You’ve heard stories and seen pictures of kitties using toilets. That may have prompted you to take a second look at the process of cat toilet training. Handling and changing a smelly litter box and hoisting large bags of expensive litter in and out of your car is no fun for anyone. If the thought of banishing the cat box and litter forever is appealing to you, then read on about how to potty train your kitty. In as little as 3 or 4 weeks to 3 or 4 months of potty training, you can say goodbye to scooping.

To start potty training your kitty, go slowly. The transition from litter box to toilet should be accomplished in a series of stages. If at any time he has a setback and uses a rug instead of the potty, then you may be going too quickly. Just back up a stage or two and try again.

The first step in cat toilet training is to place your cat’s usual litter box next to the toilet. Give him several days or even a week to get used to the new location. Over, say a week or two, elevate the litter box a few inches at a time until it is the height of the toilet seat. You can use telephone books, a stool and stacks of magazines or newspapers; just about anything that will add height but is stable while your cat is using the box.

Now, move the litter box over so that it is sitting directly over the toilet seat. Let your cat adjust to this for a few days. The next step in potty learning is a big one. Take away the box entirely.

Toilet training for cats is big business and many companies sell “kitty potty training” kits or a toilet training system online and at pet retailers, or you can purchase a metal mixing bowl or aluminum roasting pan for this next step. Place either container (measure the inside of the rim to make sure your bowl or pan is big enough) inside the toilet bowl and lower the seat. Fill it with a few inches of scoop-able litter. You may need to tape it in place to prevent it from sliding around.

Begin reducing the litter in the container every few days. Go as fast as your cat will feel comfortable with. Make sure to flush the waste immediately to minimize both the smell and the possibility that your cat tries to cover it up and ends up tracking unpleasantness into the rest of the house.

By now, you should be down to a teaspoonful of litter in the bottom of the container. Start adding a little bit of water to the container. Increase the water level every few days. Remember that if your kitty isn’t adjusting well, back up a step and try again more slowly.

Once the water in the bowl or pan is a couple of inches deep and your cat is comfortable with everything, take the container away, leaving the bare toilet. The task of potty training is now complete.

Of course each pet is different, so the time it takes to accomplish cat toilet training will vary. Remember, if your kitty is hesitant at any stage of training, then just go back a step or two. Don’t worry about it because it is amazing how well cats take to toilet training. Slow down and go back a bit. Be patient, adhere to these potty training tips and you will be rewarded.

Most parents anticipate the day when their toddler will be out of diapers and using the toilet, just like the rest of the family. As prepared as a parent can be, by buying a potty chair, underwear, books on how to potty train, DVDs on the subject and establishing a reward system, those are all nothing more than spinning your wheels unless your child is prepared for what is ahead. Help them understand what changes are coming, and they will be much more cooperative.

First, establish the language or lingo your family will use to describe urinating and defecating with your toddler. It can be the formal terminology or something simple, like “poop” or “pee pee.” Whatever it is, make sure that everyone, including Grandma and Grandpa and any extended family members, know the words so they can also help with the potty process.

Begin by allowing your child to see you use the facilities. Showing them how it is done is much better than just explaining how to potty train. If your child is curious, then have him or her flush the toilet. If it is possible, have someone of the same-sex show your child how to use the potty. Kids learn by imitation, even in the restroom. To potty train boys, it is a great help to have someone who looks like them anatomically to show them what to do.

Give your child a potty chair and make a production of how it is his or her very own big kid chair. Initially, allow your child to sit fully clothed on the potty seat, like it is a regular chair. Let your child to leave the potty chair at any time they want and remember to never force your child to spend time sitting on the chair.

Take your child to the potty chair whenever he or she gives you the signal that they need to evacuate. You will usually have a good idea when they need to go as their facial expressions may change. You may also need to act as a reminder since toddlers tend to get absorbed in what they are doing and only realize they need to go when it is too late.

Refrain from expressing disappointment if your child does not urinate or have a bowel movement in the potty. Never punish your child for potty accidents or for their refusal to sit and use the potty, if he or she is resistant. You put your child at risk for regression by doing so. Try working on building positive toddler behavior by seeking out good advice from family, friends, your doctor, or by researching online. This will lead to toilet training success.

There are a couple of quick potty training tips to remember when teaching your child how to potty. Try not to give your child any liquids a few hours before bedtime and never use pull-up type training pants. Liquids at night mean one of two things. They will either have an accident or you will need to get up with them to go to the potty. Pull-ups are very similar to the diapers you are trying to get them out of and can be confusing for your child.

Just about anyone who possessed a house cat is aware how much of a chore it is, to frequently take care of a litter box. And many owners of indoor kittys have experienced what an even greater task it is when the cat doesn’t use the litter box! Of course there are those among us who dream of greater achievments and do not want to learn more about litter box cleaning. For these kitty owners, there is good news now. Indeed, believe it or not, your cat can be trained, to use a real toilet. When you are toilet training your cat, you will teach it to move from using a litter box to using a toilet. In case this sounds too good to be true, don’t be frustrated when you realize that you still have to press the toilet flush button for your kitty.

1. Relocating Your Cat’s Litter Box

Just in case that your cat’s litter box is not yet in the bathroom, you will need to move it there. The box should be near the toilet on the floor for some days. Every few days you will raise your litter box up a few inches making sure that it is sitting very stable. In case you have no furniture to secure the box, you can use books if they are stacked in a stable pattern. Of course it is the goal, to reach the point where the rim of the litter box and the toilet bowl are on the same level. Then you want to put a sturdy aluminum pan over the toilet bowl in a manner that will support your cat steadyly as you begin the toilet training. You should put less than an inch of cat litter over the bottom of the pan.

2. How to make your Kitty feel Comfortable using its new Toilet

Once you have removed the litter box and have the kitty using the pan only, you are now ready to start with the last part of toilet training of your cat. You can begin the training by poking some holes in the surface of one side of the pan. Of course, you should reduce the cat litter so it doesn’t go down the toilet. And, you should consider using flushable cat litter at this point. The holes are supposed to direct your kitty to put its front paws on the toilet seat as it potties. After your kitty has been doing this for several days, you should make holes on the other side of the pan so that the kitty will stand completely on the toilet seat. The not so easy part of the toilet training instructions is that after your kitty has been doing this successfully for a a while, you have to totally remove the pan. If you were training your cat with success, your kitty will from now on use the bathroom toilet!

A Last Info on Cat Toilet Training

These 2 lessons take maybe as long as two or three months time with a stubborn, older cat. So be patient with your canine. Always remember a wet environment isn’t something cats are usually comfortable around. Don’t stop if your kitty doesn’t use the toilet a couple of times in a row. Don’t throw away your pan in case your feline friend is against it or at times down the road reverts to not using this toilet. Put the pan back on the toilet and the cat can be re-trained to use the toilet again quite fast. The rewards of toilet training your feline companion are many.

All babies will eventually experience a bad case of diaper rash. This condition is very irritating and uncomfortable for children. Watching the little ones suffer makes parents feel helpless. Here are some parenting tips for babies that should help parents to help their kids.

What Causes Diaper Rash?
A babies skin is sensitive and can be prone to diaper rash. From the day they are born, even a lightly soiled diaper will cause redness to the skin.

Another common reason for a rash is food allergy. A baby's skin in the diaper area will break out if he/she eats and the subsequently eliminates a food that he happens to be allergic to.

More commonly, sitting too long in a messy or wet diaper will result in a rash. And, oddly enough, teething can result in diaper rash as well. Increased drooling may cause looser stools which in turn leads to a rash.

Sometimes the brand of baby wipe or diaper can cause a rash.

Whatever the reason, a quick call to the pediatrician is in order - especially if the baby is very young. If the rash is severe then the doctor may want to examine the baby as well.

Treating the Symptoms of Diaper Rash
Assuming that the rash is "normal", according to the pediatrician - the first line of defense is to change the baby's diaper often to keep the affected area dry. Make a change at regular intervals and at the slightest possibility of a soiled or wet diaper. This may seem a bit wasteful and unneccessary but it is essential for the skin to heal quickly and for the comfort of baby.

Allowing the skin to breathe in the open air is also important - yes, this means no diaper time. For as long as you can, leave the baby diaperless. This is a bit of a danger zone, since babies have not yet gone through the potty training process, but it is effective.

At each diaper change, liberally apply a diaper rash creme that can be found "over the counter" to make a barrier layer between the diaper and the skin. When the baby wets the fresh diaper this creme will act to protect the skin for a short time until a change is made.

Keeping baby's skin as dry as possible is the goal to heal diaper rash. We all know that happy babies equal happy mommies!