Tips on Night Time Potty Training

For parents, potty training can be a frustrating process that occurs in stages. Once your child is potty trained during the day, it is time to tackle the night. When a child is potty trained, though she might respond to her full bladder successfully during the day, her bladder is still not fully developed. This is why it makes it difficult for her to respond to and control her urination at night. There are ways to potty train at night, though it might take a little longer.

  1. Determine Readiness

    • Your child can be ready for daytime potty training but not nighttime potty training. This is what you, the parent, need to make yourself aware of. If your child requires a bed rail to prevent him from falling out of bed at night, or is unable to get up and take himself to the bathroom without your assistance, chances are he is not yet ready for nighttime potty training. Until he is, your efforts are a waste of time.

    Limit Her Drinks

    • Your child's bladder capacity is extremely small, and overfilling it before bed is a recipe for disaster. If you want your child to stay dry through the night, limit her drinks before bed and set a cutoff time. This should be a minimum of one hour before bed; however, two hours will help ensure a dry bed.

    Take Him to the Potty

    • Before tucking him in, take him to the potty so he can empty his bladder. If you would like, you can wake him up before you go to bed and take him to the bathroom; however, this should only be done if you will go to bed at the same time each evening. You want to establish a schedule for his bladder and help him grow accustomed to waking at specific times to use the bathroom.

    Be Positive

    • Your attitude has a major effect on your child's potty training progress. In the beginning, it is normal for her to have accidents at night. In fact, doctors do not consider it to be bed wetting until your child has reached age 5; until then, it's still nighttime potty training. Therefore, if you yell at or punish your child when she wets her bed, you're only making the situation worse. If you're concerned about her mattress becoming ruined, use a mattress cover to protect it until she is trained completely.

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