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It is perfectly acceptable to have your child learn to use the toilet without any special equipment. Obviously, the longer you wait to train your child, the bigger he or she will be and the more likely to sit on an adult seat without any aid except possibly yours.

It takes some practice to sit on the toilet. It requires more balance than most adults realize. The adult toilet can seem like an abyss to a child. But certain techniques can make a child feel more secure.

• Teach a boy to urinate sitting down backward on the toilet, straddling it, and pointing his penis downward. If he is distracted while standing, he might forget to aim.

• Teach a little girl to sit sideways or backward on the big toilet. A little girl should also “sink” her bottom low enough so urine does not go through an adapter seat ring or the bowl rim. In the beginning, removing underwear and pants will lessen the chance of them getting wet.

• Hold your child securely on the seat’s edge yourself.