Childhood is one of the most important stages in a person’s life, both in terms of the implementation of genetic inclinations and in terms of the psycho-philological development of a person’s personal status. Recently, the view of childhood has changed. If previously much attention was paid exclusively to the physical development of the baby (his height, weight), now it is known that the early period of a child’s life is the most important in the development of his character. You need to know that the early experience acquired by the child will not disappear over time, but will be deposited in the depths of the subconscious and will leave its mark on the further formation of a person’s behavior and psyche. For example, what does the beginning of potty training mean for a little boy or girl? This is the first invasion of the surrounding world with all its demands and prohibitions into the child’s life. Potty trainingAccording to the psychoanalytic theory of psychiatrist and psychologist Z. Freud, the question of when and how to potty train a child is important for the development of his personality. The age from 1.5 to 3 years corresponds to the anal stage of psychosexual development. Since young children experience the world through their senses, at this stage the baby receives great pleasure from the act of defecation and from the fact that he can independently control this important process! Parents need to understand that the child’s interest in his own bowel movements at this stage of development is quite normal. A small child is still unfamiliar with the feeling of disgust, but it is quite clear that feces is the first thing that he can dispose of at his own discretion - give it away or, on the contrary, keep it in himself. If mom and dad praise the baby for going potty, the child perceives the products of his life as a gift to his parents, and with his subsequent behavior he strives to gain their approval. And therefore, the toddler’s attempts to smear himself with poop or stain something with it acquire a positive connotation. What parents need to remember when potty training their baby: What causes disgust in adults, for a child under 3 years old is a subject of interest and creative joy. If you accentuate your disgust with the interjection “Ugh,” this may not only discourage the child from creating something himself, but also negatively affect his self-esteem, since he begins to experience this “Ugh” as relating to himself personally 1 If parents pay very much attention to “toilet issues”, are too insistent in their demands, use punishment, are too strict in enforcing new rules, or started putting the baby on the potty too early (the ability to fully control the anal muscles is formed only by 2.5-3 years). years), in addition, they scold and punish the child when he refuses to go to the toilet, they shame the baby for his mistakes, then the baby develops one of two types of character (psychoanalytic theory): Anal-pushing. The child may have the feeling that only by going to the potty can he receive the love and approval of his parents. People of this type are characterized by such traits as a tendency to destruction, anxiety, impulsiveness, pedantry, stubbornness, greed (they consider spending money a prerequisite for showing love). Anal-retaining. The actions of parents can cause protest on the part of the child, hence the problem of constipation. Representatives of this type are characterized by: stinginess, greed, frugality, perseverance, punctuality, stubbornness. They cannot stand disorder and uncertainty. They may develop a pathological desire for cleanliness.2. If parents are tolerant of their child’s “toilet problems” and do not try to teach him the skills of cleanliness, then their child will most likely grow up to be a generous and even creative person, but will also be extremely unpunctuality and sloppiness. Parents' neglect of the baby's needs turns into a similar disregard by the child of other people's desires when he becomes an adult.3. In a situation where parents.