| Toilet training regression can be just downright | | | | been "flushed down the toilet" (pun intended)! |
| frustrating. It can feel as though you are taking two | | | | Yet, while many parents may have a general |
| steps forward and three steps backward. But don't be | | | | tendency to look upon your child's regression as a |
| discouraged if your child is going through this phase. | | | | failure in training, what you need to do instead is take a |
| Toilet training regression is a common problem. | | | | step back and alter your perspective on the situation. |
| Becoming toilet trained is a newly acquired skill your | | | | Don't look at this setback as a failure. It is not a failure |
| child may have just recently learned to master. | | | | on your part, nor is it a failure on the part of your child, |
| However, during the transition period, it is not | | | | at all. |
| uncommon for a child to revert back and forth | | | | Rather, what you should strive to do is to try to be |
| between the comfort zone of the familiar, and the | | | | proactive and to turn the situation around and see how |
| uncharted, unfamiliar territory that your child is faced | | | | you can turn this failure into an opportunity! |
| with by adopting this new skill. | | | | If your child has decided, whether consciously or |
| The same was true when your child first learned to roll | | | | unconsciously, despite the many hours, days, and |
| over, to crawl, and to walk. The same is true with | | | | weeks of disciplined potty training, only to revert back |
| respect to toilet training. Regression is bound to occur. | | | | to the comfort zone and familiarity of diapers, then |
| Yet it is understandably frustrating to have your child | | | | what you, as a parent can do, is you can seize this |
| suddenly up and decide to revert back to soiling the | | | | opportunity to quickly and adeptly "seal the deal" and |
| diapers again and refusing, for whatever reason, to go | | | | get your child potty trained once and for all. |
| on the toilet. | | | | The key to helping your child overcome toilet training |
| So you may end up feeling as though all of those | | | | regression is to be able to pinpoint and to be able to |
| hours, days, and weeks that you spent, laboriously | | | | understand the triggers that may have inadvertently |
| training your child, cleaning up after your child's | | | | caused your child to enter this regressive phase to |
| "accidents", and doing the laundry, may have literally | | | | begin with. |