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I have recently wrote three posts on Potty training, top tips, Equipment and night time.  This is my final instalment in the series and it is about teaching children to wash their hands.  I wanted to teach my girls early the importance of hand washing.  I felt it important to include with potty training, as I think it is the perfect time to teach hand washing.

Squid soap is the perfect way to introduce hand washing to children.  It is a rather simple concept, but one that works.  Children press to dispense the soap, upon doing so an orange ink dot it placed on their hands.


In order to remove the ink dot they must wash their hands.  To see it in action here is my eldest using squid soap [My youngest is in the background asking for a turn]


Squid soap comes with a rubber toy which the girls have had lots of fun playing with.  I have seen some creative uses for these on pinterest too.  


I have had squid soap since April and the ink has not yet dried out.  Another thing to note about the ink is that my daughter did get it on her clothes yet it came out easily in the wash.

Squid soap is available to order from Ocado for £1.99, if you purchase a bottle readers of this blog can send proof of the purchase to Info@squid-soap.co.uk and you will receive another bottle free.  I also have a giveaway for 2x family packs of squid soap [4 squid soaps in a family pack].  Giveaway ends on 18/08/14 at midnight GMT.



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Having now potty trained the girls I could not have done it without the right equipment. Here is my list of things I would recommend

Baba and boo potty training pants
These potty training pants have been amazing. When my girls where in pull up nappies they would assume they were in a normal nappy and be lazy and not tell me they needed to go. What baba and boo training pants did was catch the wee or the poo, but yet the girls knew about it. It stopped them from being lazy and made them start asking for the toilet/potty. Unlike ordinary pants though, they are slightly thicker meaning less overall mess. Often I would find I only needed to change the pants and not the entire outfit.

Poutry seat and step
I have really loved the pouty range. The seat follows the same design as the potty which means that when the child is transitioning from potty to toilet they are already familiar and comfortable with the feel of the seat. This makes things a lot easier and quicker. The seat is also adjustable so it fits correctly on most seat types, was a bit wobbly on a square toilet. The step is light weight and portable so my daughter could carry it herself, helping with her independence of getting off and on the toilet and also to get to the sink to wash her hands.

Lumipotti
The Lumipotti has been absolutely fantastic for night time use, it stays in my daughters bedroom and she can easily find it at night. If we are upstairs during the day too she knows it is there and will go and use it. The wide base provides extra stability and it is easy to clean afterwards.  A great way to encourage day and night dryness as the Lumipotti can be used both day and night.  The additional night light is great for toddlers too.

Squid soap
I will be writing the review for this shortly, but this is great for teaching children to wash their hands correctly. I think this is an important skill that can be taught at the same time as potty training.

Stickers, rewards charts and sweets
Invest in whichever method of rewards works best and make sure you have plenty in stock. You don't want to run out!

My wee friend
These great little stickers can be stuck inside the potty. They are black unless activated by water. They then display a smiling face. The idea is the child's wee activates the sticker creating a sense of achievement and one they can see.

Dry like me
I discovered dry like me late on with the toilet training for my youngest.  They are pads which can be stuck into normal pants and as they are absorbent they catch the child's wee.  I found them particularly useful for night time training or if we were going in the car on a long car journey and I knew she would fall asleep on the way.

I would love to know what equipment you found useful, please let me a comment and let me know
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