QUESTION: My child is doing great during the day but is pooping in his nap/nighttime diaper. How do I get him to stop? Another version of this question is the child isn’t peeing or pooping at...
I swear to God…
One of the biggest problems with kids and those first few poops on the potty is they can't SEE what's going on. This feeling hits and a chasm is opening and it freaks them...
Pooping difficulty is probably one of the most common issues when potty training. There’s a million different specifics but the gist is a child who’s doing well with pee and for...
As best I can tell, there are 2 distinct sicknesses sweeping the US, in addition to the regular old colds. There’s a pretty fast but very messy 24 hour pukey-thing and the flu. ...
WHEN WILL THIS CHILD WIPE HIS/HER OWN BUTT????
I usually post a yearly preschool warning and and get many a version of this question. Largely, because parents are concerned about total toilet...
Reader Question: My son is petrified of using public restrooms. Am I destined to drive around with a potty in the back of my car for the rest of his childhood?
Public Restrooms.
Gross. And scary...
‘Tis the season of travel and I often get this question in one form or another:
QUESTION: My daughter is doing GREAT with potty training but we are going on a cross country plane ride next...
Many parents often ask if it’s possible for potty training to affect sleep. Yes! Yes, it does. And not just yours.
It’s important to remember that this is probably the first process...
Okay…so you know when you're playing CandyLand and there's these pits you can get stuck in, like the Gooey Gumdrop Pit and Molasses Swamp? Well, when potty training, you are inevitably...
If potty training itself has the potential to scare the bejeezus out of parents, then night training has the potential to cause full blown panic attacks. WAKE A SLEEPING CHILD? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?...
QUESTION: How do I deal with potty training twins? What if one is getting it and the other feels bad? What if they are different genders? Do I buy 2 potties? Do they each get to have their own...
I often get a LOT questions about self initiation. Most often, the child who’s not self initiating is stuck in a zone of: “eh…Mom’s got this.” It’s...
