Teaching children to use the toilet training properly requires special tricks. Parents must recognize when children are really ready to be taught toilet training. Forcing parents to have a negative impact on children's development. What are the mistakes that need to be avoided? The following is complete information.
Parent error when toilet training
Teaching children to use their own toilets or toilet training is very important. You no longer need to bother changing his diaper when he is busy doing other activities. In addition to lightening your burden, the ability to use your own toilet can also benefit your child in the future in his life.
Toilet training is a process when children learn to urinate (BAK) and defecate (BAB) in the toilet as an adult. At this stage, children are taught not to remove urine and feces from diapers. The ability to use the toilet is also useful to know whether your child is growing normally or not.
Dr. Steve Hodges, pediatric urology specialist at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center said, there are some common mistakes parents make when doing toilet training. The error not only causes the child to feel depressed but also can interfere with his health. Here are some mistakes parents often make.
1. Too early
There is no definite time when children need to be taught toilet training. However, too early to do toilet training can be dangerous because children less than three years old generally do not have the ability to decide when to go to the toilet.
Hodges said, for children less than three years old, holding back urine will lead to several problems such as bedwetting and forming a smaller bladder capacity.
Parents need to pay attention to signs when the child is ready to receive toilet training, among others, he already has good motor skills, is able to understand the term waste water, is able to tell parents when they want to go to the toilet, and so on.
2. Not getting used to
Quite often parents only do toilet training but not followed by teaching toilet habits. Hodges said, parents should be able to schedule children to urinate, for example around every two hours.
In order for activities in the toilet to be more pleasant for children, parents can prepare small toys in the toilet so that they are more interested and at home in the toilet until 'back affairs' is finished.
3. A diet lacking fiber
Fiber is not only needed by adults, but also little ones. Fiber is needed to facilitate the process of urinating. The process of passing water will make it easier for toilet training activities. So, make sure your child eats enough fiber, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, beans, brown or red rice, and oatmeal.
4. Constipation or difficult toilet training? Differentiate the two!
More than 30 percent of children aged 2 to 10 years experience constipation (difficult bowel movements). However, parents often do not realize it because the symptoms are different from adults.
According to Hodges, there is a difference in constipation in children and adults. Constipation in question is when a child's feces on the rectum suppress urinary fluid resulting in bedwetting problems and other problems. Symptoms of constipation in children are lack of bowel movements, sudden bowel movements, defecation in pants, and abdominal pain with unclear causes.
5. Ignoring infection
Urinary tract infections may occur in your child, so parents should pay attention to the signs. Pain when urinating, often back and forth to the bathroom, and there is blood in the urine is a symptom. When parents find it, immediately bring your child to the doctor.
Teaching children to use a toilet does require patience. Today he might want to take part in all the toilet training processes, but it could be different the next day. The point is, don't force it if indeed the child doesn't want to do it. Be patient until the child is completely accustomed without the diaper.