Toilet Training
Potty Training with Cloth Diapers
Potty training is something that every child will encounter. When cloth diapering the transition to regular underwear is a bit more natural.
Cloth Diapers Problems
Cloth diapering is not without problems. Stains, repelling liquid, and diaper stink are issues that a cloth diapering household will likely encounter at least once.
Let's Get This Potty Started!
An important developmental step for every child is potty training. Most children begin using
the toilet as toddlers, usually between 18 months and 3 years old."Grosser Than Gross"
Before I had my first child, one of my biggest fears was taking him to the bathroom at a sporting event. While other men worried about midnight feedings and dropping a baby on his head, I fretted over a trip to one of the satellite offices of Germ Industries.
Potty Trained or Parent Trained?
Children consistently prove to us that ultimately their bodies are within their control. We can lead them to a potty but we really can't make them go. So the choice is yours. How much time, attention, effort, and emotion do you want to invest in this? your choice is whether to give encouragement or try to control the child.
Should I Punish My Child for Potty Accidents?
QUESTION
Dear Dr. Laura,
My daughter is about to turn three. She has been potty trained for several months, but lately she has started going through phases of having "accidents" fairly regularly. She will pee or poop wherever she feels like it a few times a day. We are very frustrated by this, because we know she knows how to recognize her need and use the potty.Nighttime Toilet Training
I have a six-year-old daughter. She is using the toilet during the day but soaking a Pull-Up® at night. We limit fluids after dinner, but that doesn't help. We've even tried bribing her with girl scout camp. She says she just doesn't feel like she has to go when sleeping. I can sense she is frustrated.
Laughing Through the Chaos: Fishin' for Turds - My Maiden Voyage
Read All of Laughing Through Chaos
Well, I did it. I fished a turd out of the bath tub. Bare handed.
I was wishing I had one of these:
Signs Your Child Might Be Ready for Toilet Training
The simple truth about toilet training is that if the child is ready, it happens very easily. If not, a power struggle often ensues -- and we all know that no one wins a parent-child power struggle. Bottom Line: Don't let toilet training become a struggle.
Getting Ready for Potty Training
by Alan Greene, MD, FAAP
Most children are ready to tackle the challenge of potty use somewhere between age 2 and shortly after their third birthday, with boys generally at the latter end of this range. Letting you know when their diapers are dirty is an early sign of readiness. When they start to let you know just before they need to go, it is time to begin. Here are some suggestions for easing the transition from diaper to potty:
Toilet Training Advice
I believe that the best advice on toilet training is that if the child is ready, it happens very easily. If not, a power struggle often ensues, since you can lead a child to the potty but you can't make him go. And we all know that no one wins a parent-child power struggle.
Should I Punish My Child for Potty Accidents?
QUESTION
Dear Dr. Laura,
My daughter is about to turn three. She has been potty trained for several months, but lately she has started going through phases of having "accidents" fairly regularly. She will pee or poop wherever she feels like it a few times a day. We are very frustrated by this, because we know she knows how to recognize her need and use the potty.Signs Your Child Might Be Ready for Toilet Training
The simple truth about toilet training is that if the child is ready, it happens very easily. If not, a power struggle often ensues -- and we all know that no one wins a parent-child power struggle. Bottom Line: Don't let toilet training become a struggle.
Potty Trained or Parent Trained?
Children consistently prove to us that ultimately their bodies are within their control. We can lead them to a potty but we really can't make them go. So the choice is yours. How much time, attention, effort, and emotion do you want to invest in this? your choice is whether to give encouragement or try to control the child.
Getting Ready for Potty Training
by Alan Greene, MD, FAAP
Most children are ready to tackle the challenge of potty use somewhere between age 2 and shortly after their third birthday, with boys generally at the latter end of this range. Letting you know when their diapers are dirty is an early sign of readiness. When they start to let you know just before they need to go, it is time to begin. Here are some suggestions for easing the transition from diaper to potty:
Let's Get This Potty Started!
An important developmental step for every child is potty training. Most children begin using
the toilet as toddlers, usually between 18 months and 3 years old.Elizabeth Pantley's Potty Training Readiness Quiz
Potty training is easier and happens faster if your child is truly ready in all three areas: physical, cognitive and social. But the big question is: how do you know when your child is ready? Take this quiz to find out where your child is on the readiness spectrum.
Cloth Diapers Problems
Cloth diapering is not without problems. Stains, repelling liquid, and diaper stink are issues that a cloth diapering household will likely encounter at least once.
Quick Facts About Potty Training
The perfect age to begin potty training is different for every child. Your child's best starting age could be anywhere from eighteen to thirty-two months. Pre-potty training preparation can begin when a child is as young as ten months.
Potty Training with Cloth Diapers
Potty training is something that every child will encounter. When cloth diapering the transition to regular underwear is a bit more natural.
- "Grosser Than Gross"
- Cloth Diapers Problems
- Elizabeth Pantley's Potty Training Readiness Quiz
- Get Ready! Get Set! Go!
- Getting Ready for Potty Training
- Lack of Progress in Toilet Training
- Laughing Through the Chaos: Fishin' for Turds - My Maiden Voyage
- Let's Get This Potty Started!
- Nighttime Toilet Training
- Potty Trained or Parent Trained?
- Potty Training Readiness
- Potty Training with Cloth Diapers
- Quick Facts About Potty Training
- Should I Punish My Child for Potty Accidents?
- Signs Your Child Might Be Ready for Toilet Training
- The Potty Predicament
- Toilet Teaching: The True/False Quiz
- Toilet Training Advice
