Preschool Activities That Help With Potty Training April 22
Since preschool aged children are in the process of potty training, it makes sense for the preschool program to include activities which help with the potty training process. Whether you homeschool your kids or send them off to participate in a formal preschool program, you can provide materials and activity ideas which are supplemental to potty training. This helps your child more rapidly incorporate potty training into his or her daily life and therefore to pick up on the process more quickly. Here are some ways that you can achieve this goal:
- Media material. One of the best ways for kids to understand potty training is for it to be explained to them in different ways. There are numerous resources out there for children to learn about potty training including books, coloring books, movies and audio tapes. Incorporate these items into your child’s preschool activities to help him or her learn about potty training.
- Playing with the potty training doll. Many experts agree that the “wet baby” dolls can be used to teach children about potty training. Playing with dolls is an excellent downtime activity for preschool and the potty training doll can be incorporated into the preschool schedule to teach kids about potty training.
- Songs and games about potty training. If children are comfortable with the idea of potty training, they’ll be comfortable with the act. Songs and games which make the idea fun will help make the act easier too. Preschool classes may have a song that is sung each time a child goes to the potty to help encourage all kids in the class to want to go.
- Transporting the potty chair. If you’re currently in the process of potty training, your child probably has his or her own potty chair located in your bathroom. This is an important tool which helps your child remember to use the potty. If your preschool will accommodate you, you may consider transporting the potty to the preschool so that your child will have this consistency there as well as at home.
- Using rewards. Preschool kids love reward systems and the potty training process can have rewards just like other things (such as chores). Make sure that your preschool is using a non-competitive award system so children don’t feel like they’re failing at potty training if they aren’t at the same developmental stage as the other kids.
Potty training is something which will be learned primarily at home but can be enhanced by the activities which take place at preschool. Preschool age children benefit from learning through hands-on lessons and so can use dolls and games to get a better understanding of the process. Before you know it, your kids will be out of diapers!
