| Potty training for girls can be a difficult time if she is | | | | will use the potty when ready, you need to consider |
| resisting or not following your instructions. Your girl may | | | | the following negative effects. |
| be hesitant to use the potty, is having accidents again | | | | 1. Health Problems can occur when potty training for |
| or may not want to use the potty at all. While this | | | | girls is done too late. Are you familiar with the condition |
| sounds normal, it may cause problems in the future if | | | | called retentive encopresis? It occurs due to |
| the problem is not resolved correctly. The following are | | | | unresolved problems with constipation and starts |
| critical tips when it comes to potty training for girls. | | | | showing between the ages of 3 and 4. This condition |
| 1. You need to use a method that has worked for | | | | results from the stretching or even tearing of lower |
| many other parents. Although potty training for girls is | | | | intestines. The end result is enlarged, hardened stools |
| easier then for boys, you may be wasting your time | | | | and inability to have bowel movement. This can cause |
| and making your girl worse. If the method you are | | | | other diseases such as mega colon and bladder |
| using is ineffective, it will be even more difficult in the | | | | infections. |
| future. | | | | 2. Psychological problems can occur if potty training for |
| 2. You need to know how to respond when your girl is | | | | girls if not done early enough. Children can be ridiculed |
| resisting to your instructions. This is why it is so | | | | in their friends circle or embarrassed at daycare or |
| important to know what to say at the right time. The | | | | preschool. This is because many of the other children |
| more times you fail, the less impact your instructions | | | | may not be using disposable diapers anymore. |
| have in the future. This is because your girl will feel | | | | 3. Potty training for girls is more difficult as they |
| more powerful over your instructions and will show | | | | become older. This is because they will be more |
| more resistance. | | | | dependent on disposable diapers and will find it difficult |
| 3. Constipation can be a nagging problem and you | | | | to change. Potty training for girls can be done as early |
| need to respond appropriately. This can be the most | | | | as 18 months. |
| frustrating part of potty training for girls as she feels | | | | 4. You will spend an additional 2000 dollars on diaper |
| that she can not release. | | | | supplies for every year they continue to use |
| 4. Knowing what to say to your girl in an extremely | | | | disposable diapers. At the same time, you will be |
| difficult situation. Some girls may cry, scream, run or | | | | feeding negligent multinational diaper companies that |
| even hit when trying to avoid using the potty. This is | | | | want your girl to use diapers as long as possible. |
| very real and you will have to use appropriate | | | | 5. Disposable diapers are a great contributor to the |
| language to calm them down. Talking to an 18 month | | | | landfill that society faces today and cause harm to the |
| old and a 3 year old is very different. See below on | | | | environment. |
| how to talk to a child that is not responding to your | | | | 6. Potty training for girls takes a tiny fraction of the |
| instructions. | | | | time when compared to changing diapers every |
| If you are like some parents and believe that your girl | | | | month. This a huge time waster and can be avoided. |