Toilet Training
"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. Read "Potty Trained or Parent Trained?" to learn more.
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.
Toilet Teaching: The True/False Quiz
For many parents potty training or toilet teaching, as it is now termed, is a challenging and sometimes frustrating parental responsibility. It is not uncommon at this point in your parenting life to find your mind filled with questions. Read "Toilet Teaching: The True/False Quiz" to see how you fare in the toilet teaching of your child.
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
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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:
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.
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.
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.
Toilet Teaching: The True/False Quiz
For many parents potty training or toilet teaching, as it is now termed, is a challenging and sometimes frustrating parental responsibility. It is not uncommon at this point in your parenting life to find your mind filled with questions. Read "Toilet Teaching: The True/False Quiz" to see how you fare in the toilet teaching of your 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:
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.
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.
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. Read "Potty Trained or Parent Trained?" to learn more.
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.
Get Ready! Get Set! Go!
If your child is near or has passed his first birthday, you can begin incorporating pre-potty training ideas into his life. They are simple things that will lay the groundwork for potty training and will make the process much easier when you're ready to begin.
- "Grosser Than Gross"
- 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
- Nighttime Toilet Training
- Potty Trained or Parent Trained?
- Potty Trained or Parent Trained?
- Potty Training Readiness
- Potty-training frustration
- Quick Facts About Potty Training
- Signs Your Child Might Be Ready for Toilet Training
- The Potty Predicament
- Toilet Teaching: The True/False Quiz
- Toilet Teaching: The True/False Quiz
- Toilet Training Advice
