Pick two anchor points a day
Before meals and before you head out are natural pause points. Anchor toilet time to something that already happens and you'll never have to remember it.
Module 1 · Lesson 3
Resource · Infographic
Print it, stick it on the back of the bathroom door, and let the routine do the persuading. Six steps to a daily toilet time that nobody dreads.
Before meals and before you head out are natural pause points. Anchor toilet time to something that already happens and you'll never have to remember it.
Say it out loud: 'We're just having a sit.' No performance required. A child who isn't being asked to produce anything will sit for far longer.
Two to five minutes. Set a sand timer so the clock is the boss, not you. When the timer's done, everybody's finished — cheerfully.
A sticker for sitting. Every time. The reward is for turning up, and turning up is what builds the habit.
A small basket of books and toys that live in the bathroom and only appear at toilet time. Novelty does the persuading for you.
Siblings, parents, carers — if everyone's relaxed about it, toileting stops being mysterious and becomes something the family simply does.
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