of potty training. One of my kids caught on quick and stuck to it. But my 2nd child had a harder time remembering to wash there hands after. What I did was put up a chart in the bathroom they get one sticker for going potty and one sticker for washing and drying their hands. This makes it a little more fun. Although it works part of the time I have also tried using that hand sanitizer you buy in any store next to the soaps my second child loves using it i don't know what the difference is between that and using soap and water but it seems to have helped. That way I don't have to breath down there neck and I still know that the germs have been killed. I also go through the bathroom once a day with Lysol and spray it on everything the kids touch that also helps kill germs. Here is a website that might help with potty training tips. I hope this helps and good luck.
yes perhaps put bubbles in the sink. make it fun.kids learn thru fun so if you can think of anything entertaining then do it
The best way to show your child hand washing after toileting is modeling. Preschoolers learn so much from modeled behaviors. Let him or her see you wash your hands after going to the bathroom and discuss with them the importance of doing so.
Washing hands is always a good idea to teach your child.
We had a little potty seat that went inside our real potty---I didn't want to clean a potty chair. Then up on the stool to wash your hands. Believe it or not, the chid feels very confident after doing the washing all by themself. It's very rewarding for them.
Definately. Cleanliness is a very important part of bringing up a child. It's time consuming I agree, but well worth the effort you put into it. Just tell the child to call you when they are done so you can instruct them to wash their hands. If they leave and not call you, question them as to whether they have washed their hands. If they did not, scold them and march then right back to the biffy and make them wash their hands. After a scolding or two and they continue to ignore you, take away a priviledge they enjoy (TV, etc..) for a day and if they continue, take it away for two days, etc. etc. Even a stubborn child will catch on to the proper thing to do when they loose priviledges.
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