What’s a Potty Training Chart?

February 4, 2011

A potty training chart can be used for helping your child learn to go to the bathroom rather than going in their pants. It can also help them see how well they are doing at going to the bathroom, and they are rather simple to make. You can make them as easy or as complex [...]

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Potty Chair or Toilet Insert?

February 3, 2011

When it comes to finding the ideal potty training seats for your child, there are a few to choose from but nothing extensive. Sitting your child on an adult toilet can be hard because they are not only uncomfortable, but your child may have a hard time holding themselves up as well. This is where [...]

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Potty Training Boys Doesn’t Have to Be Hard

February 2, 2011

Potty training  boys is not the easiest thing in the world, and there are many reasons for this. Boys have to stand up instead of sit down, but they also have to sit down to go number 2. Boys have to master both ways, and it can get confusing at times for them and frustrating [...]

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Potty Training Rewards: Ideas That Work

February 1, 2011

Teaching your child to use the potty is not an easy thing to do, and many parents are willing to try anything and everything to finally get their child out of diapers and using the toilet independently. Perhaps one of the most controversial of motivations is the use of potty training rewards. Some people do [...]

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When to Potty Train: Helpful Tips to Remember

January 31, 2011

Knowing when to potty train can be hard at times simply because all kids train at their own speed and rate. There are some people who claim they don’t have the time to get their child potty trained, but this is absolutely not true. Learning to use the potty will save you time and money [...]

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Three Tips For Training Your Child

January 4, 2011

I will never forget when my daughter took her diaper off and told me, “No!” The magical one syllable word so simple, meaningful, and often used by toddlers. As a teacher, I have been trained to observe children carefully and this opportunity was not going to slip away. At 18 months my daughter was done [...]

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Getting The Phase Collection For Toilet Training

January 4, 2011

There are a few steps to consider when teaching your toddler how to use the potty. Recognizing the need to go, dressing independently, and eliminating in the right place requires a lot of coordination, trial and error and patience. Many times when parents begin the potty training process, setting the stage for the new habit [...]

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Potty Training A Boy

December 29, 2010

Potty training boys and girls is a milestone every parent must face regardless of gender. However, with the right preparation, attitude and support from family and friends everyone survives the process. You son won’t be going to kindergarten in diapers and once you get started it will be hard to believe you used to change [...]

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Never Let That Mom Get Under your Skin – Amen

December 29, 2010

This morning I ran across this article: The Top Five Tips to Survive Potty Training a Boy. I loved the third tip: Never Let that Mom get Under Your Skin stay sane while potty training by just ignoring negative people who just talk down on you or your child. You never know what the motivations [...]

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Potty Training Ideas

December 23, 2010

Potty training is a never ending cycle of repetition that can create the doldrums. When you are trying to establish a new habit there is always the point where you feel like giving up, surrendering, and then it occurs to you that a lot of time, effort and discipline has been put into place. Do [...]

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