Toilet Training

Thank you for joining us at our Toilet Training workshop. We discussed ways on how to prepare the family for toilet training. We shared helpful tricks and tips to make the experience more fun. For example, sticker rewards on a potty chart and an m&m treat.

Let's be persistent, consistent and positive throughout this successful three-day toilet training process. We got this!

Please find some handouts below and see an Acorn Room teacher for a sheet of stickers and a little package of m&ms.

Getting dressed is a big deal! Here are a few suggestions:

• Make sure clothes are easily accessible. Use low shelves and low hangers. Baskets and low drawers can be useful.
• Allow access to a reasonable amount of clothing, not too many. It's unreasonable to expect a child to maintain order when there are excess clothes.
• Leave the child plenty of time to get dressed, don't rush. The child will lose confidence if rushed or if you take over the dressing while they are in progress.
• Encourage independence. You might need to leave the room so they will do as much as possible without relying on you for help. If they ask for help, do as little as possible, for example, show them the armhole, don't give up and start dressing them yourself.
• Give child-friendly options and set the child up for success. Buttons and zippers are often too difficult; elastic waists are excellent.
• If the child dresses unreasonably suggest a jumper/warmer clothing, take them outside and if necessary pack a jumper/warmer clothing if going out. Teach responsibility.

Encouraging the child to dress themselves is worth every bit of our effort. It may take longer initially but the more they do it, the quicker they will become. Self-dressing encourages the child to take care of their clothing, develop coordination, concentration, and independence. It increases body awareness and sense of self.

If they redress themselves with shoes on the wrong feet or pants on backward that is okay!

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Website: www.LongHillMontessoriSchool.com
Location: 158 Central Avenue, Stirling, NJ, United States
Phone: (908) 647-1852