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Potty training can definitely vary from family to family. Some start it from birth with practicing elimination communication, some do intense 3-day “potty boot camps,” and still others take a wait-and-see approach. Whatever method you choose, they...
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There are few Superiority Game topics moms love more than potty training. When I had kids, I had no idea that people I barely knew would be so interested in my kids’ excrement. No matter when and how you potty train your kids, you’re not doing it...
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Toilet training is like hiking a mountain: it’s a rough road to get there, but the payoff is worth it. While each child varies in his or her readiness to potty train, most children typically do somewhere between 18-27 months. Even when your child...
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What is a parent to do when one child isn’t potty trained by 4 years old and is about to start preschool? Is there a way for a parent to handle a publicly flatulent grandmother who is showcasing bad manners to their young child? This...
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Unlike many developmental milestones, which often happen in a predictable order in typically developing children, potty training can be variable. Different children begin potty training at different ages and move at their own speed from diapers to...
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...There isn’t one right way to potty train. Get tips and tricks from other potty-training parents....
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Full disclosure: I am a clean freak. I am the type of person who gets up from the sofa to organize the pillows or the frames on the wall. I cover bathroom doorknobs with paper towels. I hate the hot air dryer machine in public bathrooms. I don’t...
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So, I’m in the process of trying to potty train my son. We have tried pull ups, cloth and plastic underwear, or both together to not make a mess. However, my son is very stubborn! He will not care one week and then the next he will be using...
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My 3 year old son , is still not potty trained . I tried everything , treats , books , encouragement, going outside with no pull up , asking if he has to use the potty , I even every 30 mins to an hour I will put him on the potty . I don’t...
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Potty training can test any parent’s patience. It can be hard to know when to start, and accidents are an inevitable part of the process — often at very inconvenient times! Sometimes potty training can seem to go on forever. Most children are...
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I have a 2.5 year old who is potty trained but not at night or naps yet which is not expected. She does great during the day and right from the start had no issues pooping in the potty. But for the last month or, so she seems to only poop when she...
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Toilet training can be frustrating, for both you and your child. However, there are steps you can take to make it easier on your whole family (and perhaps cut down on the number of accidents!): Be consistent in your approach. As with many kinds of...
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I have a 3 year boy who still has a big problem with telling me he has to potty.but he also goes to his dads every Friday afternoon and comes home Monday afternoon.ive told his dad that I’ve been trying to get him potty trained but he never...
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...any one else tired of the scary kids bathroom? here’s a good solution! http://www.mommyinsports.com/2014/10/proper-potty-protocol.html...
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30% of the women interviewed for a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics said they’d experienced a time when they could not afford to buy the diapers their kids needed:...
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Have you found that potty training the second or third (or more) time around gets easier? Or it is more challenging to be consistent because you now have older children and multiple routines to manage?
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I would love to entertain some potty training questions. Bring them on :
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My husband and I have decided to start potty training our son. I guess what i would like to know is how we should go about it? I will take any advice I can get. He is our first, so we are new and lost. Please help!!!!!!
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Parenting
There are few things that stop a parent in their tracks than walking in on their toddler holding a handful of their own poop. While the initial reaction (other than being grossed out) might be “What is wrong with this kid?” rest assured that it’s...
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Nocturnal enuresis, otherwise known as bedwetting, is common among young children. Even children who are completely daytime toilet trained may continue to wet the bed for many years. Pediatricians consider bed wetting a separate issue from daytime...
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As I worked with clients on potty training over the years I developed my own mindset (based on research) when it comes to potty training methods and tools during and after potty training. I am curious about yours and what type of tools you are...
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Is your child hitting all their milestones on time—and so what if they aren’t? What would that mean? As a parent, worrying about developmental milestones can make you a little nuts, because it’s only natural that kids all develop at different rates...
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Most parents look forward to potty training with eager anticipation. After all, potty training means no more buying — or changing — diapers. But even after a toddler has successfully transitioned out of diapers and into underwear, bedwetting is...
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Frequency of bowel movements can be added to the long list of things we never dreamed we’d worry about before becoming parents. And yet, from the first day of our baby’s life, we are concerned with their poop, whether it’s the color, issues...
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When I had a 2-year-old and a newborn, I went to my first “Mother’s Group.” I was skeptical about hanging out with women I wouldn’t normally interact with but for the fact that we all gestated concurrently. I made a mental note to research if...
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Most experts agree: attending a good preschool program can have a lasting benefit for your child. A groundbreaking Carnegie Foundation study tracked a group of students for more than 20 years, from infancy to early adulthood, and found that the...
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Hi All! I’ve posted about this before and I’m not sure what to do anymore. Our daughter will turn 4 in November and she still won’t poop on the potty. She holds it and goes in her pull up at night. When she has to go she grabs...
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My son was very easy to potty train. He has been in underwear since he was about 2. He has been consistently dry without accidents for over 2 months. In the past week he has had an accident at school everyday 🙁 The teachers say they are taking him...
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I cannot find anything online about this. My 3 year old had a blister appear on her tush (like in the crease area) and it’s has been taken it’s sweet time to clear up. She is potty training, but at night time & nap time always has a...
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As a toddler approaches 2 years old, they will become increasingly confident and assured in motor skills — walking, running, throwing and kicking balls, and picking up and rearranging pretty much everything in your residence that isn’t nailed...
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You’ve done everything possible to babyproof your house: crawled around on the floor to look for dangers, plugged all the sockets, put cushions on sharp corners, and gated off dangerous areas. But when it comes to the bathroom—a room full of...
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Does your child obviously need to use the toilet, only to resist? This is a common problem, especially among late (3 years old and up) toilet trainers. Basically, your child feels the need to defecate, but resists (or withholds) passing stool. Your...
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It has started…just today my 16.5-month-old son started saying “NO!” Mostly at appropriate times like “did you potty?” but pretty much to any question. ALL DAY LONG. I tried to stifle a laugh several times and then I...
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Just curious if anyone else has a 4 year old still needing a pull up at night? I wake her at 10 or 11 before I go to bed to take her potty, and she is still wet in the AM. Not sure how else to get her to stay dry, she sleeps 12 hours. The diaper...
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Hilarious dance moves are all the rage this week, and I still can’t stop laughing. 1. Daddy, daughter dance to ‘Shake it Off’ Beginning at around 0:43, I started cracking up and haven’t stopped. What can I say? I dig their moves. Thanks to Shelley...
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“A BOY,” I cried incredulously as the ultrasound tech waved the wand over my ever-growing belly. “Are you sure?” But there was no mistaking the fuzzy images on the screen before me. What did I know about boys? I grew up with a mom and sister,...
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We all know traveling can be particularly boring when driving a long distance. Confinement to a car seat can be torture, especially for the youngest passengers. So what’s a parent to do to occupy the time of little ones? After taking our toddler on...
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Perspective. I figured I’d just jump right in and tell you. You might have started to read this thinking that I was going to say the most important word that we parents can mutter is “No” or “Yes” or the phrase “I love you.” I think these are all...
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Last week a photo of a mom breastfeeding on the toilet went viral on the Internet. Pictured was a mom using the bathroom while her little girl was standing and nursing. An open cabinet showed a mess of toiletries strewn about, likely the work of...
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Remember the thrill of good old-fashioned yard sales? Buying a BeeGees record for 15 cents! Or a macramé potholder for $2! Due to modern technology, our children will never know the thrill of pricing their cherished possessions with masking tape...
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There are few things parents look forward to more than Christmastime. They can take a break from playing disciplinary bad-cop and simply threaten kids with Santa’s toy-withholding judgment. In the past, the mere mention of Santa got kids to behave....
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Everything from the happiness of parentless people to how to handle crying babies in restaurants, see the best parenting memes and videos this week. 1. You can’t a marry a man you just met After my daughter told me she likes bad boys the way...
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This week it’s all about dogs, with sprinkles of dancing baby hilarity and moving stories. I am in awe of #2 and can’t stop replaying #1 over and over again. (It’s my job, right!? I take this blog very seriously.) 1. Cutest Korean baby AND best...
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Hypospadias is a common birth defect in boys that occurs when the urethra, or opening from which urine drains, is not located on the tip of the penis. Babies with hypospadias may have a urinary opening underneath the tip, along the shaft, or near...
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In older babies, constipation generally occurs when the muscles at the end of the large intestine tighten, preventing the stool from leaving the body. The longer the stool stays inside, the firmer and drier it becomes, making it even more difficult...
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Toddler
When a child is 18 months old, it’s advised they get 11.25 hours of nighttime and 2.25 hours of afternoon sleep. By age 2, nighttime sleep drops to 11 hours with 2 hours during the day. Over the next year, their sleep average will drop to 10. 5...
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Joyful Mess of Motherhood Dirty diapers. Spit up. Potty accidents. Muddy floors. Dirty clothes piled up. And food (so much food!) that somehow reaches the craziest places at EVERY SINGLE meal. Good news, though. Not only is it worth it, but...
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