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Toilet training is a huge milestone for you and your toddler and summer is the perfect time to work on this milestone. Warm weather means your toddler is wearing fewer layers of clothing. That’s less clothing you have to quickly peel off when they declare that they need to potty. Most times you have seconds to make this happen as they should have said something at least ten minutes ago and now you are seconds from a mess.
Summer is also an active time for families whether it’s frequent trips to the pool, backyard barbecues, vacations, or playtime at the park.
The good news is you don’t have to remain home bound while potty training your toddler this summer. You can still enjoy all your favorite summer activities with these simple tips.
1. Use Pampers Easy Ups.
Pampers Easy Ups are more underwear like for growing toddlers with super stretchy sides to make them easy to pull up and down when using the potty. Pampers Easy Ups support the diaper-to-underwear transition for toddlers and their families as they a have a more underwear-like look and feel while keeping messes off clothing, bedding, and other surfaces regardless of where accidents occur.
2. Take frequent breaks.
Stop often whether your are traveling or just engaged in activity and encourage everyone to use the restroom. One of our kids trained during a month long road trip a couple of summers ago. We stopped often and everyone used the restroom.
3. Pack extras.
We want potty training to be a positive experience for our toddlers, but leaks and accidents happen and can feel like setbacks. That’s why it’s important to be prepared and empower our little ones to overcome those obstacles. Pack extra clothes, wipes, Pampers Easy Ups and bags for wet clothing when going out and/or traveling.
4. Know your child.
Toilets can be too big and frightening for toddlers, especially commercial sized toilets. If your child does not feel comfortable using a regular sized toilet, carry a potty with you. We have had different options with all our kids depending on the need. It may be a toddler potty, a training seat that fits on a regular sized toilet, or a folding travel potty that fits on a regular sized toilet and can fold up for convenient storage.
5. Make it fun!
Potty training can be an overwhelming and stressful time. It can become disappointing and frustrating for both you and your toddler. Make training fun by doing a reward system, letting kids play with the Pampers Easy Ups, reading fun books to them about potty training, or letting them pick out their own Pampers Easy Ups. Pampers Easy Ups come in fun Thomas & Friends® designs and Dora the Explorer® designs. While you are at home let them run and play in just their Pampers Easy Ups to make bathroom breaks easier.
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Written by About a Mom contributor, Kim. Kim, the mama behind The Resourceful Mama, is a medical social worker turned stay at home mom to three. She enjoys sharing simple crafts and activities, parenting and homemaking tips, and a lot of holiday fun.
I very much agree that potty training is such a huge milestone to reach & it is true that summer is the right time to get it done. These are some simple yet easy tips to make life easier with that & I think by making some fun out of it you can always get closer to it.
Summer is the perfect time to potty train! Less clothing to need to be bundled up in for sure.
Pack extra change of clothes for mom and a portable potty seat because those bathroom potty’s are scary for a little one. My daughter is 9 and is day time potty trained she still has accidents each kid learns at their own pace don’t compete or compare to other kids.
Positive reinforcement goes a long way vs a negative comment.
We are in the middle of potty training our two year old. He is really interested but going at his own pace. The summer will be fun!
These are great tips! We love Pampers!
Love your tips! Both of my boys were each trained in a weekend so I know I got REALLY lucky.
Potty training in the summer is the best! The little ones are usually just in shorts to begin with. Not racing to get off winter gear!
It was way easier for us in the summer because NO PANTS! 🙂 Pullups and nothing else to contend with was huge.
Great tips! It can be hard to potty train your toddler, but posts like this would have been great when I was potty training mine. These tips make things easier.
When my exes daughter came into my life she was 3. By that time she was pretty much potty trained. She is now 11 and her father and I have recently divorced. I have friends going through potty training stages so this would be a good post for me to share with them