如厕训练

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Sooner or later, every parent faces potty training — 迟早，每位父母都会面临如厕训练——

teaching a child to use the toilet on her own. 教孩子自己使用马桶。

The single most important rule is also the simplest: wait until she is ready. 最重要也最简单的规则是：等到她准备好。

That readiness usually comes somewhere between the ages of two 这种准备状态通常出现在两岁到

and three, 三岁之间，

and it cannot be rushed. 而且急不得。

You can gently prepare her along the way. 你可以在这个过程中循序渐进地引导她。

Let her know that everyone pees and poops — it is natural, never "yucky." 让她知道每个人都会大小便——这是很自然的，绝不是“脏脏的”。

Let her sit on the potty just for fun, 让她只是为了好玩而坐在小马桶上，

read books about it, 读相关的绘本，

even let her pick out her own special underwear to look forward to 甚至让她挑选自己的专属内裤，期待

wearing. 穿上它。

When she is ready, 当她准备好时，

let her practice — 让她练习——

after meals, after naps — 饭后、午睡后——

but never force her to sit there. 但绝不要强迫她坐在那里。

When she succeeds, celebrate it; a little praise or a small reward works wonders. 当她成功时，庆祝一下；一点点表扬或小奖励会带来意想不到的效果。

And when she has an accident — because she will — stay calm. 而当她不小心弄脏时——因为这肯定会发生——请保持冷静。

Just clean up and tell her it is okay. 只要清理干净，并告诉她没关系。

If it isn't going smoothly, don't panic, 如果进展不顺利，不要惊慌，

and don't compare her to other children; 也不要拿她和其他孩子比较；

some simply take longer. 有些孩子只是需要更长时间。

Potty training isn't really a race. 如厕训练并不是一场比赛。

It is one of the first big things a child learns to do 这是孩子学习做的第一件大事之一，

entirely by herself — 完全靠她自己——

and your patience is what makes 而你的耐心正是让

that possible. 这成为可能的原因。