New “Personality” Quiz Helps Parents And Kids Achieve Potty Training Success (NAPSA)—If there’s one thing parents can agree on,it’s that every child is different. That’s why with all the major childhood milestones, especially potty training, parents have more positive results when they tailor their approach to their toddler’s unique learningstyle. Fortunately, there’s a simple new way for parents to choose the products and motivational rewards to help a toddler reach potty training success. The Potty Training Personality Profile is a quick quiz that helps moms choose rewards and training pants based on a child’s individual learning style. Parents can visit www.pull-ups.com to complete the quiz, which was developed by the Potty Training Partners (PTP), a dedicated panel of child psychologists, pediatricians and parenting experts that offers advice and tips on potty training. “Children who acquire new skills quickly and learn easily from their ownslip- ups will have a different training style than children who learn more gradually or by repetition,” said Jan Faull, M.Ed., author of “Mommy, I Have to Go Potty!” and PTP panel member. The quiz helps momsby determining whether a toddler learns best through seeing or feeling, and then provides choices in motivational rewards and training pants to help make potty training easier. Not sure if a child is ready to begin training? Faull suggests parents look for at least two of the following signs of readiness: activities. If your child is intrigued by flushing thetoilet, running her hands under the faucet water or even just observ- ing while others use the bathroom, she'll soon be ready to imitate those actions. Your child can tell when he’s wet and asks to have his diaper changed or can indicate he has to go using gestures or facial expressions. These signs say that your child is beginning to recognize the sensations that will eventually prompt him to use the potty. Just as every child has a unique learning style, each will start showing these signs of readiness on their own timetable as well. Par- ents need to remain patient, and gather as much information as pos- sible to develop a customized path to their child’s success. To take the Potty Training Per- hours or during a nap. This shows sonality Profile or to download games, certificates and progress charts, visit www.pull-ups.com. is necessary for training. e Your child takes an interest in the bathroom and in bathroom PTPs and a motivational potty song for their tots on the toll-free PULL-UPS Potty Training Totline at 1-877-4-BIG-KID. Your child stays dry for two he is beginning to have some control over bladder function, which Parents can also find tips from the
