To correct the problem that has arisen, it is not enough to withdraw attention, not interfere and carry out bodily relaxation (we also need to talk about this work with the emotional sphere. Fear of the potty or bowel movement, like any other emotional problem, needs to be addressed. Since the average age of children with this problem is 2-3 years, fairytale therapy may be the most suitable option here. Next I will give example fairy tales that can be told in such cases:
“Once upon a time there was a girl named Masha. She was 3 years old. She had brown hair and blue eyes. She had a favorite blue dress. Masha loved candy, playing with her teddy bear and really disliked semolina porridge. And Masha had one problem: she was very afraid to poop in the potty. She didn’t even know what exactly she was scared of, but she knew for sure - she was scared. Her parents were very upset, but Masha was still afraid of the potty. It seemed to her that he was very scary and that it would hurt Masha if she pooped in him. And although Masha was a very brave girl, the pot still scared her. This is how she lived all the time, played, ate, slept, and everything would have been fine if not for this pot.
And then one day, when she was already going to bed, she heard a quiet, sad cry coming from the corner of her room. She was terribly scared at first! She even wanted to cry or call her mother. But Masha was still a brave girl and did not do this. And the crying was so quiet and pitiful. Masha gathered her courage and went to see who was crying there? She came up and saw her pot. He stood quietly in the farthest corner of the room, covered in dust and real tears rolling down his potty cheeks! "Why are you crying?" - asked Masha. She was still afraid of the potty, but less so. “I'm crying because I'm bad! I’m the worst potty in the world!” Masha had almost stopped being afraid of him and asked even more boldly: “What is your name, and why do you think that you are bad?” “My name is Zyuzyubrik and I’m bad, I know for sure!” Masha felt completely sorry for Zyuzyubrik and even felt somehow surprised that she had been afraid of such a cute pot before. “Well, dear Zyuzyubrik, tell me why you’re crying so bitterly?” And the potty told her the following story: “I, Zyuzyubrik, am an ordinary children’s potty. I used to live in a store with my friends, and then your parents came and bought me. I was so happy! It is very important for every pot to be bought and given to some boy or girl. So I really hoped that you and I would become friends and play together. I can be a real adult potty doing my job. But you didn’t like me, you don’t even want to see me! It’s all because I’m a bad pot!” “No, what are you talking about!” - said Masha - “You are the most wonderful pot! I just used to think you were scary! And you are actually very beautiful, green, and your eyes are very cute!” Zyuzyubrik sobbed again, then stopped crying and looked at Masha in surprise: “So, does that mean you will be friends with me?” - he asked still with a certain apprehension, fearing that Masha would change her mind now. "Certainly! Oh, Zyuzyubrik, dear! Certainly! I won't be afraid of you anymore! And I will pee and poop only on you! Then you can become an adult potty and do your job.” From that day on, Masha and Zyuzyubrik became best friends, Masha stopped being afraid of him, and Zyuzyubrik stopped considering himself a bad pot.”
Now let's explain basic principles of compilation such a correctional tale:
- The plot of the fairy tale reflects the existing problem - fear of the potty
- The main character must be the same age, appearance and character as your baby. The more detailed the description, the better. This will help the baby catch the similarities and compare himself with this hero. But I don’t recommend making the child the main character. Our fairy tale is designed for a girl Sasha, 3 years old. The description given at the beginning of the fairy tale fully describes the real Sasha, and the name was specially chosen to be consonant - this way it will be easier for the girl to compare herself with the heroine Masha.
- A fairy tale is built according to the usual principle: a description of a problem, some kind of action, a solution to the problem. We made our problem funny (by using the name of the pot) and not scary (by demonstrating the experiences of the pot itself). There must always be a happy ending. The child must understand that his difficulties can be overcome and, in the end, he will feel good.
- The language and plot should be age appropriate. There is no need to use complex sentences or words.
- A fairy tale must be told after the emotions have subsided. That is, not at the moment of fright, not when the baby is upset or capricious. It will only have an effect when the child is in a calm state.
- If you want to work through an “acute” situation, that is, one that is very saturated with emotions, then you can tell several different fairy tales on the same topic.
You can come up with a similar fairy tale in which you will use details from your baby’s life. The main thing is to preserve all the principles described above.
· Parents face two main tasks:
o Provide the child with soft, painless stools.
o Convey to the child psychological confidence that everything will be fine. Treat what is happening calmly, without lamentations, reproaches, without scolding the baby, without shaming.
· Treatment may take several months.
· If psychological constipation occurs, it is recommended to visit a gastroenterologist. An analysis for dysbacteriosis and scatology is required. A gastroenterologist can identify infections or a deficiency of lacto- and bifidobacteria and prescribe treatment. He can recommend a therapeutic diet. This will not help overcome psychological constipation, but it will be additional help for the baby.
· It is important to carefully monitor the child’s diet: his diet should contain a lot of vegetables (fresh and stewed), beetroot soup, which can be cooked every other day, helps a lot; pumpkin juice, compotes of figs, dried apricots and prunes (in order for juices and compotes to have the desired effect, they must be taken on an empty stomach or 30 minutes after eating); you can’t get carried away with sweets; Eat no more than 1-3 cookies, and be sure to wash them down with water or tea; remember that kefir strengthens (the child can only be given fresh, one-day-old kefir and other fermented milk products); Make sure your child drinks a lot: lack of fluid in the body also causes constipation. To strictly follow the diet, parents will most likely have to cheat a little. After all, many children do not want to eat vegetables. In this case, hide them in vegetable cutlets or vegetable soups. Does your child not want to eat vegetable soup? Turn it into puree soup. Doesn't want to drink a lot? Maybe your baby will like to drink from a bottle or through a straw. Experiment, and remember: when your baby poops, he should have soft stools.
· For a long time the child will not go to the potty on his own. He will endure until the last, he will whine, cry, sob, run or sit and endure, until it becomes impossible to endure. And finally, with tears, he poops in his panties. And you should be there. You should praise the child that everything worked out for him, without focusing on how it turned out. It doesn’t matter where the baby poops now, the important thing is that he still poops. Praise, do not skimp on praise, kisses and caresses. Pay attention to the child that he feels better, that his tummy no longer hurts and is very happy.
· Playing with plasticine or dough helps. If you see that your child is already suffering, play with plasticine. Let the child crumple it, roll it into balls and smear it on a piece of paper. This process greatly relaxes the muscles and distracts attention. In addition, with the help of plasticine, you can play out the situation of poop falling into a potty, and then into the toilet.
· If there is constipation, then you need to relieve bodily tension. Here are the simplest examples of working with a child’s body:
o Stroking the legs, thighs, tummy. A slight tingling sensation that is similar to a game of "rails-rails". Not too much pressure on the same areas (tummy, hips, legs - press with palms, hold for 15-20 seconds, release).
o “Shaking” the baby’s legs, as if you want to throw something off his body or are trying to shake off crumbs from his legs. Squeeze and unclench your knees when your baby is lying on his back, and pull them towards his chest. Bring your legs together and spread them while lying down, trying to do this out of sync, as if you were trying to confuse him. Place your hands on the baby’s feet and hold them there for 5-10 minutes (done while the baby is lying down).
o You can come up with your own exercises. The main thing is that they are worn for the purpose of relieving tension in the muscles of the perineum, abdomen, back, and legs.
· Intervene in the process of defecation with the help of enemas ONLY in cases where there is already a real THREAT to health. But temporarily you can experiment with laxatives in order to ensure that the consistency of the stool does not make it possible to delay the process. Be sure to start giving lactulose syrup - start with 2 ml per day and gradually increase the dose by (1 ml every 2 days), bring it to 10 ml and at this dose for 2-3 weeks. Against the background of lactulose, you can repeat senadexin and combine it with no-shpa.
· In special cases, when a child tolerates and is afraid to poop for 4-6 days, it is necessary to use special laxative glycerin suppositories applied rectally. When you notice that the baby is holding back the urge to go to the toilet, under some pretext, insert a quarter of the candle into the anus and hold the butt so that the medicine does not jump out. The effect will not take long to appear, so keep the pot ready! Don't forget to praise your baby after he goes to the toilet - you can treat him with candy or give him an interesting toy. He must definitely understand that pooping is not painful and, in no case, not scary.
· Games can help motivate a child to act heroically: play out similar situations with your favorite toys. Let your child’s little friends be afraid to poop at first and resist, but then cope with the task with dignity.
Active lifestyle. Increase physical activity (physical therapy, sports, outdoor games, etc.). Useful physical exercises: massage the abdomen in a clockwise direction, retracting and protruding the abdomen, as well as the anus.
Change your diet. Eliminate from the diet foods that pollute the body. Increase the amount of liquid the child consumes to 1.5-2 liters per day. Give more fruits and vegetables: cabbage, carrots, zucchini, apples, plums, beets, currants, figs, pumpkin, grapes, nuts.
Form a conditioned reflex for the child to defecate at the same time. The optimal time for defecation is after breakfast, when the gastrointestinal reflex is most pronounced. Therefore, the child should be woken up with time for a leisurely visit to the toilet after breakfast. A favorable pose for cleansing the intestines is squatting - on a full foot, pressing your knees to the side surfaces of the abdomen, “eagle pose”.
Daily routine: go to bed before 22.00 and get up before 7.00. Walk more in the fresh air. Walking promotes a positive mood, emancipation, and relaxation. Let the child play in the sandbox, with wet and dry sand.
Emotional contact of the child with parents and loved ones. More attention to your children. Praise, encourage, and play with your child as often as possible. Allow him to express his different emotions: joy, sadness, aggression (in an acceptable form), talk about his fears, relieve his anxiety. The mental load and control over the child should be reduced. Don't overwhelm with your authority. Give more freedom and independence, increase the child’s self-esteem. Let the child take the initiative.
Read educational books about “poop”: “Who pooped a mole on his head?”, “Little book about poop”, etc.
· When your child starts pooping in his panties with little or no fear, start offering the baby a potty.
· Sometimes it is important to take a break, not remind you about the potty at all, and then resume trying again (and get, for example, a new potty).
· Basic phrase: “You’ve already grown up, you’ve become very big, big kids pee in the potty.”
· It is necessary to show by example when and how to use the potty.
o Sit on the potty (or a suitable-sized basin, if the potty is too small) and pee...
o You can show how you pee in the toilet, while explaining that adults pee in the toilet, and children in the potty. Show what you wrote there and let your child wash it up after you. (If you wish, you can immediately teach how to use a toilet with a child seat).
o If there are older children in your environment, you can go on a visit (or invite guests to your place) and let the child watch another child pee several times.
o Use a doll (or any other toy) to play out the story of how she grew up and began to pee in the potty.
o As an additional option for the game, ask your child to teach you or some toy how to poop. Let him show by example. It is good in this case to have two pots.
o Hang pictures on the wall of children peeing in a potty.
· If the child doesn’t like the potty, you can offer anything, just not on the floor, basins, buckets, shower tray. Then it will be possible to change to a potty (maybe through intermediate options).
· At first, you need to suggest to the child “let’s pee” approximately once every half hour.
· If an accident occurs, we don’t scold him, but simply remind him that all big kids pee in the potty, not their pants.
· Be interested in toilet matters in everyday situations: “Daughter, I want to pee, do you want to?” If he says “no,” let him not insist. When the child becomes interested and says “I want it too!” - offer the pot: “Very good, you know where it is. Go there". When he does things there, be sure to praise him sincerely and with joy that he has definitely become big!
· You can simply suggest going to the toilet and, if they refuse, leave the topic for at least half a day.
· Fairytale therapy on the topic (see Appendix). Exactly the same tale can be told about the crib. A fairy tale must be told after the emotions have subsided. That is, not at the moment of fright, not when the baby is upset or capricious. It will only have an effect when the child is in a calm state. If you want to work through an “acute” situation, that is, one that is very saturated with emotions, then you can tell several different fairy tales on the same topic.
· Cartoons on the topic: “Training videos - planting in a pot. Russian dubbing”, “About a mole who got pooped on his head”, “About Vera and Anfisa”.
· When it’s time to pee or poop (after drinking heavily, for example), you can sit him on the potty and turn on your favorite cartoon (on your laptop or TV). Moreover, if the child gets up from the potty, the film turns off. And when the child peed without turning off the cartoon, wipe his butt, praise him, pour it into the toilet (you can do it with the child, you can separately) and then take the laptop with the cartoon to a place where you can watch it for the rest.
· Never force your baby onto the potty. And especially don't push your child if he seems scared. In both cases, it's best to remove the potty for a few weeks or months and then try again.
· Observe the child, before he relieves himself, he shows dissatisfaction or calms down (strains, groans), and at this moment you offer the baby a potty.
· Offer your baby a potty immediately after each nap and after eating (eating activates intestinal motility, which promotes bowel movements).
· Our mothers and grandmothers used the sound of flowing water. If the pot is in the toilet, then the water tap was turned on, and if in the room, then next to the pot there were two bottles for pouring water into each other. Nowadays, the sound of gurgling sounds (rains, streams, waterfalls, water from a tap) can be played on a computer or cell phone, having previously been recorded on a voice recorder or downloaded from the Internet.
· Every time after an “accident,” gently remind your child about the existence of the potty: “Sweetie, where should I pee?” You can express your disappointment, but under no circumstances scold your baby or force him to sit on the potty, so that he does not develop an aversion to this object. Be calm and patient!
· When a child goes into panties or onto the floor, the panties or the rag that was used to wipe the floor should be squeezed into the potty, and only then from the potty into the toilet. After this, allow the child to flush the water if he wants (but don't do it if he is afraid), so he can find out where the results of his labor go.
· Be sure to praise your baby when he does everything right! Some parents even give out special sweets as praise.
Between the ages of one and a half years, the child's natural feeling of anxiety when separated from you increases. He begins to cling to you during the day and becomes more aware of separation and his loneliness at night. Don't be afraid to listen to your child. You won't spoil him and you won't end up as his puppet. He needs you to pay special attention to him during this period of increased needs.
Your child tells you that he cannot sleep alone. He misses you. Here are your options. You can continue to visit him every time he wakes up and repeat from time to time that everything is fine; but you will be very tired, despite the fact that this nighttime nuisance will disappear after a short time. Or you can get to the root of the problem and provide your child with company at night. Bring a mattress or folding bed into your baby's room and lie next to his crib as he falls asleep. Then leave. Sometimes it is enough for a parent to be in the place where the child falls asleep. If he keeps waking up, you and your husband can try taking turns sleeping in the nursery - if you sleep well there. Or move the crib into your bedroom and try placing it next to your bed. Or put him to sleep at the foot of your bed on a mattress placed on the floor. As this nighttime separation anxiety becomes less severe, gradually move your child back to his room or keep him in your room for a couple more months if that helps.
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There are special techniques for behavioral therapy for sleep disorders that contain a specific plan of action for changing sleep associations. For example, one of them, the “check and wait” method, recommends that if a child wakes up, go up to his call, check if everything is okay, wait until the baby falls asleep again, then leave and not return until the next awakening (i.e., how long Once a night the child wakes up, so much so and approach).
There are methods of behavioral therapy designed to ease the transition to a new routine, for example, the “positive ritual” technique, when at first the child is allowed to go to bed when he wants, and then, unnoticed by him, the bedtime is shifted 5-10 minutes earlier, thus warning thus, protest behavior.
There is such a tactic as “I’ll be there in 5 minutes.” That is, the mother puts the child to bed, the child does not want to sleep, the mother says “now, now, wait, I need to help dad now or go quickly wash the dishes in the kitchen, but you lie down, I’ll be back in 5 minutes.” The mother leaves, the child lies there, waiting. He doesn’t yet understand that he needs to be indignant, he waits, his mother comes back, stayed with him for a little while, then again says “lie down, I’ll come back in 5 minutes, I need to do something else.” And in this way it is possible to keep the child in bed until he falls asleep, without developing this protest behavior.
It makes sense to use sedatives only while the sleep pattern is changing, reducing the pain of this period for the baby and family.
When a child is afraid of bed:
A personal example will help - lie down in the crib, invite him there, play with him there.
Use toys to act out a situation, as in the following example about reading, transforming it into “Let’s go to bed,” “Let’s poop,” etc.: “Daughter,” I say, “let’s read.” - No, I don’t want to, I want to play. I say, okay, you play, and I’ll take your bishop and read with it. And you, I say, don’t listen, go and play in your house. I take him, sit him down, say, “Okay, Sonic, let’s listen... and I read him a fairy tale.” He comes running in 30 seconds - I want it too. I say, well, just make sure you don’t disturb him, otherwise he’ll listen carefully.
Fairytale therapy. Write a fairy tale about a girl who was at first afraid of her crib, and then fell in love with it.
Pots with "Masha and the Bear" andiPad:
o diet
o massage
o praise for pooping in panties
o playing with dough or plasticine
o playing out situations with toys to resolve the problem of constipation
o reading children's books about the process of defecation
· Potty training
o ceremonial purchase of the second pot
o teach by example (your own, other children, toys)
o show cartoons
o tell stories
o plant on a pot with the opportunity to watch your favorite cartoon
o use gurgling sounds
o when it goes down into your panties or onto the floor, first pour it into the potty and then into the toilet
o praise for the slightest success
o if it doesn’t work out with the potty
§ start with other places and containers
o if it doesn’t work with other places
§ take a break from this topic
· Overcoming the fear of your bed and learning to sleep independently
o play and sleep with the baby in her crib several times
o play out the situation with the help of toys - put a toy in her crib, read a bedtime story to this toy
o tell stories about children who were afraid to sleep in their cribs, but overcame their fear
o provide the child with company before bed or even throughout the night, but so that the child remains in his own bed and you in yours
o use tips from the reality show “Supernanny”
About Yulia and Zyuzyubrik
“Once upon a time there was a girl named Julia. She was one and a half years old. She had brown hair and blue eyes. She had a favorite blue dress. Julia loved candy, wearing pretty hats and playing with her teddy bear. And Yulia had one problem: she was very afraid to poop in the potty. She didn’t even know what exactly she was scared of, but she knew for sure – she was scared. Her parents were very upset, but Yulia was still afraid of the potty. She thought it was very scary and it would hurt Yulia if she pooped in it. And although Yulia was a very brave girl, the pot still scared her. This is how she lived all the time, played, ate, slept, and everything would have been fine if not for this pot.
And then one day, when she was already going to bed, she heard a quiet, sad cry coming from the corner of her room. She was terribly scared at first! She even wanted to cry or call her mother. But Yulia was still a brave girl and did not do this. And the crying was so quiet and pitiful. Julia gathered her courage and went to see who was crying there? She came up and saw her pot. He stood quietly in the farthest corner of the room, covered in dust and real tears rolling down his potty cheeks! "Why are you crying?" - asked Julia. She was still afraid of the potty, but less so. “I'm crying because I'm bad! I’m the worst potty in the world!” Julia had almost stopped being afraid of him and asked even more boldly: “What is your name, and why do you think that you are bad?” “My name is Zyuzyubrik and I’m bad, I know for sure!” Yulia felt completely sorry for Zyuzyubrik and even felt somehow surprised that she had been afraid of such a cute pot before. “Well, dear Zyuzyubrik, tell me why you’re crying so bitterly?” And the potty told her the following story: “I, Zyuzyubrik, am an ordinary children’s potty. I used to live in a store with my friends, and then your parents came and bought me. I was so happy! It is very important for every potty to be bought and given to some girl or boy. So I really hoped that you and I would become friends and play together. I can be a real adult potty doing my job. But you didn’t like me, you don’t even want to see me! It’s all because I’m a bad pot!” “No, what are you talking about!” - said Julia - “You are the most wonderful pot! I just used to think you were scary! And you are actually very beautiful, yellow, and your eyes are very cute!” Zyuzyubrik sobbed again, then stopped crying and looked at Yulia in surprise: “So, does that mean you will be friends with me?” - he asked still with a certain apprehension, fearing that Yulia would change her mind now. "Certainly! Oh, Zyuzyubrik, dear! Certainly! I won't be afraid of you anymore! And I will pee and poop only on you! Then you can become an adult potty and do your job.” From that day on, Yulia and Zyuzyubrik became best friends, Yulia stopped being afraid of him, and Zyuzyubrik stopped considering himself a bad pot.”
Basic principles for composing such correctional tales:
- The plot of the fairy tale reflects the existing problem - fear of the potty.
- The main character must be the same age, appearance and character as your baby. The more detailed the description, the better. This will help the baby catch the similarities and compare himself with this hero. But I don’t recommend making the child the main character.
- A fairy tale is built according to the usual principle: a description of a problem, some kind of action, a solution to the problem. We made our problem funny (by using the name of the pot) and not scary (by demonstrating the experiences of the pot itself). There must always be a happy ending. The child must understand that his difficulties can be overcome and, in the end, he will feel good.
- The language and plot should be age appropriate. There is no need to use complex sentences or words.
- A fairy tale must be told after the emotions have subsided. That is, not at the moment of fright, not when the baby is upset or capricious. It will only have an effect when the child is in a calm state.
- If you want to work through an “acute” situation, that is, very saturated with emotions, then you can tell several different fairy tales on the same topic.
For the little ones, if you decide to potty train your baby in advance, short funny rhymes will do. Folding rhythmic speech is easily and cheerfully perceived by the child and evokes positive emotions associated with the beginning of the learning process. This will help in the future to avoid a negative attitude towards this hygiene item.
Jump-jump, jump-jump,
We'll sit on the potty.
We ate, we drank,
Almost forgot about him!
Obedient kids
They'll do some tricks:
A-a-and pee-pee-pee.
Just don't rush!
Let's start our lesson.
What is this worth? Pot!
One two three four five -
We'll take off our pants!
Let's sit down carefully.
All the kids know:
Very unpleasant
Pee in your pants!
We will do everything right.
Mom will be very happy!
For older children, “instructive and motivating” fairy tales are suitable. These tales can be told both to a child sitting on the potty and to one who does not want to sit on it. Choose only a suitable fairy tale and replace the baby's name. Happy learning!
A tale about a potty
Once upon a time there lived a girl Anechka. One day she went for a walk and found a magical Palace. She began to walk around this palace and look at all sorts of wonders. Everything there was like at her home, only magical: a magical sofa, a magical crib, magical toys and a magical fairy that looked like her mother (grandmother).
Who's in charge here? - asked Anya. - Who is the princess?
The princess is the one who will find the magic throne. (We take you by the hand and go look for the “throne”. Usually, the second or third time, the baby himself leads you to the treasured place). Everyone is looking for him, but no one can find him.
Anya walked and walked around the castle, looked into all the secret places and finally found the treasured throne.
Oh, how beautiful he is! - Anya exclaimed. - How pink! (red, yellow, speckled)
Anya sat down on the throne, and a butterfly immediately flew up to her:
The dog ran up to her:
Hurry up, write, write, I want to be a princess too!
No,” Anechka answers, “I found him first!”
A frog jumped up to her:
Hurry up, write, write, I want to be a princess too!
No,” Anechka answers, “I found him first!”
The cat ran up to her:
Hurry up, write, write, I want to be a princess too!
No,” Anechka answers, “I found him first!”
A caterpillar crawled towards her:
Hurry up, write, write, I want to be a princess too!
No,” Anechka answers, “I found him first!”
The fox ran up to her:
Hurry up, write, write, I want to be a princess too!
No,” Anechka answers, “I found him first!”
A tit flew to her:
Hurry up, write, write, I want to be a princess too!
No,” Anechka answers, “I found him first!”
And then she got tired of being a princess, she got up and went home to her mother.
As you know, one of the most effective methods of teaching children how the world around them works, what phenomena occur in it and what rules apply is fairy tale therapy. If you tell your child fairy tales about everything in the world, he will quickly understand how to behave in certain situations, how to act well and how not so well. Fairytale therapy also works great for potty training.
You can start with the toy book “Potty Time!” from K's Kids. In fact, this is an instruction manual for the potty, which contains interactive elements, valves, simple clear illustrations, and some text to make it easier for mom to explain what is happening and what the sequence of actions is in the book and in reality. Manufacturers recommend this book for children from 10 months of age - at this time the learning process itself may not be very effective, but by the age of one year the child will already have an idea of what a potty is and why it is needed at all.
An excellent companion into the world of using a potty on your own will be the seemingly simple book “Max and the Potty” by Barbro Lindgren with illustrations by Eva Erikson (these authors have a whole series of books about Max and his adventures, published in Russian by the Samokat publishing house). In the book, little Max first tries to get his dog to sit on the potty, and then finally decides to use this item himself. It’s not clear why, but the book works magically - it’s one of the main hits at our house: when she sees Max on the potty, her daughter immediately runs after hers to repeat the trick from the book. In addition to obvious practical benefits, the book also contains important material for the development of speech: by pronouncing the simplest (to some it may even seem primitive, but it is not!) text, parents can teach their child new words that can be easily correlated with actions.
For further mastery of the potty, other, slightly more complex books may be useful. These are “Fedya Bear and the Pot” by Tatyana Koval and “Potty for Fedya” by Angela Berlova. Both books tell the story of the acquaintance of the bear cub Fedya (the same one) with a red pot.
The first book is written in verse and accompanied by rather funny illustrations. At the end of the text, the baby is promised that if he makes friends with the potty, he will immediately become big - this book can be recommended to stubborn little ones who have long understood everything, but for some reason refuse to use the potty. However, it will also be suitable for very tiny babies: in the end, he will begin to associate poems about the teddy bear with the potty and will soon understand what’s what with this mysterious object.
“A Potty for Fedya” is written in prose and has a much more intricate plot than its predecessor. Personally, I think this book is less successful, but overall it’s not that bad, it’s just that the topic of potty training fades into the background - the book raises many other problems, and it’s not so easy to single out the main one.
If a child is already able to distinguish one animal from another in a picture, and parents are not afraid to show him very cartoon-like anthropomorphic animals, then as an addition to the section of the children's library about the potty, you can use “Going to the Potty” by Gennady Melamed. This is a story in verse about animals who are trying to understand what a pot is for. If the pictures in the publication, like me, seem creepy to you, use the text as an independent semantic unit - read it (better, of course, by heart), showing your child the toy animals and sitting them down in turn on the potty.
