When the time to potty train your child arrives, you have to choose from the different potty training systems out there. The idea is to use toilet training techniques that foster confidence in using the potty independently and get rid of diaper dependence. Your child will enjoy a more relaxed and active lifestyle once he learns how to use the potty; this is particularly important for children that reach school-going age.

Look up different potty training systems and then go with the one that you think will work. Factors that you need to consider in selecting a potty training system include time taken to implement; ease of learning; success rate; and reviews from parents that have benefited from such a system.

It is understood that the system should not be lengthy and contrived or your child will soon lose interest. You should get all the necessary how-to documentation and tools with the system.

A toilet training system should not be a quick-fix; ultimately the question is about delivering permanent results. So, don't consider time as the sole criteria. Remember, the techniques will only be as good as your patient and caring approach lets them be. It goes without saying that a potty training system that address the training serially and comes with handy tools such as picture charts to help the child learn is going to succeed. You will have to use your own observations and intuitions to make the process simple and fun. The kit should also include an instructional DVD that will clearly tell you and more importantly the child all that is to be learnt. Children respond wonderfully to the audio-visual medium.

Some potty training systems come with a musical potty that keeps the child from getting bored in the toilet. Yet another offers a wrist-alarm that goes off to remind the child to use the potty. It's a neat tool to help establish the connection between potty use and bowel cleaning. It also helps foster discipline in the child. Some kits provide a doll or an animal that can be used to illustrate potty use and how to clean up afterwards.

Select a potty training system that is best for the child's age. Remember that the system is nothing more than a set of instructions and tools to help you train your child. Feel free to interpret and adapt the potty training system as per your own unique requirements.